With Colonel Black in May??

Posts : 2001 Join date : 2011-08-01 Age : 24

Does anyone know if a certain Laurence

Went with Colonel Black to Isandlwana in March, the second vist??

i think he may have been a officer Suspect

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DB14

Posts : 935 Join date : 2011-10-21 Location : Algoa Bay

Hi DB14,

Was this Col Black the Maj Black of the 24th who lead the expedition of NMP troopers to Isandlwana on about 2 February 1879, to recover the 24th's colours?

barry

Posts : 2001 Join date : 2011-08-01 Age : 24

Its the same man Idea

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DB14

Posts : 420 Join date : 2011-05-14

DB14,

There was a Captain Henry Buckton Laurence in the 2nd Battn., 4th (King's Own Royal) Regiment, who was based at Helpmekaar, appears in Mac' & Shad' as Lawrence (sic). I've got an engraving of him somewhere as he was later killed in subsequent campaign whilst serving in a South African unit, having resigned his commission.

kwaJimu1879

Posts : 2001 Join date : 2011-08-01 Age : 24

Hi Thanks for that

This is what i had on him

From "Selected Writings of the Late William Moorsom Laurence" ibid.

"...I found rather an interesting relic in the shape of a diary kept by Lieut. Pope, who was in command of the company of the 2-24th that was destroyed

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DB14

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http://1879zuluwar.forumotion.com/t2335-capt-h-laurence-2nd-btn-4th-king-s-own-royal-regiment

Posts : 420 Join date : 2011-05-14

DB14,

Then that would be Assistant Commissary W. M. Laurence of the Commissariat & Transport Department, who performed Transport duty at the Hq.-Qrs. at Pietermaritzburg...

I think I've got an engraving of him somewhere as well!

kwaJimu1879