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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[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] "Lieut-Colonel Alexander Vaughan Payne,Commanding 2nd Battalion Wilts. Regiment, Pretoria. Col. Payne, eldest son of the Rev. J. Vaughan Payne, of Gloucester. He was commissioned as 2nd Lieut. in the 99th Regiment, January 30th 1878, served in the Zulu War of 1879, and was present during the investment of Ekowe, receiving medal with clasp; his services also include the adjutantcy of the 1st V.B. Wilts Regiment, under Colonel the Duke of Somerset, and special service in the Boer War 1901-2 and position being staff-commandant of Queenstown."
(Graphic 1st October 1902) QSA 5 clasps
Lots of information on this chap on the wardrobe website. Had quite a few photo of the battlefields in his collections.
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And Here.
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