"Sgt. E.J. Holland, VC" Memorial Sculpture

This sculpture, “SGT E.J. HOLLAND, VC”, depicts a Royal Canadian Dragoon who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Battle of Leliefontein (South Africa) on November 7, 1900. Sgt Holland is shown saving his .303 cal Colt MG that had jammed as the Boers were within a few hundred yards. He burned his hands freeing the MG from its carriage but he succeeded in mounting a horse and carrying the MG back to the next secured Royal Canadian Dragoon Rearguard positon in this battle. It was unveiled in March 2013, and is dedicated to the memory of Sgt E.J. Holland, VC.