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The Horse Memorial is a provincial heritage site in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Horse Memorial )〕 in memory of the horses that served and died during the Second Boer War. During that conflict Britain brought a large number of horses to South Africa; it is estimated that the total cost of all the horses acquired for the war was around 7 million pounds. More than 300,000 horses died in British service in South Africa. The memorial was described in the Government Gazette as ==History== One of the principal reasons for Port Elizabeth taking such an interest in the movement, which started in 1901, was the fact that most of the horses brought to this country were landed here. The horses were shipped from all over the world, including 50,000 from the United States and 35,000 from Australia. A ladies committee was formed with Mrs Harriet Meyer as president and £800 was collected for Messrs Whitehead and Sons, of Kennington and Westminster, to erect the statue. The statue was originally located close to the junction of Park Drive and Rink Street, next to St George's Park, but was moved to its present position in Cape Road in the 1950s.〔 The Mayor said in his unveiling speech: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Horse Memorial」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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