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: COLLAR MKR. B. SHELFORD, R.A Wed Jul 06, 2011 12:01 am
"16166 S: COLLAR MKR. B. SHELFORD, R.A." Benjamin Shelford, from St Mary's, Huntingdon, enl, aged 23, at Aldershot 4/1/1879, served in the Zulu War gaining the South Africa Medal & clasp "1879" & in the Boer War gaining the QSA & 3 clasps in addition to his LSGC, disch 1902."
90th
Posts : 10356 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 65 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Hi all. Had a quick look through the R.A Rolls and I think found our man , R.A 6th Bgde , N Battery Commanded by Major LeGrice , F.T. Gunner 4166 B. Shelford Medal with 1879 Clasp. cheers 90th.
1879graves
Posts : 3192 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon
I have to agree with you, 14 years is a long time in one country.
The other interesting thing about his Service is that he joined the Service in Jan 1879 and only a month later (51 days), he was sent on Active service in a foreign land. He did not return home until 15 years later in December 1893.
1879graves
Posts : 3192 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon
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