At the war memorial in Kimberley, bronze metal plates are being carried away and sold for scrap on a daily basis. Vagrants are sleeping at the monument and leaving a mess.Dr David Morris of the McGregor museum is fighting a losing battle to stop the destruction of the monument.
He tries to visit the monument every day to see what else is missing and then places photos on Facebook. He has also been informing Police and government authorities.
Last Friday somebody saw that a few people are pushing a trolley with a heavy bronze plate containing the names of soldiers who died in the First and Second World War. He informed the Police who recovered the plate. But Dr Morris says he is fighting a losing battle. Everyday something else is missing from the memorial.
The memorial was erected in 1928 and contains the names of 400 men hailing from Kimberley who died in the First World War. It was unveiled by 4 women who either lost 2 sons in the war or a son and a husband – 28000 people attended the unveiling.
More names of men who died in the Second World War were added at a later stage.
Remember the memorial is in honor of men who gave their life to basically defend England and allies. All of whom founded the liberal western political system, the same system which has forsaken the white minority in South Africa as if we never existed.
Did all these men die for nothing? That is the question.
