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Heroes' Acre, Pretoria

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The Heroes' Acre Church Street Cemetery in Pretoria 082
The Heroes' Acre Church Street Cemetery in Pretoria 082

The Heroes' Acre (Afrikaans: Die Heldeakker; Dutch: De Heldenakker) is a section of Church Street Cemetery in Pretoria, South Africa. It was established in 1867, and contains the graves of renowned citizens and public figures. It is the burial place of a number of historical figures including Andries Pretorius, Paul Kruger and Hendrik Verwoerd. Australian Boer War war criminal Harry "Breaker" Morant (executed by the British for war crimes during the Second Anglo-Boer War) is also buried here.

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Heroes' Acre, Pretoria
W.F. Nkomo Street, Pretoria Tshwane Ward 58

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W.F. Nkomo Street

W.F. Nkomo Street
0126 Pretoria, Tshwane Ward 58
Gauteng, South Africa
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