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25th March 2005original drawing of the 24th at klipdrift 1876
Started by graham
hi there i have in my pocession an ink drawing showing the 24th regt camped at klipdrift in 1876. it is inscribed in the bottom lefthand corner &quo... (click to view)
Latest Post: 1st April 2005
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31st March 2005CAMPING ARRANGEMENTS
Started by stephen mann
We have all seen depictions of Ntombe with surprised infantry being assegaied in their nightshirts. Further, we know infantry slept something like 12 ... (click to view)
Latest Post: 31st March 2005
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30th March 2005Last veteran ?
Started by Graham MASON
It has been suggested to me that a certain William Botterrill of the 1st Royal Inniskillins was the last Anglo Zulu War veteran to die in 1947 is and... (click to view)
Latest Post: 31st March 2005
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12th January 2003Hlobane Burials
Started by Melvin Hunt
Does anyone know if any efforts have ever been made to find and, hopefully, bury the remains of Weatherley and the Border Horse killed at Intyentika N... (click to view)
Latest Post: 31st March 2005
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29th March 2005Officers rank badges
Started by Richard
This question may have been asked before, but anyway here goes. In the Victorian British Army where did officers wear their rank badges? I know that ... (click to view)
Latest Post: 30th March 2005
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20th March 2005local fauna fighting for the enemy
Started by stephen mann
A number of the protagonists of Morris' book (that is Donald not Johnny) meet sticky ends at the hands of crocodiles, sharks and elephants in Natal. I... (click to view)
Latest Post: 29th March 2005
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3rd January 2003Mkhungo kaMpande
Started by Peter Ewart
Between Ndondakusuka and 1878, Mkhungo had apparently married and fathered a family (presumably at Ekukanyeni?) as a son appears to have subsituted fo... (click to view)
Latest Post: 29th March 2005
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18th March 2005N5 Uniforms?
Started by Zane Palmer
Where can I get some uniforms made to go with my 2 7pdr Kaffarian guns?... (click to view)
Latest Post: 28th March 2005
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31st December 2003'Present at Isandwhlana 22/ 1/79'
Started by Brian Green
My gt gt grandfather William Green, who was in the 5th Bde R.A., has the notation 'Present at Isandwhlana 22/ 1/79' alongside the heading 'Distinguish... (click to view)
Latest Post: 28th March 2005
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24th March 2005Was he there?
Started by Neil Raaff
Hi All, I have a bit of a poser for all of the medal collectors/researchers on this forum. My father aquired an SAGS some years ago named to &quo... (click to view)
Latest Post: 27th March 2005
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13th March 2005Is the SA80 a good replacement for the British Army ?.
Started by Coll
I know this is dealing with more modern firearms, but I wondered what the view was about this particular firearm, advantages and disadvantages, or if ... (click to view)
Latest Post: 26th March 2005
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18th September 2003Martini-Henry markings
Started by David Glynne Fox
Hi All, I recently bought a Mk11 Martini Henry rifle which was upgraded from a Mk1 and dated 1874. It is in excellent condition and appparently came ... (click to view)
Latest Post: 26th March 2005
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22nd March 2005Durnford/Custer
Started by Tony Ashford
Forgive me if this has been commented on before and on a slightly trivial note, has anyone noticed the resemblance between Colonel Durnford and Genera... (click to view)
Latest Post: 25th March 2005
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18th March 2005chard
Started by atkins
does the chracter in the film zulu reflect the true LFT CHARD... (click to view)
Latest Post: 25th March 2005
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24th March 2005ARCHIBALD BEVERIDGE - BRITISH ARMY
Started by Margaret Sparks
I have been told my grandfather lost a leg in a battle in India in the late 1890s but I have exhausted my search to try and confirm this. He was from... (click to view)
Latest Post: 24th March 2005
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23rd March 2005ZULU 1963 'making of' by TV crew...
Started by Leigh Tarrant
Can anyone enlighten me on this little film that I sadly never got to see or read about. I believe it was a healthy 23 minutes?? Pity it couldn't hav... (click to view)
Latest Post: 24th March 2005
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21st March 2005Hlobane
Started by Andrew Bush
Just read an article that the only reason Buller attacked Hlobane was for the loot ie cattie as they were valued at 2 pounds per head. Not for any mil... (click to view)
Latest Post: 24th March 2005
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8th March 2005ROCKET BATTERY
Started by S P mann
The various accounts I have read of the death of Russell and his men are all along the lines of the ZULU DAWN version; if indeed they were set upon by... (click to view)
Latest Post: 24th March 2005
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23rd March 2005Easy little test?
Started by Alan Critchley
You may want to try this little test of your knowledge. http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz.cfm?qid=189437&origin=http Alan... (click to view)
Latest Post: 23rd March 2005
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22nd March 2005Inert-Firing a Martini Henry
Started by George Hulmes
After speaking with Graham Cole about acquiring an inert Boxer-Henry cartridge to test the action on my Martini Henry, I've finally been able to do so... (click to view)
Latest Post: 23rd March 2005
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