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Ulundi
Posts : 558 Join date : 2012-05-05
| Subject: THE DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL Sun Jan 20, 2013 11:04 pm | |
| Was Colour Sgt Bourne the only recipient of the DCM at Rorkes drift.
And how many others received the DCM during the Zulu War. |
| | | John
Posts : 2558 Join date : 2009-04-06 Age : 61 Location : UK
| Subject: Re: THE DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL Sun Jan 20, 2013 11:28 pm | |
| 2076 Gnr. Cantwell, John. Royal Artillery. 2469 2 Cpl. Attwood, Francis. A.S.C. 2459 C.Sgt. Bourne, Frank 2/24th Regt. 1542 Pte. Roy, William 1/24th Regt. 3359 2 Cpl. McMahon, Michael Army. Hospital Corps. (subsequently withdrawn)
Not sure on your second question?
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| Subject: Re: THE DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL Mon Jan 21, 2013 12:57 am | |
| Ulundi,
This from “The South Africa Military History Society”: “The Zulu War saw the award of twenty-three Victoria Crosses and 15 Distinguished Conduct Medals.”
http://samilitaryhistory.org/vol044fm.html
In addition to the 5 for Rorke’s Drift, there were 10 others awarded.
Petty Officer Tom
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| Subject: Re: THE DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL Mon Jan 21, 2013 1:42 am | |
| Ulundi
This from “Zulu War Medals” by Brian Best
D.C.M.
Sgt. Simeon Kambula, Natal Native Horse Troop Sgt Major Learda, Natal Native Horse Private John Power, 1/24th Colour Sgt. James Philips, 58th Gunner William Morehead, R. A. Corporal Edward Quigley, R.A. Private Albert Page, 13th Corporal William Vinnicombe, Frontier Light Horse Trooper Richard Browne, Frontier Light Horse Private Alexander Walkinshaw, 90th
http://www.anglozuluwar.com/content/html3/2009/04/16/2009041610482730000100.htm
Petty Officer Tom
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| | | SergioD
Posts : 401 Join date : 2012-03-27 Age : 61 Location : London/Herts
| Subject: Re: THE DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL Mon Jan 21, 2013 9:31 am | |
| Moorhead was awarded his DCM at Ulundi. During the battle Moorhead was severely wounded in the right foot by a rifle bullet. Although he was severely wounded he refused to go to the field hospital and continued to prepare cartridges under fire for ½ hour.
The correspondent of the Natal Witness reporting the battle wrote, a gunner of the name of Moorhead attracted special notice. He was wounded in the leg and rendered incapable of remaining at his gun. He was, however, determined not to remain idle, for when safe inside the square he crawled to where the drums of the Gatling battery were being filled with cartridges and insisted on helping the sergeant to charge them
Brief service details enlisted at Sunderland 4/10/76 3/10/77 stationed in Mauritius 28th March 1879 arrived in South Africa 15/10/79 Back to Mauritius 2/10/80 \Stationed at The Cape of Good Hope 4/10/83 invalided out of the army due to complications caused by Syphilis contracted in Mauritius.
medal entitlement SAGs 1879 and DCM currently in private hands.
Regards
Sergio |
| | | John
Posts : 2558 Join date : 2009-04-06 Age : 61 Location : UK
| Subject: Re: THE DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:57 pm | |
| From the link posted by Tom
THE DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL
A. RORKE'S DRIFT: 22-23 Jan. 1879.
"2469 2 Cpl. Attwood, Francis. A.S.C. 2459 C.Sgt. Bourne, Frank 2/24th Regt. 2076 Gnr. Cantwell, John. Royal Artillery. 3359 2 Cpl. McMahon, Michael Army. Hospital Corps. (subsequently withdrawn) 1542 Pte. Roy, William 1/24th Regt.
B. HLOBANE MOUNTAIN: 28 March 1879. Cpl. Vinnicombe, William D. Frontier Light Horse. Bde Pte. 104 Walkinshaw, A. 90th Light Infantry.
C. KAMBULA: 29 March 1879. Tp. Sgt. Maj. Learda. Natal Native Horse. 1197 Pte. Page, Albert. 13th Foot. 1689 Cpl. Quigley, Edward. 11/7th Bde, Rl. Artillery.
D. UMFOLOZI RIVER: 3 July 1879. Sgt. Kambula, Simeon. Natal Native Horse.
E. ULUNDI: 4 July 1879 2348 Gnr. Moorhead, William. 10/7 Bde, Rl. Artillery. 1196 C/Sgt. Phillips, James late 2nd Bn. Northampton Regt. 499 Pte. Power, John 1/24th Regt. (also for service in Griqualand West 1878 and at Kambula).
F. ZULULAND: 1879. (Details not ascertained). Tpr. Brown, R. Frontier Light Horse."
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| | | 90th
Posts : 10881 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 67 Location : Melbourne, Australia
| Subject: Re: THE DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL Tue Jan 22, 2013 5:15 am | |
| Hi John Trpr. R . Brown FLH , awarded the DCM for his actions at Hlobane 28 / 3 / 79 . This according to Terry Sole's '' For God , Queen & Colony '' . Cheers 90th. |
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