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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Subject: Isandhlwana survivors Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:13 pm
Hi,
Does anyone know how many survivors there were from Isandhlwana ? Samuel Wassell, Thomas Westwood, and Frederick Evans, is as far as I know........ can anyone throw anymore names into the pot?
Chris Packet
Drummer Boy 14
Posts : 2002 Join date : 2011-08-01 Age : 24
Subject: Re: Isandhlwana survivors Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:19 pm
Thanks Drummer Boy, I'm not to hot on Isandhlwana, so I thank you for posting that..... I was aware of Shannon and Doig from an account I read somewhere, did they watch the Defence of Rorke's Drift from the bushes.?
Thanks again
Chris Packet
90th
Posts : 10330 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 65 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: Isandlwana Survivors Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:45 am
Hi Chrispacket . No , But they did ride past the camp and told them what had happened , and that they would all be murdered !, there were two that had got into the bushes that took part in the R.D Defence and stayed there till the next morning . I think they may have both been in the hospital at one stage , one was wounded , Beckett ( Assegai wound to stomach / abdoman) died through blood loss in the morning . The other being Pvt John Connolly who got back inside the defences after 5.00am on the 23rd Jan . cheers 90th.
barry
Posts : 935 Join date : 2011-10-21 Location : Algoa Bay
Subject: Isandlwana survivors Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:49 am
Hi Chrispacket,
add Tptr Stevens NMP, to your list.
Shannon and Doig, raised the alarm at RD, then raced on to Ladysmith to so the same there.
barry
90th
Posts : 10330 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 65 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: Isandlwana Survivors Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:52 am
Hi Chrispacket . I dont have the time at present but I'm sure there are a few more who should be on that list . cheers 90th.
Frank Allewell
Posts : 7853 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 74 Location : Cape Town South Africa
Subject: Re: Isandhlwana survivors Thu Feb 02, 2012 10:27 am
Couple more Essex Gardner Smith Dorean Brickhill Adendorf Higginson Vaines Pvt Williams S/M Williams Lt Andrews Tarboton Sibthorpe RB Johnson Bickley Wilson Whelan Hammer Lt Cochrane Barton Raw Vause Henderson Davies.
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