Street Sign (The Heritage Portal)
The road is named after Captain Frederick Gale, manager of Glen Deep Gold Mine. He served with the Railway Pioneer Regiment, who were attacked at Roodewal Station on 7 June 1900. The Regiment hastily erected a barricade with railway tracks and biscuit and meat tins, but were forced to flee, leaving mail bags and rations behind. Captain Gale was one of the first to be fatally wounded.
Plaque Location:
Gauteng
Johannesburg
Parktown
Plaque Address:
Gale Road, Parktown
Plaque Category:
Follow the Flags Trail
Military
Mining
People
Railways
South African War
Streets, Roads, Passes
Plaque Organisation:
Johannesburg Heritage Foundation