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Monument Historique
Adresse renseignée dans la base Mérimée :
80360 Longueval - France
Code Insee de la commune : 80490
Somme [80] - Amiens - Picardie (Hauts-de-France)
Adresse approximative issue des coordonnées GPS (latitude et longitude) :
5 Rue de l'Afrique du Sud 80360 Longueval
Eléments protégés :
En totalité, le mémorial national sud-africain, comprenant le monument sud-africain et l'ensemble du parc mémorial du bois Delville, avec son tracé et ses allées, à l'exception du musée inauguré en 1986 à l'arrière du monument, et le Delville Wood Cemetery, suivant le plan annexé à l'arrêté (cad. X 36 ; ZD 7) : inscription par arrêté du 28 mars 2017
Historique :
Le mémorial national sud-africain réalisé par l'architecte Herbert Baker préfigure les mémoriaux indien de Neuve-Chapelle (Pas-de-Calais) et néo-zélandais de Tyne Cot à Passendale (Belgique). Il a été érigé sur le lieu du sacrifice de la brigade sud-africaine chargée de tenir le Bois Delville « coûte que coûte » dont seulement 143 rescapés furent relevés le 20 juillet 1916. Il est constitué d'une arche centrale surmontée d'une statue en bronze, due au sculpteur britannique Alfred Turner, conçue en 1926 et représentant Castor et Pollux tenant un cheval. Le cimetière de Delville Wood abrite 5523 corps dont 152 sud-africains.
Architecte ou maître d'oeuvre :
Baker Herbert (architecte), Turner Alfred (sculpteur)
Propriété de l'État
Ouvert ou fermé à la visite, location de salle, chambres d'hôtes ?
South African Memorial, Delville Wood, France
Delville Wood South African Memorial
English: Part of a set of photographs of the Delville Wood South African National Memorial, near Longueval, France. This is the view down the avenue of trees from the roadside entrance towards the memorial.
English: Part of a set of photographs of the Delville Wood South African National Memorial, near Longueval, France. This is the front of the central monument of the memorial, with the English version of the inscription on this part of the memorial.
English: Part of a set of photographs of the Delville Wood South African National Memorial, near Longueval, France. This is the left-hand side of the central monument of the memorial, with the Afrikaans version of the inscription on this part of the memorial.
English: Part of a set of photographs of the Delville Wood South African National Memorial, near Longueval, France. This is the right-hand side of the central monument of the memorial, with the English version of the inscription on this part of the memorial.
English: Part of a set of photographs of the Delville Wood South African National Memorial, near Longueval, France. This is the rear of the central monument of the memorial, with the Afrikaans version of the inscription on this part of the memorial.
English: Part of a set of photographs of the Delville Wood South African National Memorial, near Longueval, France. This is a wide view of the memorial from the rear.
English: Part of a set of photographs of the Delville Wood South African National Memorial, near Longueval, France. This is a wide view of the memorial from the front.
English: Part of a set of photographs of the Delville Wood South African National Memorial, near Longueval, France. This is a view of the right-hand half of the memorial.
English: Part of a set of photographs of the Delville Wood South African National Memorial, near Longueval, France. This is a view of the right-hand shelter.
English: Part of a set of photographs of the Delville Wood South African National Memorial, near Longueval, France. This is the bilingual (English and Afrikaans) inscription about the books of remembrance. The inscription is inside the right-hand shelter.
English: Part of a set of photographs of the Delville Wood South African National Memorial, near Longueval, France. This is the bilingual (English and Afrikaans) inscription about the purchase of the wood as memorial grounds. The inscription is inside the right-hand shelter.
English: Part of a set of photographs of the Delville Wood South African National Memorial, near Longueval, France. This is a view of the right-hand side of the World War II Stone of Remembrance, and the Afrikaans version of the Stone's inscription.
English: Part of a set of photographs of the Delville Wood South African National Memorial, near Longueval, France. This is a view of the left-hand side of the World War II Stone of Remembrance, and the English version of the Stone's inscription.
English: Part of a set of photographs of the Delville Wood South African National Memorial, near Longueval, France. This is a view of the flint and stone wall that runs between the shelters and the central monument of the memorial.
English: The South Africa (Delville Wood) National Memorial
Nederlands: The South Africa (Delville Wood) National Memorial
Nederlands: The South Africa (Delville Wood) National Memorial
Nederlands: The South Africa (Delville Wood) National Memorial
Nederlands: The South Africa (Delville Wood) National Memorial
Nederlands: The South Africa (Delville Wood) National Memorial
Nederlands: The South Africa (Delville Wood) National Memorial
Nederlands: The South Africa (Delville Wood) National Memorial
English: World War monument to the fallen at the Company Gardens
Company Garden, Cape Town
This media shows a South African Protected Site with SAHRA file reference 9/2/018/0149.
This media shows a South African Protected Site with SAHRA file reference 9/2/018/0149.
This media shows a South African Protected Site with SAHRA file reference 9/2/018/0149.
This media shows a South African Protected Site with SAHRA file reference 9/2/018/0149.
The Delville Wood Memorial (1930) in the Company's Gardens at Cape Town commemorates South Africans who died in the world wars. The Izoko South African Museum is in the white building on the right.
Français : The South Africa National Memorial
Français : The South Africa National Memorial
Français : The South Africa National Memorial
Français : The South Africa National Memorial
Français : The South Africa National Memorial
Français : The South Africa National Memorial
Français : The South Africa National Memorial
Français : The South Africa National Memorial
Français : The South Africa National Memorial
Français : The South Africa National Memorial
Français : The South Africa National Memorial
Capetown, RTW 2012
German amateur photographer, wikipedian and mathematician
Fiche Mérimée : PA80000102
Dernière mise à jour de la fiche Monumentum : 2026-06-01
Consultez le programme des Journées du Patrimoine pour le Monument Historique Mémorial sud-africain et Delville Wood Cemetery situé à Longueval en consultant le programme officiel des JEP 2026.