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Posts : 486 Join date : 2022-07-13 Age : 63 Location : Newport Wales
Subject: L Company 24th Fri Dec 02, 2022 2:18 am
Hi all
In the museum at Brecon is a mug presented to Sergeant George & Magaret Cambers, George having died at Isandlwana. on it is inscribed 1/L Company. I am aware that he was an instructor of musketry, but does the "L" signify Training Company? Margaret being the sister of Lewis, Rorke's Drift Defender.
Eddie
Bill8183
Posts : 143 Join date : 2015-11-08 Age : 54 Location : Sunderland
Subject: Re: L Company 24th Fri Dec 02, 2022 1:39 pm
Afternoon,
Indeed Eddie,
J, K, L, & M were the designations of the Depot Companies of both Battalions. I believe J & K for 1/24th and L & M for 2/24th.
Bill
Eddie
Posts : 486 Join date : 2022-07-13 Age : 63 Location : Newport Wales
Subject: Re: L Company 24th Fri Dec 02, 2022 2:32 pm
Hi Bill8183
Thank you so much. I just have another question, it is said that Sergeant Chambers was an Instructor of Musketry in 1/24th, wouldn't that mean he would come under J&K and not L, as inscribed on the mugs?
Bill8183
Posts : 143 Join date : 2015-11-08 Age : 54 Location : Sunderland
Subject: Re: L Company 24th Fri Dec 02, 2022 7:04 pm
Evening,
The then Sgt. Chambers was at the Depot 25th Brigade from it's formation until October 1877. He was made C/Sgt in 1874. It would not be unusual to suppose he was in charge of a training Company that was technically a different Battalion, he was there to instruct men of the Regiment as a whole in any case. So it's more than plausible there was a bit of cross posting.
Bill
Eddie
Posts : 486 Join date : 2022-07-13 Age : 63 Location : Newport Wales
Subject: Re: L Company 24th Fri Dec 02, 2022 7:45 pm
Thank you
I thought I should clarify as I was thinking along the same lines myself.
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