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Sun Feb 01, 2015 5:18 pm
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Has anyone heard of this gentleman before or investigated his claims to be a Rorke's Drift Defender?

Sun Feb 01, 2015 11:56 am
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http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s443/Jonnieola/abersychanzulu.jpg

Rorke's Drift Veteran......

Wed Jan 14, 2015 10:56 pm
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I will be attending. The Moonraker - now renamed of course and Greenhouse are well known to me being a local. Smile

Wed Jan 14, 2015 10:35 pm
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Many thanks Colin. Image sent via email

Tue Jan 13, 2015 10:32 pm
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Anyone any information on this photo please?

Tue Jan 13, 2015 10:32 pm
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http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s443/Jonnieola/johnwilliamsfielding.jpg

Sat Mar 01, 2014 10:16 pm
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SOUTH Wales DAILY POST CHRISTMAS EVE 1900

MEN FAMOUS, BUT UNKNOWN." A Welsh HERO OF Rorke's DRIFT. The January number of the "Windsor Magazine" includes, in an interesting article on ...

Fri Aug 30, 2013 5:47 pm
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Picked up from a local Facebook page. The grave is located in Trevethin, Pontypool, South Wales.
Some very good news today concerning our Veteran Associations project on the grave of Pte John Jobbins ...

Tue Jul 19, 2011 7:13 pm
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Thanks very much Martin for clearing up the Woolwich problem I had. Very much appreciated and I think I can cross this soldier from my list. Scots Guards have given me a few leads in the past to be fa ...

Mon Jul 18, 2011 6:38 pm
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Hi All. I am searching for a Johnto or Ianto Kelly who I believe was in the Scots Guards in 1888. He would be from a Limerick family who moved to Wales. I have found the following in my copy of Norman ...

Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:01 pm
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lost count of how many times but only had the Blu Ray version a couple of months and watched it three times! Awesome it is too !!!

Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:43 pm
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Thank you very much Martin. Very pleased with the info and a nice early button by the look of it. Many thanks once again.

Jon.

Sun Oct 11, 2009 2:08 pm
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Hello all. A metal detecting find that is local to me. A Royal Monmouthshire Militia button. Anyone know of any way I could date it? Or any other intersting comments? I am always astonished at the dep ...

Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:17 pm
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By the way...I forgot to mention that the unidentified cap badge was found in a field....in......Brecon

I hope one day to find something I can donate to Martin.

Sat Jul 11, 2009 1:16 pm
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Cheers Coll. Always willing to promote the good side of metal detecting. Every hobby has rogue elements as well. We call them "Nighthawkers" and they are basically thieves who plunder sites. ...
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