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Lt. R. Franklin 'D' Coy 2nd Btn 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment
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Subject: Lt. R. Franklin 'D' Coy 2nd Btn 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:15 pm
Lt. R. Franklin 'D' Coy 2nd Btn 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment, present with No.3 Column & died of fever during the Campaign - Memorial Window (Wigmore) [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] Photo By Tim Needham.
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Subject: Re: Lt. R. Franklin 'D' Coy 2nd Btn 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment Fri Jan 28, 2011 9:53 pm
Lieutenant Reginald William FRANKLIN - 2/24th (2nd Warwickshire Regt.) Died, 20th February 1879. Aged 19. Son of Major-General C. Franklin, CB. (Royal Artillery). Educated at Cheltenham College.
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Subject: Lt. William Franklin D Coy 2 / 24th Sat Jan 29, 2011 3:07 am
Hi All . Some more on LT. R. W. Franklin from ' The Noble 24th by Norman Holme '
Franklin , Reginald William . Lieutenant . Born 23 /10 / 59 , the youngest son of Maj - Gen C.T.Franklin , CB , R.A. Educated at Cheltenham College , he entered Sandhurst , Feb 1878 , 2nd Lt. 11 / 5 / 78 ; Lt 23 / 1 / 79 . Died Of Dysentery at Helpmakaar 20 / 2 / 79 . Served in the Zulu War 1879 , present at the storming of Sirayo's stronhold . South Africa Medal with Clasp 1879 , issued 7 / 5 / 81 .
As you can see he was promoted to Lt the day after Isandlwana / R.D / Nyezane .
cheers 90th.
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Subject: Re: Lt. R. Franklin 'D' Coy 2nd Btn 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment Sat Dec 22, 2012 8:19 pm
Franklin, Reginald William, son . of Colonel Charles Trigance Franklin, C.B., R.A., Sillins, Redditch, Worcestershire ; bom 23rd October, 1859. 3V—Teighmore,
Royal Military College, Sandhurst, 1878. Lieutenant, 24th Foot. 1878. Served in the Zulu War in 1879, and was present at the storming of Sirayo's Stronghold in the Bashee Valley ; on the day of the disaster at Isandlwana (22nd January) he was absent with the main body of the column under Lord Chelmsford, but subsequently caught fever from the dead bodies lying on that battlefield, and died at Helpmakaar on the 20th February. 1879.
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Subject: Re: Lt. R. Franklin 'D' Coy 2nd Btn 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:31 pm
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] Lt. R. Franklin 'D' Coy 2nd Btn 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment, present with No.3 Column & died of fever during the Zulu Campaign (Helpmekaar) Photo by Tim Needham
Lt. R. Franklin 'D' Coy 2nd Btn 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment
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