Zulu: Lieutenant John Chard:What's our strength? Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead:Seven officers including surgeon, commissaries and so on; Adendorff now I suppose; wounded and sick 36, fit for duty 97 and about 40 native levies. Not much of an army for you
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Posts : 7086 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 51 Location : Down South.
Subject: Lieutenant Norman David Black Sun Nov 29, 2009 12:15 pm
One for 1879Graves.
Battle of Isandhlwana Officer’s Casualty Medal.“1879” awarded to “Lieut: Black. 1st Nat Nat Contgt.
Lieutenant Norman David Black of the 1st Battalion 1st Regiment of the Natal Native Contingent, is confirmed as being one of the 600 Officers and Men of the Regiment present at the Battle of Isandhlwana. An English Officer, his family lived in Lymm in Cheshire, and his name is commemorated on a family Grave Stone in Lymm Churchyard.
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Posts : 3032 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon
Subject: Re: Lieutenant Norman David Black Sun Nov 29, 2009 12:43 pm
Here you go Littlehand :lol!:
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] Inscription on the family grave, Lymm Churchyard, Cheshire, England
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Posts : 7086 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 51 Location : Down South.
Subject: Re: Lieutenant Norman David Black Sun Nov 29, 2009 12:48 pm
Quickest one yet. Is this going in the Pictorial catalogue of AZW graves. They spelled Isandlwana. (Isandhlwana)
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Posts : 10058 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 64 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: norman black Sun Nov 29, 2009 1:48 pm
hi littlehand . Not sure how far back , but ISANDHLWANA was the correct spelling for a long period of time. cheers 90th.
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Is this going in the Pictorial catalogue of AZW graves. They spelled Isandlwana. (Isandhlwana)