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Lord Chelmsford Said .Buller is ‘one of the finest soldiers of the century’, so modest and reticent –that it was difficult to say for what individual deed he had got the Victoria Cross as he had been doing acts worthy of it all along the line
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Posts : 10089 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 64 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: Who should've and shouldnt have been awarded the VC. Sun Nov 18, 2012 10:37 pm
Chard . To quote your good self ...........Hello !!! Maybe you should read your post of today at 12.34 am ! . Then go to the ' Durnford was he capable ' thread and do so ! . You will then see what Martin has posted in regards to Durnfords orders , here is the heads up ....Durnford was NEVER ordered to take command or sterngthen the camp ! . No matter whose side you may be on it's plain and simple , Read the posts !!. 90th.
littlehand
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Subject: Re: Who should have and who shouldn’t have been awarded the Victoria Cross. Zulu War 1879. Sun Nov 18, 2012 11:13 pm
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Durnford was NEVER ordered to take command or sterngthen the camp
Why is this still be debated, it was established that none of the commands above we're issued.
90th
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Subject: Who should've or shouldnt've been awarded the VC Sun Nov 18, 2012 11:24 pm
Littlehand . I was merely replying to Chard's post , as I said to Pascal not all on here are as well read as yourself on the war !. 90th.
John
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Subject: Re: Who should have and who shouldn’t have been awarded the Victoria Cross. Zulu War 1879. Mon Nov 19, 2012 12:12 am
True!! So he wasn't order to take command... Only :joker:
impi
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Subject: Re: Who should have and who shouldn’t have been awarded the Victoria Cross. Zulu War 1879. Mon Nov 19, 2012 8:22 am
Yes he was, read CREALOCK'S order.. " you are to march, with all the men with you, to the camp and take command of it.
Only Joking....
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. You will then see what Martin has posted in regards to Durnfords orders , here is the heads up ....Durnford was NEVER ordered to take command or sterngthen the camp ! . No matter whose side you may be on it's plain and simple , Read the posts !!. 
