Zulu Dawn:Col Crealock. “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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4 'Allens' in the casualty roll listed as having died at Isandlwana.
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Posts : 4204 Join date : 2008-11-01 Age : 62 Location : KENT
Subject: 4 'Allens' in the casualty roll listed as having died at Isandlwana. Fri Mar 11, 2011 1:48 pm
From Tim Needham.
"I took these photos earlier today in the churchyard at St. Treath in Cornwall, (See Pictorial catalogue of AZW Graves & Memorials) & the stone includes an inscription to a WILLIAM HENRY HOSKIN ALLEN who was killed in action at Isandlwana. I have found just 4 'Allens' in the casualty roll listed as having died there, & just one 'W' Allen, so I'm hoping this is him. According to both the casualty & medal rolls, 'W' Allen was a member of the Natal Native Contingent, although the latter lists him as both a Corporal in the 2nd Battalion & a Sergeant in the 3rd. He does not seem to appear in Julian Whybra's 'England's Sons' however.
The other possibility of course is a mis-printing of his initial; the other Allens listed are: Sgt J Allen (2nd Btn NNC), Pte J Allen (2/24th) & Dvr H Allen (RA)"
Comments welcome..
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Posts : 10290 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 65 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: 4 Allens in the casualty roll died Isandlwana ? Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:07 pm
Hi Pete . checked ' For God Queen And Colony ' by Terry Sole . No Corp Allen in the 2nd REGT NNC . This from the 2nd Batt / 3 rd Regt NNC . Corporal Allen , William Lawson . Killed in action at Isandlwana 22 / 1 / 79 . cheers 90th.
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Posts : 10290 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 65 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: 4 Allens in the casualty roll died Isandlwana ? Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:12 pm
Hi Pete. Just noticed that in Sole's book that there was a Sgt . J. Allen 2nd Batt 3rd Regt NNC , KIA Isandlwana. cheers 90th. .
4 'Allens' in the casualty roll listed as having died at Isandlwana.
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