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: SURGEON-MAJOR D. C. G. BOURNS Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:46 am
"SURGEON-MAJOR D. C. G. BOURNS is placed on temporary half-pay on account of ill-health, September 15th. His commissions are dated: Assistant-Surgeon, September 30th, 1864; Surgeon, March 1st, 1873; and Surgeon-Major, September 30th, 1876. He was engaged in the Zulu war in 1879 (medal with clasp) and in the Egyptian war of 1882, being present at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir (medal with clasp and Khedive's bronze star)"
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Subject: Re: SURGEON-MAJOR D. C. G. BOURNS Thu Apr 11, 2013 8:41 am
Daniel Charles Grose Bourns was born on 25 April 1843. He was appointed Assistant Surgeon on 30 September 1864, Surgeon on 1 March 1873, and Surgeon-Major on 30 September 1876. He went on half-pay in September 1890 and died at Oxted, Surrey, on 9 July 1892. (13th July 1879 to 18th October 1879). Died 9th July 1892. Medals South Africa Medal 1879, Egyptian War Medal 1882-1889 with clasp Tel-el-Kebir, Khedive Star.
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Subject: Re: SURGEON-MAJOR D. C. G. BOURNS Mon Apr 15, 2013 8:35 pm
"Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel DANIEL CHARLES GROSE BOURNS, second son of the late Robert Whitelaw Bourns. Esq., of Hatley Manor, died on July 9th at Hall Hill Oxted Surrey, aged 45. He entered the Army as an Assistant Surgeon, September 30th, 1864; became Surgeon, March 1st, 1873; and Surgeon-Major, September 30th, 1876. He was placed on half pay on aecount of ill-lhealith, September 15th, 1890. He served in the Zulu war in 1879, receiving the medal with clasp. He also served in the Egyptian war of 1882, and was present at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir, receiving the medal with clasp and the Khedive's star".
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