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: Lt William Weallens Thu Aug 15, 2013 12:34 pm
Here's a nice one just picked up on Ebay. Lt William Weallens 1/24th taken on 10 Feb 1881 and wearing his Zulu War medal. Weallens was with Chelmsford on 22 January and his letters home appear in Frank Emery's "The Red Soldier.
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Subject: Lt William Weallens Fri Aug 16, 2013 3:12 am
Steve any idea how much it sold for ? . Wish I'd seen it ! 90th
rusteze
Posts : 2872 Join date : 2010-06-02
Subject: Re: Lt William Weallens Fri Aug 16, 2013 11:22 am
I had to part with 52 GBP, which I think is not too bad, particularly as I have his personal copy of "Historical Records of the 24th". It is signed and dated 10 February 1881 on the back - I do not know whether the date has any particular significance, but it does say "Byrne and Co. Photographers to her Majesty".
Steve
90th
Posts : 10359 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 65 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: Lt William Weallens Fri Aug 16, 2013 12:08 pm
Steve , Believe me, you got a bargain , could easily have gone for over a 100 GBPD's , the trick was I didnt see it , and I doubt a couple of others who buy them saw it either ! . You've done well ! . 90th
Kenny
Posts : 451 Join date : 2013-05-07 Location : Brecon
Subject: Re: Lt William Weallens Fri Aug 16, 2013 12:14 pm
Rusteze
Actually Frank Emery lifted the letters from the Uppingham School Journal vol XVII published late in 1879 - the journal also contains letters from other old boys - Lt Hayward FLH and Lt White 90th - there still a lot of info about AZW to find if you look.
rusteze
Posts : 2872 Join date : 2010-06-02
Subject: Re: Lt William Weallens Fri Aug 16, 2013 3:09 pm
Weallens' CDV wasn't well described on Ebay and I only came across it by chance about an hour before it closed. Explains why you and others didn't see it I expect.
His copy of the Regimental History is rather special as well, it has, bound in, a number of the original uniform watercolours by Richard Simkin that appear as plates in the standard edition - and some that do not appear like the example below. Weallens was adjutant at the time (1891) and this must be a presentation copy I think. Not an Ebay find though!
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