Zulu Dawn:“Excuse me, my Lord, there's something I must convey to you. I rode along the track down to Rorke's Drift. The sky above is red with fire. Your orders my Lord? Do we move to the drift?”
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Posts : 7077 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 53 Location : Down South.
Subject: Charles James Hamilton Fri Oct 08, 2010 10:49 pm
He served in the 3rd Regiment, "The Buffs." Ensign 17 March 1858; Lieut. 22 October 1861; Capt. 26 June 1867; Lieut-Col 30 November 1885; retired on pension 1835; was Adjutant, British Guiana, 1864-66; Assistant Military Secretary, China, 1881-82; A.D.C. to Governor of Hong Kong 1882-83. War service: Served in latter part of Zulu war, 1879. Medal.
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Posts : 7077 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 53 Location : Down South.
Subject: Re: Charles James Hamilton Fri Dec 13, 2013 11:36 pm
"Charles James Hamilton, who m. Isabel, da. of Charles Taddy, Esq. He served in the 3rd Regiment, "The Buffs." Ensign 17 March 1858; Lieut. 22 October 1861; Capt. 26 June 1867; Lieut-Col 30th November 1885; retired on pension 1835; was Adjutant, British Guiana, 1864-66; Assistant Military Secretary, China, 1881-82; A.D.C. to Governor of Hong Kong 1882-83. War service: Served in latter part of Zulu war, 1879. Medal. Ob. 3 Oct 1918. Their children are: - Margaret Hilda Hamilton, Pauline Rose Hamilton and Kathleen Norah Hamilton"
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Posts : 10361 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 65 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: Charles James Hamilton Fri Dec 13, 2013 11:56 pm
Major Charles James Hamilton arrived in Natal too late to take part in the war . Joined the Regiment at Pinetown on it's return from Zululand . 90th
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