WAR HEROES.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 12 October 1926, Page 9

WAR HEROES.

MEMORIAL TO SOUTH AFRICANS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Australia N.Z Association. PARIS, October 10. In the presence of Colonel Amery and numerous celebrated persons from South Africa, Mrs Botha impressively unveiled the Delville Wood Memorial, to the South Africans killed during the war, which General Hertzog accepted in trust on behalf of the South African people.' Tho memorial is connected with the Delville Wood cemetery, by an, oak avenue grown from South African acorns, from oaks planted by French settlers in Cape Colony. It .consists of a great arch dedicator) Iy inscribed on tho flanking walls with rolls of honour.

A pilgrimage to the cemetery and a service at the cross of consecration preceded the unveiling. About 500 prominent British and South Africans passed through Boulogne and arrived at Amiens by special train. A large crowd waited to witness the arrival of the Channel steamer at Biarritz, which, however, owing to the rough sea and strong wind grounded at the entrance to the harbour, but was refloated #fter 20 minutes. Among those on board were Prince Arthur of Connaught, Earl Haig aud General Hertzog. MOST IMPRESSIVE MONUMENT. SCENE OF HARDEST FIGHTING. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Australian And N.Z. AsffoclafJcn. (Received October 11, 8.20 p.m.) PARIS, October 10. The Delville memorial is the most imposing war monument yet erected on the British battlefields in France. A spacious rectangular grass plot, which was the scene of the hardest fighting, is surrounded on all-sides by ravaged ground, showing broken trenc-hes and trees hewn down by German gunfire. Mr Herbert Baker’s memorial in the centre of the plot is most original. It consists of a semi-circular wall, flanked by classical buildings. In the middle is a bronze horse, with a nude youth on each side," representing the two white races to whom the destiny of South Africa lias been given. Beyond is a semetery, and several monuments to the British brigades and divisions who fought on the Somme are close at hand.