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Posts : 135 Join date : 2017-07-21 Location : San Diego, CA
Subject: Lieutenant Daly Wave Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:52 pm
In Snook's HCMDB and Lock/Quantrill's Zulu Victory, they both mention Lieutenant Pat Daly waving to a European Officer of the NNC who was riding by for safety.
Has anyone found the primary source this was taken from? I've had no luck so far.
Frank Allewell
Posts : 7787 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 74 Location : Cape Town South Africa
Finally sound the source. It's a letter by James Sivewright to Mrs. Merriman, published in The Merriman Correspondence. It's listed in Hill of the Sphinx. I'll try to track this volume down.
Frank Allewell
Posts : 7787 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 74 Location : Cape Town South Africa
In a letter to Mrs. Merriman, dated 26 Jan from Pietermaritzburg, J. Sivewright writes... "Pat Daly was seen waving his hand, and shouted to some of them as they rode off, then turned and stuck firmly to his post with the last of his men..."
No clue as to who the "them" mentioned could be, but it seems reasonable to conclude it would have been a survivor who a) knew Daly and b) arrived at Pietermaritzburg shortly after the disaster. Sivewright does include a somewhat accurate anecdote regarding Melvill and Coghill, and one about Col. Glyn finding the body of "little Noddy" unmutilated. Or perhaps merely a wild rumor, albeit a very specific one.
littlehand
Posts : 7077 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 52 Location : Down South.
"Lieutenant James Patrick Daly (Irish) – His body was found among about 60 British dead who made a “last stand” near the Banks of the Manzimnyana stream behind Isandlwana. His body was recovered by his brother, who also served in Zululand at the time and taken back to the UK – One of only a few British dead from the battle who were not buried where they fell. He was 23 at the time of his death."
Hi Littlehand, I think the writer of the above is confused with his fellow subaltern, Lt Anstey, also of F Coy 1-24th who some sources have at the Manzimnyama. Anstey's remains were recovered by his brother and repatriated to England.
WeekendWarrior
Posts : 135 Join date : 2017-07-21 Location : San Diego, CA
Subject: Re: Lieutenant Daly Wave Tue Nov 19, 2019 12:02 am
The photo does appear to be Daly though!
littlehand
Posts : 7077 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 52 Location : Down South.
Subject: Re: Lieutenant Daly Wave Tue Nov 19, 2019 12:06 am
Here's the link scroll down to our man. There is more information, that might tie it together.
Click Here
John Young
Posts : 2265 Join date : 2013-09-08 Age : 65 Location : Lower Sheering, Essex
Subject: Re: Lieutenant Daly Wave Tue Nov 19, 2019 7:44 am
Littlehand,
There are a number of inaccuracies in the article, the information regarding Daly is just one of them. I have discussed some of them with the author but they remain uncorrected.
JY
ciroferrara
Posts : 226 Join date : 2010-10-07 Age : 30 Location : exeter
Subject: Re: Lieutenant Daly Wave Tue Nov 19, 2019 10:47 am
The photo is of Daly it is in the Royal Collection Windor
littlehand
Posts : 7077 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 52 Location : Down South.
There are a number of inaccuracies in the article, the information regarding Daly is just one of them. I have discussed some of them with the author but they remain uncorrected.
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