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It's an enjoyable debate, hypothesising isn't to everyone's taste but I think it's good to stretch the received historical wisdom from time to time (even if we end up being snapped back to wh ...
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Interesting...at one level I find this topic difficult to conceptualise and somewhat paradoxical, as, had Durnford been an Officer of the 24th, he would likely have only got promoted to that position ...
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Thanks for clarifying, that's a revelation! I wasn't sure many more of the Isandhlwana contingent were present, but now you point out Cavaye, Porteous and Wardell I can see the characteristi ...
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Thanks Martin.
It must have been a hard life for all ranks, and I wonder at the turnover of 1/24 officers in the years leading up to 1879 - perhaps some chose to leave but I suspect illnesses or inju ...
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As a newcomer to this forum I find this a fascinating thread - some tantalising likenesses but of course as others have said for various reasons it's extremely difficult to be sure of identification.
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