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: Re: Royal Engineers in the Zulu War Thu Aug 26, 2010 9:53 pm
Hi JohnB. You might want to check out the "Interesting websites relating to the AZW" Forum. Home page you will find quite a few of the links your posteing are already on the forum. ( It might just save you a bit of time)
JohnB
Posts : 95 Join date : 2010-01-10 Age : 68 Location : Taunton
Subject: Re: Royal Engineers in the Zulu War Sun Aug 29, 2010 6:12 pm
Hi Littlehand,
Thanks - I usually check the search facility before posting but some of the previous links are not always obvious! I have now found the one above.
JohnB
littlehand
Posts : 7086 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 51 Location : Down South.
Subject: Re: Royal Engineers in the Zulu War Sun Aug 29, 2010 8:45 pm
No problem. Thanks JohnB.
rai
Posts : 197 Join date : 2009-10-16
Subject: Henry Bayard Rich Royal Engineers Sun Nov 20, 2011 9:47 am
Hi All, An interesting Royal Engineer who enjoyed his sports during his short life. Henry Bayard Rich b.1849 Berbice British Guyana, son of Frederick Henry Rich, married Ada Melvill Simons in 1881 at Camberwell. Played in the first FA Cup Final at the Oval on 16th March 1872, Royal Engineers [Chatham] v Wanderers, the wanderers won 1-0, Henry played as a forward. Died 17 November 1884 at Rawalpindi India and is buried there. His grave reads, In Loving Memory of Henry Bayard Rich, Captain Royal Engineers who died from the effect of an accident at Polo, 17 November 1884. Served in the Perak campaign 1875/6, Zulu War 1879, and Egypt 1882.
Rai Keynshamlighthorse
1879graves
Posts : 3030 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon
Subject: Re: Royal Engineers in the Zulu War Sun Nov 20, 2011 10:07 am
Hi All
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] Royal Engineers - 1872: Cup finalist Foto: Colorsport
Royal Engineers (Chatham): (Trainer: none) William Merriman Francis Arthur Marindin George William Addison Alfred George Goodwyn Hugh Mitchell Edward William Creswell Henry Waugh Renny-Tailyour Henry Bayard Rich Herbert Hugh Muirhead Edmond William Cotter Adam Bogle
tasker224
Posts : 2102 Join date : 2010-07-30 Age : 53 Location : North London
Subject: Re: Royal Engineers in the Zulu War Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:45 am
HB Rich was obviously quite a sportsman. What a care free life of riley people of that class lead back then; playing at it! Interestingly, it was considered bad sportsmanship to practise or train for your sport back then. A trainer would have been a complete No No; like the caption in the photo: Trainer: none.
Does anyone know if any of the players from that first FA Cup Final team served in the AZW?
rai
Posts : 197 Join date : 2009-10-16
Subject: Re: Royal Engineers in the Zulu War Sun Nov 20, 2011 1:00 pm
Hi All Only Rich served in the Zulu War, William Merriman who was Captain of the team served in the First Boer War 1880-81. Rai Keynshamlighthorse
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