Memorial to the Zulu Dead

Memorial to the Zulu Dead (HM1PN1)

Location: Rorke's Drift, KwaZulu-Natal (South) Umzinyathi DC
Country: South Africa
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S 28° 21.514', E 30° 32.236'

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Isikhumbuzo sikaZulu Owasala Empini

English text:
This bronze memorial, sculpted by Peter Hall was commissioned in 2005. It depicts a leopard, representing the Zulu monarch, protectively covering the shields of the fallen Zulu warriors. The tree growing in the centre of the memorial is an Mphafa, or uMlahlankosi, traditionally planted on the graves members of the royal family, and also used to bring home the spirit of a person who had died far from home, as did most of the warriors who perished in this battle.

Zulu text:
Lesi sikhumbuzo esakhiwe ngethusi, esabazwa ngu Peter Hall saphothulwa ngonyaka wezi 2005. Sikhombisa ingulule, emele ubukhosi bakwaKwaZulu, legulule yemboze ngokucophelela izihlangu zamabutho kaZulu asala kulenkundla. Isihlahla esikhula maphakhathi nendawo yalesi sikhumbuzo, uMphafa noma uMlahlankosi ngaphambilini sasitshalwa emalibeni endlunkulu, futhi sisetshenziswa ukubuyisa umufi ekhaya njengalokhu kwakwenza amabutho amaningi asala kulempi.
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HM NumberHM1PN1
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Year Placed2005
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Date Added Sunday, November 29th, 2015 at 1:02pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)25J E 741376 N 6860611
Decimal Degrees-28.35856667, 30.53726667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesS 28° 21.514', E 30° 32.236'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds28° 21' 30.84" S, 30° 32' 14.16" E
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near Unnamed Road, Rorke's Drift KwaZulu-Natal , ZA
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