Another mystery claim to the Zulu War

Posts : 3182 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon

Hi all

I came across this fellow, Can anyone proved any information as to the claim he was is the Zulu War.

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Subject: another mystery person Sun Jul 04, 2010 8:51 am

Hi 1879Graves.
I went through all the colonial units in the Medal Roll and found 4 with the surname of
Atwell , none however with the initials R.S.L . Suspect

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cheers 90th.

Subject: Re: Another mystery claim to the Zulu War Sun Jul 04, 2010 11:25 am

Well this one certainly is a mystery. I found the same as 90th. But is spelled Atwell Your Attwell has 2 T’s

Subject: Re: Another mystery claim to the Zulu War Sun Jul 04, 2010 10:07 pm

1879Graves. Spend sometime on this chap. Can't find anything. Only what the others have found. What was your source.

He looks similar to Dunn.

Subject: Re: Another mystery claim to the Zulu War Sun Jul 04, 2010 10:26 pm

Sorry Grave's spent several hours. Nothing apart from what I had already found.

Posts : 3182 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon

Hi All

Many thanks for looking Idea

Admin
My source is The Graphic

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1879graves

Your man is Robert St. Leger Attwell, born 11 Feb 1849, Victoria East, Cape Colony, South Africa; died 1907, Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa.

I found a snippet of a book "From Manifesto to Trial", on Google Books, with the following:

"Robert St. Leger Attwell was next called. The State Attorney : ... Attwell, are you, or were you, Colonel of the Africander Brigade '. Witness : I do not remember being Colonel of any corpis of that name. Well, any other corps ? ..."

That's all I could read. I don't have access to the actual book. Maybe someone out there is familiar with the book. I think it had something to do with Jameson's Raid.

I didn't see anything about the Zulu War.

Good Luck

Petty Officer Tom

Subject: Re: Another mystery claim to the Zulu War Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:12 pm

Tom. Good to see you on the forum.

Mate. You would not believe how many of us have been looking for this chap. Lot's of sleepless nights. Well that puts an end to this mystery.

Thanks Tom.. Idea

Posts : 2558 Join date : 2009-04-06 Age : 58 Location : UK

"Attwell, are you, or were you, Colonel of the Africander Brigade '. Witness : I do not remember being Colonel of any corpis of that name. Well, any other corps ? ..."

I wonder what he was trying to hide.

Posts : 2308 Join date : 2010-07-02 Age : 41

James Attwell Snr was born on 27 Mar 1807 in Toddington, Bedfordshire, England. He was baptized on 17 Apr 1807 in Toddington, Bedfordshire, England. He died on 21 Oct 1888 in "Battlesden" Farm, Nr Alice, Victoria East, South Africa. James married Susan [Susanna] Parr on 27 Mar 1832.
Land He resided in "Battlesden" Farm, Tyumie River, nr Alice, Cape Colony. The image is close to "Battlesden" Farm, Tyumie River, nr Alice, in the distance is the orginal Lovedale Mission..

The Attwell and McMaster families, Attwell and McMaster family. (3 May 2007). "35 M viii. Robert (Bob) St Leger Attwell was born on 11 Feb 1849 in Victoria East, Cape, South Africa.. He died in 1907 in age 58 Benoni.
4 children names not known
One of the first Johannesburg pioneers.
Robert married Kate Combe." Who was born about 1855 in Cape Colony, South Africa. She died in 1940. Kate married Robert "Bob" St Ledger Attwell about 1877

Posts : 3182 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon

Hi All

Many many thanks for all your time searching and the information found. Idea

But still no mention of his part taken in the Zulu War scratch

The scource of the information came from
The Graphic (London, England), Saturday, February 15, 1896; Issue 1368.

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Another claim to the Zulu War. Solved. Nice one to all concern. Its a pity we can't put the Butler Mystery to bed.