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gardner1879
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| Subject: Private 1076 Joseph Veale 2/24th and his iSandlwana account  Mon Jul 25, 2022 2:10 pm | |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette - Tuesday 19 January 1932 N/T of a James Veale in the 1/24th. There is a Private Jospeh P Veale 1076 2/24th. Died in County Durham in 1937 also in the North east.
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Julian Whybra
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Location : Billericay, Essex
| | Subject: Re: Private 1076 Joseph Veale 2/24th and his iSandlwana account Mon Jul 25, 2022 2:57 pm | |
| I think there's a typo in the report - "1st Battalion of the 2/24th":
VEALE Joseph P – Private – 25B/1076 – 2nd/24th D Company
Service details: Attested 15/1/1877 aged 19 years.
Transferred from D to G Company at Rorke’s Drift, Natal, South Africa 31/1/1879.
Discharged under AGL92 no date.
Honours/awards: South Africa Medal 1877-8-9 with clasp 1877-8-9. Issued 3/8/1881 sent to Royal Hospital Chelsea, London 12/2/1932.
Death: South Shields, Co. Durham, England 18/5/1937.
Buried South Shields.
Footnote: Unconfirmed newspaper report places him on the 22/1/1879 with the force that accompanied Lord Chelmsford. See The Royal Welsh Museum Archives Brecon, Brecknockshire
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gardner1879
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| | Subject: Re: Private 1076 Joseph Veale 2/24th and his iSandlwana account Mon Jul 25, 2022 2:59 pm | |
| Do you reckon the name in the newspaper report has been spelt wrong as well? |
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Julian Whybra
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| | Subject: Re: Private 1076 Joseph Veale 2/24th and his iSandlwana account Mon Jul 25, 2022 3:04 pm | |
| Kate
Well, it's the right location (S. Shields). I reckon it's more likely he either enlisted under a false forename or the recruiting sergeant recorded it incorrectly. |
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gardner1879
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| | Subject: Re: Private 1076 Joseph Veale 2/24th and his iSandlwana account Mon Jul 25, 2022 3:11 pm | |
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gardner1879
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| | Subject: Re: Private 1076 Joseph Veale 2/24th and his iSandlwana account Mon Jul 25, 2022 4:49 pm | |
| This might help Julian [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] Sunday Sun (Newcastle) - Sunday 21 February 1932 |
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Julian Whybra
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| | Subject: Re: Private 1076 Joseph Veale 2/24th and his iSandlwana account Mon Jul 25, 2022 10:24 pm | |
| Good stuff. So it's def Joseph then! |
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ADMIN
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| | Subject: Re: Private 1076 Joseph Veale 2/24th and his iSandlwana account Mon Jul 25, 2022 10:37 pm | |
| Reading this account, I believe his real name is Jack Anory. |
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gardner1879
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| | Subject: Re: Private 1076 Joseph Veale 2/24th and his iSandlwana account Sat Jul 30, 2022 6:06 pm | |
| More tales of life at Rorke's Drift after iSandlwana from our Joseph Are you sitting comfortably? [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Shields Daily Gazette - Saturday 21 April 1934 |
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1879graves
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| | Subject: Re: Private 1076 Joseph Veale 2/24th and his iSandlwana account Sat Jul 30, 2022 7:25 pm | |
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Julian Whybra
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| | Subject: Re: Private 1076 Joseph Veale 2/24th and his iSandlwana account Sat Jul 30, 2022 9:32 pm | |
| Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.
Playing cricket! Phooey! |
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gardner1879
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| | Subject: Re: Private 1076 Joseph Veale 2/24th and his iSandlwana account Tue Aug 30, 2022 4:55 pm | |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] Portsmouth Evening News - Wednesday 19 May 1937 |
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90th
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| | Subject: Private Joseph Veale 2/24th his Isandlwana Account Wed Aug 31, 2022 2:46 am | |
| HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA , I see the press haven't changed from back then , or have ' some ' Witnesses , it was hard going reading his account , so much so , I gave up after they ( LC's ) Column..... were attacked by Hordes of them on the way to RD , think the Horde consisted of 1 from memory , who was promptly shot down with both forces not batting an eyelid ! 90th  |
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gardner1879
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| | Subject: Re: Private 1076 Joseph Veale 2/24th and his iSandlwana account Wed Aug 31, 2022 7:54 am | |
| "Faasands of em." His name reminds me of the German chap I knew who was stopped by police with a huge piece of fresh meat in his boot. When asked what it was he replied "It is my spare veal"  |
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90th
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| | Subject: Private 1076 Joseph Veal 2/24th and his Isandlwana Account Wed Aug 31, 2022 1:40 pm | |
| Oh Kate , Kate , Kate  . Time for a right Veal and head off to the ramparts ! 90th |
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