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Posts : 7086 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 52 Location : Down South.
Subject: O BATTERY, 6TH BRIGADE. Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:23 pm
On landing at Durban, from England, in April 1879, the right half of Major Duncan’s Battery proceeded to the Lower Tugela to form the Ammunition Column of Crealock’s Div. After arriving there, Major Duncan sent a detachment of the battery, under Lieut. Taylor, to Fort Chelmsford, to form a seperate column; so that convoys proceeding backwards and forwards could be supplied with ammunition at that position, whilst reserve ammunition could be served at the Tugela to the troops advancing. On the forward movement being made by the Div. to Port Durnford, the battery became again united. Major Duncan and Lieut. Taylor took part in the advance of Clarke’s Flying Column on Ulundi. After the capture of the King the battery returned to Natal.
Extracts from Mackinnon & Shadbolt's South Africa Campaign of 1879
90th
Posts : 10172 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 64 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: o battery 6th bgde Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:14 am
hi littlehand . I am lucky enough to have in my possesion the campaign medal with 79 clasp , awarded to Driver . T. Herridge 4212 O. Battery , 6th Brigade . R.A. cheers 90th.
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