Saint John South African War Memorial Statue

The statue in the Riverview Memorial Park was added in two phases. The stone bottom was added in 1902 but a decision was not made on the form of the top until almost two years later and until enough funding was secured.

The larger-then-life statue is a composite of several photos of New Brunswick photos with some exaggerated features – the hat, the mustache and much of the uniform.

The stone base lists the names of 7 of the 14 New Brunswick soldiers who died. There were over 700 New Brunswick men and women who served during this war.

There were several other “memorials” placed in this park: a drinking fountain, two smooth-bore cannon and a captured First World War German field gun (all three melted down in 1942 for the Second World War effort), and a total of 14 memorial trees were planted.

The rifle which formed part of the statue was stolen in the 1990s but was replaced. The statue is in fine condition.

The city of Saint John maintains the Park.

Inscription

[south side/côté sud]

1902

ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE SOLDIERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN SOUTH AFRICA

RIVERVIEW MEMORIAL PARK

[west side/côté ouest]

PATRICK H. MCGREARY, 74TH REGT.
JOSEPH M. JOHNSON, 62ND REGT.
JACOB B. SCOTT, RCRI
FREDERICK W. WITHERS, 3RD REGT CA

KILLED AT PAARDEBERG

[north side/côté nord]

DR. NELSON O. PRICE, NO. 6610 CFHC, DIED AT KLERKSDORP OF ENTERIC FEVER

[east side/côté est]

MONTROSE C. CHAPPELL, 74TH REGT., DIED AT BELMONT OF TONSILITIS
CAPT. CHARLES F. HARRISON, 8TH HUSSARS, DIED AT WYNBERG OF ENTERIC FEVER

Les résidants de la ville ont érigé ce monument en 1902 à la mémoire de ceux des leurs qui sont morts durant la guerre des Boers. La statue, qui a perdu son fusil, s’est dégradée ou a été l’objet de vandalisme.

Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.