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| | Henry Parnell, CB. Ensign, | |
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littlehand
Posts : 7076 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 55 Location : Down South.
| Subject: Henry Parnell, CB. Ensign, Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:12 pm | |
| Colonel Parnell served with the 3rd Buffs in the Crimea subsequent to the fall of Sebastopol. Commanded the 2nd Battalion 3rd Buffs throughout the Zulu war of 1879, and was present at the engagement of Inyezane and during the occupation of Ekowe mentioned in despatches. CB., Medal with Clasp. |
| | | 1879graves
Posts : 3362 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon
| Subject: Re: Henry Parnell, CB. Ensign, Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:54 pm | |
| Commanded the Regiment throughout the war, including the Battle of Inyezane, when his horse was shot under him (Mentioned in Despatches); the occupation of Eshowe (Mentioned in Despatches as ‘having rendered great service on all occasions by his tact and coolness’); and the advance to Port Durnford. (C. B. for services)
Date of Birth - 10th July 1839 First Appointment - Ensign - 3rd Foot - 23rd May 1855 Lieutenant - 3rd Foot - 9th November 1855 Captain - 3rd Foot - 5th September 1862 Major - 3rd Foot - 12th July 1871 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel - 1st October 1877 Lieutenant-Colonel - East Kent Regiment - 30th November 1878 Half-Pay - 30th November 1883 Colonel - Army - 1st October Aide-de-camp to G. O. C., Windward and Leeward Islands -1st January 1865 to 9th June 1866 He was nominated for a CB on 27th November 1879 South African War - 1879 - Zulu Campaign . Action of Inyezane (horse shot), occupation of Etshowe. Despatches, London Gazette, 6th March and 16th May 1879. Medal with Clasp. CB.
See: Pictorial catalogue of AZW graves |
| | | gardner1879
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| Subject: Re: Henry Parnell, CB. Ensign, Wed Sep 28, 2022 8:42 am | |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] Kent Messenger & Gravesend Telegraph - Saturday 07 October 1916 |
| | | rai
Posts : 1069 Join date : 2009-10-16
| Subject: Re: Henry Parnell, CB. Ensign, Wed Jan 04, 2023 9:24 am | |
| Hi All Henry Parnell 4th Baron Congleton, 2/3rd Zulu War, Died 1906 buried 15 Nov 1906 in Brookwood Cemetery No.158381. Rai KLH |
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