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27th March 2003

Killed by zulus By Alan Morton 10 March, had a question answered about civil surgeon O,Callaghan.When looking for his grave in Birkenhead cemeterywas pointed in the direction of another stone that had family inscriptions for a TONGE family.At the bottom of thestone was a Cecil Vivian TONGE killed by Zulus at M Selini South africa 1888.Thought that M was for Mt meaning mount, Could , nt find anything for mt selini Also it did not say any rank or regiment could have been a civilian?He was 25