Battle of Rorke's Drift
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Surnames/tags: Zulu British_Army Anglo-Zulu_War
BATTLE OF RORKE'S DRIFT (1879-01-23)
Location: [unknown]
Surnames/tags: Zulu British_Army Anglo-Zulu_War
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- PERSONS WHO WERE PRESENT AT THE BATTLE
- GENERAL'S STAFF
- PERSONS WHO WERE PRESENT AT THE BATTLE
- Colour-Sgt. George William Mabin.
- 'N' BATTERY, 5TH BRIGADE R.A.
- Bombadier Thomas Lewis.
- Gnr. John Cantwell
- Gnr. Abraham Evans.
- Gnr. Arthur Howard.
- ROYAL ENGINEERS
- Lt. John Rouse Merriott Chard.V.C.
- Driver Charles John Robson.
- 2ND BATTALION 3RD REGIMENT
- Sgt. Frederick Milne.
- 1ST BATTALION 24TH REGIMENT
- Sgt. Edward Wilson.
- Pvt. William Beckett, KIA.
- Pvt. Desmond Patrick.
- Pvt. William Horrigan, KIA.
- Pvt. David Jenkins.
- Pvt. James Jenkins, KIA.
- Pvt. Edward Nicholas, KIA.
- Pvt. Thomas Payton.
- Pvt. William Roy.
- Pvt. Henry Turner.
- Pvt. John Waters.
- 2ND BATTALION 24TH REGIMENT
- Lt. Gonville Bromhead.V.C.
- Colour-Sgt. Frank Bourne.
- Sgt. Henry Gallagher.
- Sgt. Robert Maxfield, KIA.
- Sgt. George Smith.
- Sgt. Joseph Windridge.
- Lance-Sgt. James Taylor.
- Lance-Sgt. Thomas Williams.
- Cpl. William Wilson Allen.V.C.
- Cpl. George French.
- Cpl. John Key.
- Cpl. John Lyons
- Cpl. Alfred Saxty.
- Lance-Cpl. William Bessell.
- Lance-Cpl. William Halley.
- Pvt. Robert Adams, KIA.
- Pvt. James Ashton.
- Pvt. Thomas Barry.
- Pvt. William Bennett.
- Pvt. John Bly.
- Pvt. Joseph Bromwich.
- Pvt. Thomas Buckley.
- Pvt. Thomas Burke.
- Pvt. James Bushe.
- Pvt. William Henry Camp.
- Pvt. Thomas Chester.
- Pvt. James Chick, KIA.
- Pvt. Thomas Clayton.
- Pvt. Robert Cole.
- Pvt. Thomas Cole, KIA.
- Pvt. Thomas Collins.
- Pvt. John Connolly.
- Pvt. Anthony Connors.
- Pvt. Timothy Connors.
- Pvt. William Cooper.
- Pvt. George Davies.
- Pvt. William Henry Davis.
- Pvt. Thomas Daw.
- Pvt. George Deacon.
- Pvt. Michael Deane.
- Pvt. James Dick.
- Pvt. William Dicks.
- Pvt. Thomas Driscoll.
- Pvt. James Dunbar.
- Pvt. George Edwards.
- Pvt. Frederick Evans.
- Pvt. John Fagan, KIA.
- Pvt. John Williams Fielding.V.C.
- Pvt. Edward Gee.
- Pvt. James Hagan.
- Pvt. John Harris.
- Pvt. Garret Hayden, KIA.
- Pvt. Frederick Hitch.V.C.
- Pvt. Henry Hook.V.C.
- Pvt. John Jobbins.
- Pvt. Evan Jones.
- Pvt. John Jones.
- Pvt. John Jones.
- Pvt. Robert Jones.V.C.
- Pvt. William Jones.V.C.
- Pvt. Peter Judge.
- Pvt. Patrick Kears.
- Pvt. Michael Kiley.
- Pvt. David Lewis.
- Pvt. Henry Lines.
- Pvt. David Lloyd.
- Pvt. Thomas Lockhart.
- Pvt. Joshua Lodge.
- Pvt. Thomas Michael Lynch.
- Pvt. John Lyons.
- Pvt. John Manley.
- Pvt. James Marshall.
- Pvt. Henry Martin.
- Pvt. Charles Mason.
- Pvt. Michael Minehan.
- Pvt. Thomas Moffatt.
- Pvt. Augustus Morris.
- Pvt. Frederick Morris.
- Pvt. Thomas Morrison.
- Pvt. John Murphy.
- Pvt. William Neville.
- Pvt. Robert Norris.
- Pvt. William Osborne.
- Pvt. Samuel Parry.
- Pvt. William Partridge.
- Pvt. Samuel Pitt.
- Pvt. Edward Robinson.
- Pvt. James Ruck.
- Pvt. Edward Savage.
- Pvt. John Scanlon, KIA.
- Pvt. Arthur Sears.
- Pvt. George Shearman.
- Pvt. John Shergold.
- Pvt. John Smith.
- Pvt. Thomas Stevens.
- Pvt. William Tasker.
- Pvt. Frederick Taylor.
- Pvt. Thomas Edward Taylor.
- Pvt. John Thomas.
- Pvt. John Thompson.
- Pvt. Michael Tobin.
- Pvt. Patrick Tobin.
- Pvt. William John Todd.
- Pvt. Robert Tongue.
- Pvt. John Wall.
- Pvt. Alfred Whetton.
- Pvt. William Wilcox.
- Pvt. John Williams.
- Pvt. Joseph Williams, KIA.
- Pvt. Caleb Wood.
- Drummer Patrick Galgey.
- Drummer Patrick Hayes.
- Drummer James Keefe.
- Drummer John Meehan.
- 90TH LIGHT INFANTRY
- Cpl. James Graham.
- ARMY SERVICE CORPS
- 2nd-Cpl. Francis Attwood.
- ARMY COMMISSARIAT & TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT
- Acting Storekeeper Louis Alexander Byrne, KIA.
- Acting Assistant Commissary James Langley Dalton.V.C.
- Assistant Commissary Walter Alphonsus Dunne.
- ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT & HOSPITAL CORE
- Cpl. Robert Miller.
- Pvt. Thomas Luddington.
- Pvt. Michael McMahon.
- Surgeon James Henry Reynolds.V.C.
- Assistant Surgeon Pearse.
- 1ST BATTALION 3RD REGIMENT, NATAL NATIVE CONTINGENT
- Lt. Gert Wilhelm Adendorff.
- Cpl. Jessy H. Mayer.
- Unnamed Native.
- 2ND BATTALION 3RD REGIMENT, NATAL NATIVE CONTINGENT
- Cpl. Michael Anderson, KIA.
- Cpl. William Doughty.
- Cpl. Carl Scammell.
- Cpl. Christian Ferdnand Schiess.V.C.
- Cpl. John Wilson
- NATAL MOUNTED POLICE
- Tpr. Robert S. Green.
- Tpr. Sydney H. Hunter, KIA.
- Tpr. Henry Lugg.
- CIVILIAN
- George Smith, Reverend.
- Daniels.
- Unnamed Servant.
- REFERENCES
- See: Battle of Isandhlawana (1979-01-22).
- Battle of Rorke's Drift (Wikipedia)
- Battle of Rorke's Drift (Final Attack). YouTube.
- Battle of Rorke's Drift (Final Attack). YouTube.
- British Battles: Battle of Rorke’s Drift.
- Rorkes Drift VC.
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I suspect I wont be able to find it Geoff Raebel
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