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 : 10051 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 64 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: mystery photo. Sun Nov 29, 2009 2:25 pm
littlehand I have certainly seen it before , but as usual " cant remember where " cheers 90th,
Neil Aspinshaw
Posts : 552 Join date : 2009-10-14 Location : Loughborough
Subject: Re: Another one of that mystery photo’s Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:10 am
My Punt here.
Could be 80th. I would go C1880-81 Tunics home service (7 button), yellow / white cuff. Medals look to be IGS & South Africa, not unusual to have IGS (perak) clasp & South Africa in combi ( I have a set). Cant see it being later with the Egypt medal, no Khedive star.
Only speculation
90th
Posts : 10051 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 64 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: another one of those mysterious photo"s. Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:28 am
hi neil. Could it also possibly be the 3rd regt of foot ( the buffs) ?. cheers 90th.
ADMIN
Posts : 3912 Join date : 2008-11-01 Age : 61 Location : KENT
Subject: Re: Another one of that mystery photo’s Wed Dec 02, 2009 7:13 pm
I have been asked in a polite way put them out of their misery.
Quote :
"They are the Colours of the 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot, taken in 1881 after the 1st Anglo-Boer War. By this time the regiment had become the 2nd Battalion of the Northamptonshire Regiment. Hence the white 'jampot' facings of a non-Royal English or Welsh regiment.
Three soldiers are Sgt. William Bridgstock, (left) Pte. C Godfrey, (right) both awarded the D.C.M. for their actions at Laing's Nek in saving the Colours, & Pte. James Osborne, V.C. (centre) awarded for his actions at Wesselstroom."
From a well known Zulu War Historian
90th
Posts : 10051 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 64 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: another one of those mysterious photo"s. Wed Dec 02, 2009 7:24 pm
thank you well known historian :) . cheers 90th.
littlehand
Posts : 7086 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 51 Location : Down South.
Subject: Re: Another one of that mystery photo’s Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:08 pm
Mystery solved :lol:
Neil Aspinshaw
Posts : 552 Join date : 2009-10-14 Location : Loughborough
Subject: Re: Another one of that mystery photo’s Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:17 pm
Got me on that, DCM never crossed my mind, I was wrestling with the medals IGS & SA or Afghan & SA...wheres my magnifying glass.
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