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25th January 2004	Fredrick Hitch V C Blue Plaque Ceremony. By Mo Jones A ceremony was held this morning at the house in Cranbrook Road London the 25th of January 2004. This took place after a ceremony at the grave of this brave man and a parade through the streets to his house. I would like to thank Mr Graham Mason the 1879 Group archivist for all his hard work over the years in his quest to research everything on " Hitch " and with the help of the Collar and Barker families got to this point today. Graham had the " Honour " of unveiling the Blue Plaque and on behalf of the 400 or so members of The 1879 Group which to date includes 117 genuine descendants of Rorke's Drift and Isandlwana men, our Living History section as well Graham we thank you mate. Keep up the great work you do for us Best wishes Mo Jones Founder The 1879 Group www.1879group.com Founded at Brecon Barracks May 1998.
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29th January 2004	Ray Gosh, Ive seen a few topics about the "1879 Group". What's it all about? I would love to have attended that ceremony, and on my next visit to London I plan to visit Cranbrook Road. It is strange, but since 9/11/01 I've taken a great interest in historical events that have demonstrated bravery and courage (perhaps not so strange). The Zulu Wars and Rorke's Drift - quite an inspiration to this Yank! Thanks for any info you can give.
30th January 2004	Mo Jones Hi Ray. Have a look at www.1879group.com that will tell you what the group is all about and we even now have a uniform section in the U S A and the contact details are on the web site. Best wishes. Mo
1st February 2004	Ray Thanks Mo, had a look at the site. Great pics and I'll keep you in mind before making my next trip to the UK this summer, would like to see an event of some sort.
2nd February 2004	Mo Jones Hi Ray. Hope you can make it mate you will enjoy it Best wishes. Mo