Burstow
KILLED AND WOUNDED AT THE CALL OF THEIR MASTERS
DURING THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR OF 1899-1902
IN A CAUSE OF WHICH THEY KNEW NOTHING
THIS FOUNTAIN IS ERECTED BY A REVERENT FELLOW CREATURE.
1903
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| Location | South-East corner of Copthorne Bank and Effingham Road. |
| Side inscription | IN MEMORY OF THE MUTE FIDELITY OF THE 400,000 HORSES KILLED AND WOUNDED AT THE CALL OF THEIR MASTERS DURING THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR OF 1899-1902 IN A CAUSE OF WHICH THEY KNEW NOTHING THIS FOUNTAIN IS ERECTED BY A REVERENT FELLOW CREATURE. |
| Side inscription | |
| Front inscription | |
| End inscription | W.T 1903 |
| MDFCTA number | 1585 |
| Type and size | Trough 1e 6ft 6in granite |
| Original location | Surrey. Burstow |
| Date erected | 24 October 1903 |
| Comments | Keepers Corner Burstow. Erected in memory of the 400 000 horses killed and wounded in the South African War 1899 to 1902. Mr W Tebb, Rede Hall, Burstow. One of many troughs with an inscription that refers to the Boer War. This is also one example of a trough with the fountain head in the centre. |