Unveiling the plaque in 1980 (The Star)
The road is named after Major David Edwin Doveton, manager of Village Main Reef Gold Mine, who served with the Imperial Light Horse Regiment. On 14 February 1900 Doveton died of wounds received at Wagon Hill during the Siege of Ladysmith.
Plaque Location:
Gauteng
Johannesburg
Parktown
Plaque Address:
Corner of Doveton Road and Loch Avenue, Parktown West
Plaque Category:
Mining
South African War
Streets, Roads, Passes
Plaque Organisation:
Johannesburg Heritage Foundation