South African War Memorial, War memorial at Province House courtyard in Halifax, Canada.

The South African War Memorial stands in the courtyard of Province House and features a central soldier figure cast in bronze. Four decorated panels with relief sculptures surround the base and show military scenes.

On 19 October 1901 the Prince of Wales, later George V, laid the cornerstone during the first visit to Canada by a Prince and Princess of Wales, and gave medals to returning soldiers. Two weeks later, on 1 November, the heroes of Paardeberg marched down George Street. Sculptor Hamilton MacCarthy made the statue, whose base panels show the departure of troops from Halifax, the Battle of Witpoort, the Battle of Paardeberg and the Siege of Mafeking.

For two decades after the war, Canadians gathered at South African War memorials on February 27, known as Paardeberg Day, to pray and honour veterans. The custom continued until the end of the First World War, when Armistice Day on November 11 took its place. The Princess Louise Fusiliers of Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Highlanders served in the war.

The site sits next to a historic government building downtown and stays open for visitors at any time. You can walk there and view the sculpture from outside without any restrictions.

The panels name Major Harold Lothrop Borden, son of militia minister Frederick William Borden, as the war's best-known Canadian casualty after the Battle of Witpoort. Six other officers are also inscribed, among them Lieutenant Charles Carroll Wood and Captain John Halliburton Laurie.