Muirhead's Account.

Subject: Muirhead's Account. Wed May 18, 2011 8:12 pm

Gent's not sure if It's already been posted. I'm looking for the eyewitness account made by Muirhead regarding the death of Surgeon Major Shephard.

Subject: Muirhead's account . Wed May 18, 2011 8:32 pm

Hi Littlehand.
I think I've posted this before but it will be along time ago ! . I'm heading off to work now but if no-one finds it I 'll post
it either this afternoon or Friday .
cheers 90th. Idea

Subject: Re: Muirhead's Account. Wed May 18, 2011 8:38 pm

Shepherd was attending to George MacLeroy of the Natal Carbineer's just before his own death,
Andrew Muirhead stated that Shepherd was killed by a thrown assegai soon after. I don't think you will find anything more from Muirhead.

Subject: Re: Muirhead's Account. Thu May 19, 2011 10:56 pm

Thanks Pete / 90th.
I have that already, I somehow thought there would have be more.

Subject: Muirhead's account . Fri May 20, 2011 2:10 am

Hi Littlehand .
This from ' Zulu Rising ' by Ian Knight .

Page 430 ..... Surgeon Shepherd must have recognized that tending to the wounded in the camp was hopeless , for Trpr Muirhead
saw him just beyond the big gully . Muirehead had set off with a friend , Trpr George Macleroy , known to his fellow Carbineers as
' Kelly ' when .......... '' Kelly staggered in the saddle , evidently hit with an assegai . I stopped my horse to see what was the matter ,
and tried to support him , but could not , and had to lift him off onto the ground . At that moment Dr. Shepherd came galloping past .
I called out to him , and he dismounted to examine Poor Kelly . After carefully examining him he said , '' Ah , the poor fellow !, too late,
too late ! '' . I had just mounted my horse and Dr. Shepherd was in the act of putting his foot into the stirrup , when he was struck fatally with an assegai ''
cheers 90th. Idea

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Subject: Re: Muirhead's Account. Wed Apr 05, 2023 11:27 pm

Contrary to Gary’s reference above taken from Zulu Rising Trooper George MacLeroy’s nickname was Geordie, rather than ‘Kelly’. Personally, I believe the use ‘Kelly’ is a perpetuated typographical error, a conclusion which the descendant family agree on.

JY

Subject: Re: Muirhead's Account. Thu Apr 06, 2023 5:34 pm

I havent unpacked my study after the move but somewhere in the amorphous mass is another report of the incident. Pretty sure Julian will have it to hand

Subject: Re: Muirhead's Account. Sun Apr 09, 2023 9:00 am

While I was shooting the other day Royston marched with nine men to Rorke’s
Drift and on the following morning crossed over to Isandlwana with two
companies of 24th and a large force of native allies to bury the dead. George
Macleroy’s remains were found by an artillery man of the No 5 battery, who,
as he was escaping, saw him fall.
Trooper J, Symons Natal Carbineers

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