Cricket match A and H Company names

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Poor quality but may help pin men down to individual companies for those who want to spend a bit of time piecing it together
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Natal Witness 7th January 1879

Subject: Cricket match A v H Company 2/24th Mon Feb 06, 2023 3:03 pm

JY and Frank
Check out the the bowling of Lt Bannister... 8 or 9 wkts in the 1st inns ( difficult to read ) decided to go a couple or so better in the 2nd inns.... nabbed the 10 of them !! . Fred ( The Demon ) Spofforth type figures !! Joker

. Wonder if he was an Aussie like Anstey !?? Joker

90th

Subject: Re: Cricket match A and H Company names Mon Feb 06, 2023 4:02 pm

Dr. Stephens? H coy? He's not in Mac and Shad under the AMD or civil surgeons. Any idea who he is and where he was 3 weeks later???

Posts : 4 Join date : 2017-03-05 Age : 55 Location : Eltham

Hi Julian
I'm fairly sure that's meant to be Drummer Edwin Stevens. Thanks Kate for that post I can tick off a few soldiers to their coys. Pleased with corporal Key confirmed as A Company.
John

Subject: Re: Cricket match A and H Company names Mon Feb 06, 2023 6:37 pm

Intriguing abbreviation Pvt. rather Pte. Kenny will not approve of that.

John,

You’re right about Dr. for Drummer - also confirmed by Drummer James Meehan.

Gary,

As you find it impossible to post photographs, I’ll post one of mine for you.

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Lieutenant G. S. Banister, ‘H’ Company, 2nd/24th.
(John Young Collection)

JY

Subject: Re: Cricket match A and H Company names Mon Feb 06, 2023 6:53 pm

Thanks Kate, very interesting. By my reckoning the following seem to be the most likely (several not certain as no initials given) candidates for each team:

A Coy
Capt JMG Tongue
1248 Cpl James Henshaw +
2389 Cpl John Key (later B Coy Rorkes Drift)
2383 Drum John Meehan (Rorkes Drift)
1114 Pte W Driscoll (T Driscoll was in B Coy and the other 2 only 1879 clasp)
894 Pte James Davis + (others possible)
465 Pte T Elliott
1015 Pte Edward Malley +
1731 Pte John Manley (Rorkes Drift patient Drummer on roll)
794 Pte Thomas White + (others possible)
537 Pte J Wilkinson (or 2839 TW Wilkinson has no clasp)

H Coy
Lt GS Banister (Capt on medal roll)
2Lt LGL Dobree (maybe F Coy later I think?)
2131 Sgt J Gittins (C/Sgt on medal roll)
2340 Sgt J Howes
2387 Drum E Stevens
1208 Pte J Churchill (or 1418 J Churchill who deserted)
953 Pte Frederick Evans (possible)
954 Pte Thomas Evans (Rorkes Drift) (possible)
1041 Pte Alfred Farr +
1675 Pte J Keane (no Kearn in medal roll)
2004 Pte W Stanley

+ indicates KIA at Isandlwana

Regards. Phil

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Where was the match played? - the dates suggest Helpmakaar.

Subject: Re: Cricket match A and H Company names Mon Feb 06, 2023 11:00 pm

Dr. Of course! I'm used to Drmr. Thanks all.

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Great list Phil thank you Salute

Kate

Subject: Re: Cricket match A and H Company names Tue Feb 07, 2023 1:06 pm

I overlooked 2 possible candidates for the Evans of H Coy:

953 Pte Frederick Evans (I think H Coy too?)
954 Pte Thomas Evans (Rorkes Drift)

Above list edited

Regards Phil

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