WWW.1879ZULUWAR.COM

Film Zulu: Private Henry Hook: Rourke's Drift... It'd take an Irishman to give his name to a rotten stinking middle o' nowhere hole like this.
 
HomeHome  GalleryGallery  Latest imagesLatest images  SearchSearch  RegisterRegister  Log inLog in  
Latest topics
» John Fielding Day
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptyYesterday at 2:11 pm by Julian Whybra

» John Warman AHC 2336
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptyYesterday at 11:30 am by rai

» Rare books to sell/swap
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptyWed May 31, 2023 7:26 am by peter@zuluwars

» Bogus claims to having taken part in the defence of the mission station Rorkes Drift.
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptyTue May 30, 2023 1:01 pm by Mr M. Cooper

» Zulu Dawn - my part in making a great movie
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptyTue May 30, 2023 10:57 am by Julian Whybra

» Pope-Degacher personailty clash
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptyMon May 29, 2023 6:51 pm by Julian Whybra

» Smith, John. Private. 25B/1005, B Company RD Defender.
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptySun May 28, 2023 10:48 pm by Tim Needham

» Rorke's Drift VC's
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptyFri May 26, 2023 5:39 pm by Frank Allewell

» Clash of Empires Exhibition - Registration
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptyFri May 26, 2023 5:14 pm by Bill8183

» A Corporal, 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers, circa 1882
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptyWed May 24, 2023 9:40 pm by Mr M. Cooper

» Zulu campfires
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptyMon May 22, 2023 10:48 pm by Eddie

» Zulu Muskets
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptyMon May 22, 2023 10:22 pm by Eddie

» Burst pipes cause damage to the Royal Welsh Museum, Brecon.
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptySun May 21, 2023 7:42 pm by John Young

» Hired Transports of The Anglo - Zulu War 1879
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptySun May 21, 2023 3:22 pm by Mr M. Cooper

» VC's Rorkes Drift 1879
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptySun May 21, 2023 3:21 pm by jgregory

»  Was it a dog at Rordke's Drift?
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptySun May 21, 2023 3:16 pm by jgregory

» Rorkes Drift VC sold
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptySat May 20, 2023 10:33 am by jgregory

» Not lost all ...!!!
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptySat May 20, 2023 2:00 am by Eddie

» Brevet Major. Henry Spalding of Rorke's Drift and Information for Columns
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptyThu May 18, 2023 10:58 am by Richard Spalding

» Grahamstown Cdv ebay soldier cape corps
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptyThu May 18, 2023 10:57 am by ciroferrara

» Colonel Frederick Cardew
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptyThu May 18, 2023 9:58 am by John Young

» Surruier Captain RE?
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptyMon May 15, 2023 12:25 pm by John Young

» A Major, 2nd Battalion, Connaught Rangers circa 1890.
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptySun May 14, 2023 4:30 pm by John Young

» Why no Zulu Ambush/Attack on moving Columns?
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptySun May 14, 2023 9:28 am by Julian Whybra

» Drum-Major A.T. Rixon, 58th
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptyFri May 12, 2023 9:43 am by Catiline63

» 1309 PTE H. HERBERT, 2-24TH FOOT
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptyFri May 12, 2023 8:48 am by rai

» Captain Arthur Harrington Kyle
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptyFri May 12, 2023 8:31 am by rai

» 324 Pte O Hughes 1/24th, killed at Isandlwana
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptyThu May 11, 2023 8:28 am by ADMIN

» Trooper Borain Natal Carbineers - Isandlwana Casualty
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptyWed May 10, 2023 5:29 pm by Julian Whybra

» Zulu Victory or British Defeat?: Analysing the Battle of Isandlwana, 1879
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptyMon May 08, 2023 8:47 am by Julian Whybra

» New Shaka Series
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptySun May 07, 2023 12:25 pm by Jon84

» Morosi's Mountain
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptySun May 07, 2023 4:04 am by aussie inkosi

» Mr Alfred Dobson (Frontier Light Horse)
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptySun May 07, 2023 3:53 am by aussie inkosi

» Zulu Dawn/Zulu - New Immortals Film The Way Forward ?
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptyFri May 05, 2023 9:52 am by jgregory

» University Essay
Private Henry Hook Letter EmptyWed May 03, 2023 5:55 pm by bayonet charge

Search
 
 

Display results as :
 
Rechercher Advanced Search
181x240
Top posters
90th
Private Henry Hook Letter Bar_leftPrivate Henry Hook Letter BarPrivate Henry Hook Letter Bar_right 
Frank Allewell
Private Henry Hook Letter Bar_leftPrivate Henry Hook Letter BarPrivate Henry Hook Letter Bar_right 
littlehand
Private Henry Hook Letter Bar_leftPrivate Henry Hook Letter BarPrivate Henry Hook Letter Bar_right 
ADMIN
Private Henry Hook Letter Bar_leftPrivate Henry Hook Letter BarPrivate Henry Hook Letter Bar_right 
Julian Whybra
Private Henry Hook Letter Bar_leftPrivate Henry Hook Letter BarPrivate Henry Hook Letter Bar_right 
1879graves
Private Henry Hook Letter Bar_leftPrivate Henry Hook Letter BarPrivate Henry Hook Letter Bar_right 
gardner1879
Private Henry Hook Letter Bar_leftPrivate Henry Hook Letter BarPrivate Henry Hook Letter Bar_right 
John Young
Private Henry Hook Letter Bar_leftPrivate Henry Hook Letter BarPrivate Henry Hook Letter Bar_right 
rusteze
Private Henry Hook Letter Bar_leftPrivate Henry Hook Letter BarPrivate Henry Hook Letter Bar_right 
Chelmsfordthescapegoat
Private Henry Hook Letter Bar_leftPrivate Henry Hook Letter BarPrivate Henry Hook Letter Bar_right 
Top posting users this month
rai
Private Henry Hook Letter Bar_leftPrivate Henry Hook Letter BarPrivate Henry Hook Letter Bar_right 
Julian Whybra
Private Henry Hook Letter Bar_leftPrivate Henry Hook Letter BarPrivate Henry Hook Letter Bar_right 
Most active topics
Durnford was he capable.1
Durnford was he capable. 4
Durnford was he capable.5
Pte David Jenkins. 'Forgotten' Survivor of Rorke's Drift Returned to Official Records
Isandlwana, Last Stands
The ammunition question
Durnford was he capable. 3
Durnford was he capable.2
Pte David Jenkins. 'Forgotten' Survivor of Rorke's Drift Returned to Official Records
The missing five hours.
Most Viewed Topics
Please Do Not Post Ads on Our Forum
Google Chrome new standards imposed
Recent Members To The ZULU WAR 1879 Discussion & Reference Forum ( A Small Victorian War in 1879)
Pte David Jenkins. 'Forgotten' Survivor of Rorke's Drift Returned to Official Records
Isandlwana, Last Stands
The missing five hours.
ISANDLWANA SURVIVIORS
The ammunition question
Lieutenant Adendorff 1-3 N.N.C.
Adding to the Library
Fair Use Notice
Fair use notice. This website may contain copyrighted material the use of which has not been specifically authorised by the copyright owner. We are making such material and images are available in our efforts to advance the understanding of the “Anglo Zulu War of 1879. For educational & recreational purposes. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material, as provided for in UK copyright law. The information is purely for educational and research purposes only. No profit is made from any part of this website. If you hold the copyright on any material on the site, or material refers to you, and you would like it to be removed, please let us know and we will work with you to reach a resolution.
Keywords
2022 Jones 24th Harry anstey drift smith Isandlwana Roll Franklin james horse taylor harford Mounted Durnford Prince john Russell brown Police martini Natal henry carbineers George
 

 Private Henry Hook Letter

Go down 
AuthorMessage
Guest
Guest




Private Henry Hook Letter Empty
PostSubject: Private Henry Hook Letter   Private Henry Hook Letter EmptyThu Aug 12, 2010 10:12 pm

From Private Henry Hook, B Company, 2-24th Regiment to his mother, Mrs E. Hook, Drybridgestreet, Monmouth.

Rorke's Drift.

“After the enemy had fled from the general's camp, they came across the river here and attacked our commissary stores but fortunately we got an hour's warning and made a fort. By-and-bye down they came in thousands---one black mass---so many we did not know where to fire first, they being so many and we were about 100 all told. But, thank God, after a night of great fighting, we drove them off and we saw the general's forces coming over the hill and that gave us great relief, I can tell you. There were four Monmouth men killed, viz. Sergeant Maxfield (Cinderhill-street), Private Hopkins (formerly a servant at Gibraltar House, Monmouth and later a policeman stationed at Llanarth), Private Charles (Penalt near Monmouth) and Thomas Bennet (Monnow-street). Sergeant Maxfield was burnt alive in the hospital; the enemy swarmed around and burnt the place before we could save him and, as he was raving mad with fever, he could not save himself. Hopkins and the others were killed in the fight at the general's camp. I had a very narrow escape, for I was in the hospital and when the enemy set fire to it, I had to get out of the window and fight my way through them .... I am now servant to Major Black (his man having been killed) and a nice gentleman he is and I like him very much...”
Extracted from “Welsh Soldiers in the Zulu War” by Alan Conway, National Library of Wales journal Vol. XI/1 Summer 1959.

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Petty Officer Tom
Back to top Go down
Umbiki

Umbiki


Posts : 131
Join date : 2010-07-04
Location : Gloucester, UK

Private Henry Hook Letter Empty
PostSubject: Re: Private Henry Hook Letter   Private Henry Hook Letter EmptyFri Aug 13, 2010 6:33 pm

Quote :
... I am now servant to Major Black (his man having been killed) and a nice gentleman he is and I like him very much...”

A little anecdote to the above that might raise a smile:

"[Black's voice] could be heard above the Fort calling for "H-o-ok!" many times a day. So the men had their little joke, and whenever Hook was called for they themselves shouted for Hook and then yelled out, "I think he's hooked it, sir!", which always caused great merriment."

From Barry C Johnson's "Hook of Rorke's Drift - The Life of Henry Hook VC"

What a way to treat a VC - and a man of Gloucestershire at that ! Wink

U
Back to top Go down
 
Private Henry Hook Letter
Back to top 
Page 1 of 1
 Similar topics
-
» Private Henry Ruffle of the 80th Foot. Letter
» Mrs Henry Hook
» Henry Hook VC
» Henry Hook
» Selling off the deads belongings.

Permissions in this forum:You cannot reply to topics in this forum
WWW.1879ZULUWAR.COM  :: GENERAL DISCUSSION AREA-
Jump to: