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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Lance-Sergeant T. Williams (2nd Batt., 24th Regiment)
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Mr Greaves
Posts : 747 Join date : 2009-10-18
Subject: Lance-Sergeant T. Williams (2nd Batt., 24th Regiment) Mon Jan 03, 2011 12:49 am
Doe's anyone have any information regarding the death of Rorkes Drift Defender.Lance-Sergeant T. Williams (2/24th Regiment). Eye-Witness accounts. Or reports.
Mr.G
90th
Posts : 10330 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 65 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: Lce - Sgt Thomas Williams Tue Jan 04, 2011 5:12 am
Hi MrGreaves. From England's Sons by Julian Whybra . Died Of Wounds Received In Action ( Died 23 / 1 / 79 ) 2nd Batt , 24th Regt , 25B / 1328 Lance - Sergeant . Thomas Williams . B Coy . Gunshot Left Side of Chest Fracturing Ribs . Will try and find some details wednesday if nobody else comes up with the goods . . cheers 90th.
90th
Posts : 10330 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 65 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: Lce - Sgt Thomas Williams Wed Jan 05, 2011 12:59 am
Hi Mr. Greaves. This from ' Rorkes Drift By Those Who Were There ' by Jones & Stevenson. Page 26 From Chard's Reort ...... ' It is impossible for one individual to see all , but I particularly myself noticed the behavior of Col Sgt Bourne , Sgt Williams 24th , Cpl Scheiss NNC , Cpl Lyons 24th , Pvt Mcmahon AHC , Pvt's Roy , Deacon .Bush , Cole , Jenkins 24th and many others ' .
Page 64 . Hitch's Report ......'' There was a certain space of about 9 yds where the barricading was uncompleted. It was , of coarse, the weakest link in the chain , and the zulus were not long in discovering this fact. In this position 8 of us , Bromhead , Nicholls , Fagan , Cole , Dalton , Schiess, Williams and myself made a stand , and it was here, I think , the hardest work was done.
page 65. Hitch goes on describing the conflict and then says .. '' Rush after Rush had been repelled, of the 8 who held the unbarricaded position only 2 of us were left , Lt. Bromhead and myself . Nicholls , Fagan and Cole were killed , whilst Dalton and Williams were wounded. Page 192 . A letter written by Revd George Smith , '' Whilst all behaved so gallantly , it was hardly possible to notice other exceptional instances , although all their comrades bore testimony to such in the conduct of Col Sgt Bourne , Sgt Williams , wounded dangerously since dead , Sgt Windridge , Pvt's Mcmahon and Roy.
Page 278 . Casualty Reports 2 / 24th Sgt. T. Williams , Dangerously wounded - Gunshot left side of chest fracturing ribs . Bullet not Lodged . Page 279. Extract from an unidentified Natal Newspaper c. Jan 79.
2 / 24th Sgt Williams . T. . Dangerously wounded - Bullet Breaking Ribs , No serious injury to Lung . cheers 90th.
Lance-Sergeant T. Williams (2nd Batt., 24th Regiment)
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