Boer War memorial

James Laurence Watts, a Brisbane sculptor, was commissioned to provide “an equestrian statue in bronze” for the South African Fallen Soldiers Memorial Committee. His commission was conditional on his final design being scrutinised by a panel representing “no less than four areas of expertise”, which included art, veterinary surgery, architecture and soldiery. The statue, which depicts a fully equipped mounted trooper of the Queensland contingents to South African war, was sent to England to be bronzed, but the outbreak of World War I delayed its return.
(Wikipedia)