Zulu Dawn:“Excuse me, my Lord, there's something I must convey to you. I rode along the track down to Rorke's Drift. The sky above is red with fire. Your orders my Lord? Do we move to the drift?”
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Subject: M. Prendergast medal 99th foot found Mon Oct 21, 2019 1:18 pm
Hello, I am trying to find out if 296 Trooper M. Prendergast Frontier Lt. Horse is the same as 1243 M. Prendergast of the 99th foot. Hope someone can please help. I have found his medal. regards Imperial1
Frank Allewell
Posts : 7934 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 74 Location : Cape Town South Africa
Subject: Re: M. Prendergast medal 99th foot found Mon Oct 21, 2019 2:48 pm
From Cam Simpsons book: Prendergast M Resided England: Enlisted 6.3.79; trooper FLH 296 Killed in Action Hlobane 28.3.1879
imperial1
Posts : 12 Join date : 2019-07-01 Location : USA
Subject: Re: M. Prendergast medal 99th foot found Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:44 pm
Are they the same men? Imperial1
John Young
Posts : 2311 Join date : 2013-09-08 Age : 65 Location : Lower Sheering, Essex
Subject: Re: M. Prendergast medal 99th foot found Mon Oct 21, 2019 6:02 pm
Imperial1,
Given that Trooper 296 M. Prendergast died at Hlobane whilst serving with the Frontier Light Horse, and that Private 1243 M. Prendergast served with the 99th (Duke of Edinburgh's) Regiment, I think we can safely assume that they are not one and the same person.
I can verify that fact later by checking the submission of the 99th's Medal Roll, but I just off out.
JY
Catiline63
Posts : 20 Join date : 2019-08-24 Location : Burgess Hill, West Sussex
Subject: Re: M. Prendergast medal 99th foot found Mon Oct 21, 2019 6:47 pm
Hi,
1243 Pte. Michael Prendergast was listed in WO 100/47 as still serving in with the Regiment in Bermuda in September 1880. So not the same man as the Hlobane casualty.
All the best, Lee
imperial1
Posts : 12 Join date : 2019-07-01 Location : USA
Subject: Re: M. Prendergast medal 99th foot found Mon Oct 21, 2019 11:29 pm
Thank you, Great information. I thought they could have been the same due to the names and same time served and thought that he may have transferred to the light horse. Sad about Trooper Prendergast passing but who would think after all this time both would be remembered and not forgotten . Again thank you. Regards Imperial1
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