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Frank Allewell
Posts : 8572 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 77 Location : Cape Town South Africa
| Subject: Helpmakaar Thu Oct 24, 2013 8:44 am | |
| Hi Guys Terrible pun but I need Helpmakaar.
Im trying to compile a list of names of European suvivors that manned the defences on the night of the 22nd. Essex has said he had 25 Europeans and 10 volunteers. I have two lists, Confirmed and Possibles.
Confirmed means they are actually mentioned by another source present. Possibles means they were on there way but maybe veared of else where.
Confirmed
Stevenson Purvis Higginson Gardner Essex Smith Dorrien Curling Cochrane Macphail Moodie Millward Clements Hayes Dorehill Harry Davies Barker Edwards Raw Vause Sibthorpe Tarboton Hay Royston Stafford Henderson Muirhead Erskine
Possibles
Vaines Fletcher Granger
If anyone could add to the list, with a confirming source I would appreciate it.
Cheers
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ADMIN
Posts : 4349 Join date : 2008-11-01 Age : 64 Location : KENT
| Subject: Re: Helpmakaar Thu Oct 24, 2013 10:15 am | |
| Didn't Gardner leave to warn Wood. |
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Frank Allewell
Posts : 8572 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 77 Location : Cape Town South Africa
| Subject: Re: Helpmakaar Thu Oct 24, 2013 10:27 am | |
| Pete Ive included him because I don't know at what time Essex did his count. Im assuming it was early as later in the evening various farmers started arriving so skewing the figures. But yes your right he did leave, as a matter of fact so did Higginson, with a sore eye! Later as well Macphail and Moodie left. With all of that im assuming the count was made when Essex started to take stock.
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John Young
Posts : 3230 Join date : 2013-09-08 Age : 68 Location : Слава Україні! Героям слава!
| Subject: Re: Helpmakaar Thu Oct 24, 2013 10:36 am | |
| Springbok,
For Cochran above, read Cochrane.
How about W. B. Erskine, given that he was wounded?
Who is Royston?
Apart from the Imperial officers you haven't mention any other Imperial troops, as we know Private T. Westwood, 80th (Staffordshire Volunteers) Regiment, of No. 1 Squadron, Mounted Infantry, was treated by Dugald Blair Brown, A.M.D. at Helpmekaar.
Regards,
JY |
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Frank Allewell
Posts : 8572 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 77 Location : Cape Town South Africa
| Subject: Re: Helpmakaar Thu Oct 24, 2013 10:53 am | |
| Hi John There was a Lt Royston quoted in Stalker." Had it not been for Lt Royston who stuck to the corps through thick and thin....." unnamed source quoting. Must admit ive never come across the name either, at least not in that context. He went on to be Lt Col by the way. I have just come across Erskines comfirmation in the statement by Symons, so will add to the list. |
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Frank Allewell
Posts : 8572 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 77 Location : Cape Town South Africa
| Subject: Re: Helpmakaar Thu Oct 24, 2013 11:06 am | |
| John From Regimental Order 26th November 1878 The corps being ordered out by His Excellency the Lt Governor, members will parade in heavy marching order on the Market Square at 9am on Friday 29inst. The list of troops follows, included is Lt and Adjt W. Royston.
On the possibles list now is Cpl Merryweather
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littlehand
Posts : 7076 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 55 Location : Down South.
| Subject: Re: Helpmakaar Thu Oct 24, 2013 8:23 pm | |
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John Young
Posts : 3230 Join date : 2013-09-08 Age : 68 Location : Слава Україні! Героям слава!
| Subject: Re: Helpmakaar Thu Oct 24, 2013 9:09 pm | |
| Springbok,
I'm pretty certain that William Royston was with Captain Theophilus Shepstone Jr., who along with twenty-seven other-ranks of the Natal Carbineers were out with Lord Chelmsford.
I'm sure he is mentioned in the Fred Symons' account.
Regards,
JY
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90th
Posts : 10881 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 67 Location : Melbourne, Australia
| Subject: Helpmakaar Fri Oct 25, 2013 2:04 am | |
| Hi Frank . I seem to think Royston was out with LC . I couldnt find any evidence , I had a quick search but sure I've read of it previously . Cheers 90th |
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90th
Posts : 10881 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 67 Location : Melbourne, Australia
| Subject: Helpmakaar Fri Oct 25, 2013 2:14 am | |
| Hi Frank. Royston was indeed out with Dartnell according to Rev Stalker in his book '' Natal Carbinners '' , the trouble with compiling lists , and Julian would know this first hand , is , many of the records are not precise in dealing with AZW . Cheers 90th
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Frank Allewell
Posts : 8572 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 77 Location : Cape Town South Africa
| Subject: Re: Helpmakaar Fri Oct 25, 2013 6:45 am | |
| Thanks for that. Royston was definitely at Helpmakaar must have arrived at a later date.
Thanks LH, great help.
Cheers |
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Frank Allewell
Posts : 8572 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 77 Location : Cape Town South Africa
| Subject: Re: Helpmakaar Fri Oct 25, 2013 7:57 am | |
| Gentlemen thank you for your assistance, the object of this exercise was to locate one particular person, that's now been achieved. See: Cpt DM Smythe topic.
Cheers |
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90th
Posts : 10881 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 67 Location : Melbourne, Australia
| Subject: Helpmakaar Fri Oct 25, 2013 8:18 am | |
| Hi Springy . If you dont have Harold Raugh Jnr's ' Anglo - Zulu War , A Selected Bibliography ' you should do , I found this for you on page 144 . Articles ; Alexander , Graham . '' The Defence of Helpmekaar ''. Journal of the AZW Historical society 19 ( june 2006 ) . This article attempts to trace and name those soldiers who survived the battle of isandlwana , 22 january 1879 , and fled to the ostensible safety of Helpmekaar the same day . Sorry I dont have the hard copy , but you can read it online if your a member . This may add a few names to your list . I'll keep going through Raugh's book as I was looking for info on D.M.Smythe when I found the above information . Cheers 90th. |
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Frank Allewell
Posts : 8572 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 77 Location : Cape Town South Africa
| Subject: Re: Helpmakaar Fri Oct 25, 2013 8:23 am | |
| Hi 90th Yep that was the essay that pointed me in the right direction. See the Smythe string.
Cheers |
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90th
Posts : 10881 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 67 Location : Melbourne, Australia
| Subject: Helpmekaar Fri Oct 25, 2013 8:36 am | |
| Hi Springy . So that means you have the Raugh publication ? . I can put mine away as I'm up to page 328 ! As an aside Royston , or Galloping Jack as he became known , was best known for having commanded Australian Light Horse Units in the Palestine Campaign of WW1 . Cheers 90th. |
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Frank Allewell
Posts : 8572 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 77 Location : Cape Town South Africa
| Subject: Re: Helpmakaar Fri Oct 25, 2013 9:05 am | |
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John Young
Posts : 3230 Join date : 2013-09-08 Age : 68 Location : Слава Україні! Героям слава!
| Subject: Re: Helpmakaar Fri Oct 25, 2013 5:07 pm | |
| 90th, Galloping Jack John Robinson Royston was in the Isipingo Mounted Rifles, and he later served in the Natal Volunteer Guides. There's already a thread on him: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]William Royston remained with the Natal Carbineers until his death from disease in 2nd Anglo-Boer War. JY |
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littlehand
Posts : 7076 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 55 Location : Down South.
| Subject: Re: Helpmakaar Fri Oct 25, 2013 6:30 pm | |
| Come on 90th, your obvisouly to busy or getting old? |
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90th
Posts : 10881 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 67 Location : Melbourne, Australia
| Subject: Helmekaar Fri Oct 25, 2013 11:25 pm | |
| Littlehand I maybe , but what are you talking about ? , if its Royston commanding the Light Horse it's from Raugh's ' A select Bibliography of the azw ' ? . please enlighten me of your puzzling post re - me ??. |
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impi
Posts : 2308 Join date : 2010-07-02 Age : 44
| Subject: Re: Helpmakaar Fri Oct 25, 2013 11:28 pm | |
| Look at JY post! A reply to yours! |
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90th
Posts : 10881 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 67 Location : Melbourne, Australia
| Subject: Helpmekaar Fri Oct 25, 2013 11:51 pm | |
| Impi It was a REPLY to mine I dont get the point that littlehand is making ! , I only posted it as an aside for Springbok , I do realise that Royston has been covered , but as I said it was a throw away fact for Springbok ! . '' Old '' 90th ! Hhahahahaha. |
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impi
Posts : 2308 Join date : 2010-07-02 Age : 44
| Subject: Re: Helpmakaar Fri Oct 25, 2013 11:53 pm | |
| Perhaps is was misinterpreted. |
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90th
Posts : 10881 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 67 Location : Melbourne, Australia
| Subject: Helmekaar Sat Oct 26, 2013 12:08 am | |
| Most likely . |
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John Young
Posts : 3230 Join date : 2013-09-08 Age : 68 Location : Слава Україні! Героям слава!
| Subject: Re: Helpmakaar Sat Oct 26, 2013 10:37 am | |
| 90th,
You haven't twig it, have you?
I'll pm you.
JY |
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