The Roll of those
present at Rorke's Drift 22/23 January, 1879
This
Roll is compiled from research undertaken by Julian Whybra and
Norman Holme and is largely based on the Chard
and Bourne Rolls.Biographical notes on the soldiers of the 24th Foot who were present
at Isandhlwana and
Rorke's Drift 22/23 January 1879 are
contained in both 'The Roll Call for Isandhlwana and Rorke's Drift'
by Julian Whybra, published by Roberts Medals Publications and
'The Noble 24th' by Norman Holme, published in 1999 and obtainable
from the South
Wales Borderers' Museum, Brecon.
2nd Battalion, 3rd (East Kent) Regiment of Foot (The Buffs)
Milne, Frederick. Sergeant.
2260
1st Battalion, 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot
Beckett, William. Private. 25B/135,
died of wounds 23 January 1879 Desmond, Patrick. Private. 25B/568 Horrigan, William. Private.
1-24/1861, killed in action 22 January 1879 Jenkins, David. Private. 25B/295 Jenkins, James. Private. 25B/841,
killed in action 22 January 1879 Nicholas, Edward. Private. 25B/625,
killed in action 22 January 1879 Payton, Thomas. Private. 25B/372 Roy,
William. Private. 1-24/1542, awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal Turner, Henry. Private. 25B/l04 Waters, John. Private. 1-24/447 Wilson, Edward. Sergeant. 25B/56
2nd Battalion, 24th Regiment (2nd Warwickshire)
Adams, Robert. Private. 25B/987
D Company, killed in action 22 January 1879 Allen,
William Wilson. Corporal. 2-24/1240, B Company, awarded Victoria
Cross Ashton, James. Private. 2-24/913,
B Company Barry, Thomas. Private. 25B/1381,
B Company Bennett, William Private. 25B/918,
B Company Bessell, William. Lance-Corporal.
25B/l287, B Company Bly, John. Private. 2-24/2427,
B Company Bourne,
Frank. Colour-Sergeant. 2-24/2459, B Company, awarded Distinguished
Conduct Medal Bromhead,
Gonville. Lieutenant, B Company, awarded Victoria Cross Bromwich, Joseph. Private. 25B/1524,
B Company Buckley, Thomas. Private. 25B/1184,
B Company Burke, Thomas. Private. 25B/1220,
B Company Bushe, James. Private. 2-24/2350,
B Company Camp, William Henry. Private.
25B/1181, B Company Chester, Thomas. Private. 25B/1241,
B Company Chick, James. Private. 25B/1335
D Company, killed in action 22 January 1879 Clayton, Thomas. Private. 25B/755,
B Company Cole, Robert. Private. 25B/1459,
F Company Cole, Thomas. Private. 25B/801
B Company, killed in action 22 January 1879 Collins, Thomas. Private.25B/1396,
B Company Connolly, John. Private. 25B/906,
C Company Connors, Anthony. Private. 2-24/2310,
B Company Connors, Timothy. Private. 2-24/1323,
B Company Cooper, William. Private. 2-24/2453,
F Company Davies, George. Private. 25B/470,
B Company Davis, William Henry. Private.
25B/1363, B Company Daw, Thomas. Private. 25B/1178,
B Company Deacon, George. Private. 25B/1467,
B Company, alias George D Power Deane, Michael. Private. 25B/1357,
B Company Dick, James. Private. 2-24/1697,
B Company Dicks, William. Private. 2-24/1634,
B Company Driscoll, Thomas. Private. 25B/971,
B Company Dunbar, James. Private. 25B/1421,
B Company Edwards, George. Private. 25B/922,
B Company, alias George Edward Orchard Evans, Frederick. Private. 25B/953,
H Company Fagan, John. Private. 25B/969
B Company, killed in action 22 January 1879 French, George. Corporal. 2-24/582,
B Company Galgey, Patrick. Drummer 2-24/1713,
D Company Gallagher, Henry. Sergeant.
25B/81, B Company Gee, Edward. Private. 2-24/2429,
B Company Hagan, James. Private. 25B/978,
B Company Halley, William. Lance-Corporal.
25B/l282, B Company Harris, John. Private. 25B/1062,
B Company Hayden, Garret. Private. 2-24/1769
D Company, killed in action 22 January 1879 Hayes, Patrick. Drummer 2-24/2067,
B Company Hitch,
Frederick. Private. 25B/1362, B Company, awarded Victoria Cross Hook,
Alfred Henry. Private. 25B/1373, B Company, awarded Victoria Cross Jobbins, John. Private. 25B/1061,
B Company Jones, Evan. Private. 25B/1428,
B Company, alias Patrick Cosgrove Jones, John. Private. 25B/1179,
B Company Jones, John. Private. 25B/970,
B Company Jones,
Robert. Private. 258/716, B Company, awarded Victoria Cross Jones,
William. Private. 2-24/593, B Company, awarded Victoria Cross Judge, Peter. Private. 2-24/2437,
B Company Kears, Patrick. Private. 25B/972,
B Company Keefe, James. Drummer 2-24/2381,
B Company Key, John. Corporal. 2-24/2389,
B Company Kiley, Michael. Private. 25B/1386,
B Company Lewis, David. Private. 25B/963,
B Company, alias James Owen Lines, Henry. Private. 2-24/1528,
B Company Lloyd, David. Private. 25B/1409,
B Company Lockhart, Thomas. Private. 25B/1176,
B Company Lodge, Joshua. Private. 25B/1304,
B Company Lynch, Thomas Michael. Private.
25B/942, B Company Lyons, John. Corporal. 25B/1112,
B Company Lyons. John. Private. 2-24/1441,
A Company Manley, John. Private. 2-24/1731,
A Company Marshall, James. Private. 25B/964,
B Company Martin, Henry. Private. 25B/756,
B Company Mason, Charles. Private. 25B/1284,
B Company Maxfield, Robert. Sergeant.
25B/623 G Company, killed in action 22 January 1879 Meehan, John. Drummer 2-24/2383,
A Company Minehan, Michael. Private. 2-24/1527,
B Company Moffatt, Thomas. Private. 25B/968,
B Company Morris, Augustus. Private. 25B/1342,
B Company Morris, Frederick. Private.
25B/525, B Company Morrison, Thomas. Private. 25B/1371,
B Company Murphy, John. Private. 25B/662,
B Company Neville, William. Private. 25B/1279,
B Company Norris, Robert. Private. 25B/1257,
B Company Osborne, William. Private. 25B/1480,
B Company Parry, Samuel. Private. 25B/1399,
B Company Partridge, William. Private.
25B/1410, G Company Pitt, Samuel. Private. 25B/1186,
B Company Robinson, Edward. Private. 25B/1286,
B Company Ruck, James. Private. 25B/1065,
B Company Savage, Edward. Private. 25B/1185,
B Company Saxty, Alfred. Corporal. 25B/849,
B Company Scanlon, John. Private. 25B/1051
A Company, killed in action 22 January 1879 Sears, Arthur. Private. 2-24/2404,
A Company Shearman, George. Private. 2-24/1618,
B Company Shergold, John. Private. 2-24/914,
B Company Smith, George. Sergeant. 2-24/1387,
B Company Smith, John. Private. 25B/1005,
B Company Stevens ,Thomas. Private. 25B/777,
B Company Tasker, William. Private. 2-24/1812,
B Company Taylor, Frederick. Private.
25B/973, B Company Taylor, James. Lance-Sgt. 25B/82,
E Company Taylor, Thomas Edward. Private.
25B/889, B Company Thomas, John. Private. 25B/1280,
B Company, alias Peter Sawyer Thompson, John. Private. 25B/1394,
B Company Tobin, Michael. Private. 25B/879,
B Company Tobin, Patrick. Private. 25B/641,
B Company Todd, William John. Private.
25B/1281, B Company Tongue, Robert. Private. 25B/1315,
B Company Wall, John. Private. 25B/1497,
B Company Whetton, Alfred. Private. 2-24/977,
B Company Wilcox, William. Private. 25B/1187,
B Company Williams,
John. Private. 25B/1395, B Company, awarded Victoria Cross,alias John Fielding Williams, John. Private. 25B/934,
E Company Williams, Joseph. Private. 25B/1398
B Company, killed in action 22 January 1879 Williams, Thomas. Lance-Sergeant.
25B/1328, died of wounds 23 January 1879 Windridge, Joseph. Sergeant.
2-24/735, B Company Wood, Caleb. Private. 25B/1316,
B Company
90th Light Infantry
Graham, James. Corporal. 1123,
alias Daniel Sheehan
Not included in these figures are those who did not remain
to assist in the defence viz.Stevenson's Natal Native Contingent detachment, Henderson's
fugitive Natal Native Horse from Isandhlwana,
Otto Witt and his native companion, Lieutenant Thomas Purvis 1st
Battalion, 3rd Regiment, Natal Native Contingent - a hospital
patient - who accompanied Witt to safety, Chard's native voodooper,
Chard's native waggon driver who hid In a cave on the Oscarberg
throughout the attack, and all those fugitives from Isandhlwana
who stopped to give a warning and rode on.Of all the latter only Adendorff remained to assist in
the defence and is thus the only man to have fought in both the
Isandhlwana and Rorke's
Drift actions.