Strathcona & South African Soldiers Monument - Montreal Quebec - Postcard SP24

Vintage postcard showing the Strathcona & South African Soldiers Monument in Montreal, Quebec. The monument features a bronze equestrian statue atop a stone pedestal, commemorating Canadian soldiers who served in the South African (Boer) War. The pedestal bears an inscription referencing the Battle of Paardeberg and the devotion and valor of the heroic Canadians who fought. A red brick Victorian-style building is visible in the background.

Scene Details:

• Bronze equestrian statue of a soldier on a rearing horse atop a large stone pedestal
• Pedestal inscription reads "To Commemorate the Devotion of Heroic Canadians who fell in the South African War and the Valor of Their Comrades"
• "PAARDEBERG" plaque on the front of the pedestal
• Relief sculpture panel on the pedestal base
• Red brick Victorian building with turret visible in background
• Bare deciduous trees flanking the monument
• Caption reads: "Strathcona & South African Soldiers Monument, Montreal"

Publisher: E.P. Charlton & Co., Montreal, No. 197

Postal Markings: None — unused divided back

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