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In grateful recognition of the patriotism and public spirit shown by Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal in raising and equipping a regiment of horse for service in South Africa as evidence of his sympathy with the cause of imperial unity.'; and on the opposite side, 'To commemorate the heroic devotion
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It is the only equestrian statue in Montreal, and atypically, is not mounted, but restrained. The Boer War Memorial faces north, towards
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On July 8, 2009, the official first shovelful of dirt was lifted in the $ 23-million project to restore Dorchester Square and
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opposed the war, but ultimately compromised with the proposal for militia and volunteers en lieu of conscription.
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For two decades after the war, Canadians would gather on February 27 (known in Canada as "
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of the Canadians who fell in the South African War and the valour of their comrades.
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The four principal monuments – the others being the
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Dorchester Square
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Edward Maxwell
Boer War
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Boer War
Dorchester Square
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Dominion Square
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