The Wayside Cross, Pinetown
You can find the Wayside Cross at about 67 Josiah Gumede (Old Main) Road, Pinetown, next to the Pinetown Library. After World War 1 a sandstone memorial was erected and maintained by the Pinetown community. After World War II additional names were added. There is a slab that commemorates Pinetown boys killed in the so-called Border War of the 1970s and 1980s.
In November every year, since 2006, the Wayside Cross Ceremony (Parade) is held at the Wayside Cross in the Pinetown Library Grounds. The Ceremony is a MOTH (‘Memorable Order of Tin Hats’) Parade, hosted by Better ‘Ole Shellhole.
Information provided by Ken Gillings (031 702 4828), a local tour guide.
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