On the 14th of March 2024, Archpriest Daniel Lugovoy, dean of parishes of the South African Diocese in South Africa, rector of the Cathedral of St. Sergius of Radonezh in Johannesburg, celebrated a funeral service at the grave of Russian officer L.S. Pokrovsky in Utrecht, 400 km from the capital of South Africa, Pretoria, in the province of KwaZulu-Natal.
Pokrovsky was mortally wounded by an English sniper on 25 December 1900 during the Anglo-Boer War. He was reburied 25 years later on the grounds of the Dutch Reformed Church in the city of Utrecht. A monument topped by a stone statue was erected over his grave. "He voluntarily gave his life for an oppressed people," the pedestal reads.
The words of requiem prayer were said over his grave, and "Eternal Memory" was proclaimed to all Russian volunteers who found their final resting place far from their native land. Flowers were laid at the monument. The memorial ceremony was attended by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation R. E. Ambarov, Military Attaché N. A. Tsybulya, Rossotrudnichestvo Representative Y. D. Gerasimov, staff of the Russian Embassy in South Africa, residents of Utrecht and parishioners of the Cathedral of St. Sergius of Radonezh.
A memorial wall to the Anglo-Boer War was erected at the nearby city museum. Among other volunteers, the names of about 90 Russians who fought on the side of the Boers were engraved on the wall. Flowers were also laid at the memorial wall in memory of those who died in the war.
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