Film Zulu Quote:Lieutenant John Chard: The army doesn't like more than one disaster in a day. Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead: Looks bad in the newspapers and upsets civilians at their breakfast..
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Posts : 8220 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 75 Location : Cape Town South Africa
Subject: Promotion of Bromhead Sun Sep 01, 2013 3:13 pm
The official history of the 24th, CT ATkinson, records that Lt G Bromhead received a VC and a Brevet as Major. However in LGO (unnumbered) dated 22nd May 1879 He is promoted to Captain, in place of Reginald Younghusband. Any help available as to when he would have received his Brevet rank?
Cheers
kwajimu1879
Posts : 420 Join date : 2011-05-14
Subject: Re: Promotion of Bromhead Sun Sep 01, 2013 3:33 pm
Springbok,
Gonville Bromhead was promoted to Captain with effect from 23rd January 1879, see The London Gazette of 21st March 1879, the same Gazette which lists a number of other promotions within the 24th caused by Isandlwana.
His Brevet Majority was ante-dated to the same date of 23rd January 1879.
'Jimu
Frank Allewell
Posts : 8220 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 75 Location : Cape Town South Africa
Subject: Re: Promotion of Bromhead Sun Sep 01, 2013 3:37 pm
Thanks Jimu Lt for breakfast Captain for lunch and Major for Dinner. If I was him I wouldnt have gone to bed early!
Thanks
kwajimu1879
Posts : 420 Join date : 2011-05-14
Subject: Re: Promotion of Bromhead Sun Sep 01, 2013 3:48 pm
Springbok,
I imagine he did, or at least turned a deaf ear to all the adulation.
'Jimu
Frank Allewell
Posts : 8220 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 75 Location : Cape Town South Africa
Subject: Re: Promotion of Bromhead Sun Sep 01, 2013 3:50 pm
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90th
Posts : 10473 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 66 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: Promotion of Bromhead Sun Sep 01, 2013 4:10 pm
Hi Jimu . As Springy put it '' Lt for B'fast , Capt for Lunch , Major for Dinner '' , did anyone else have a similar rise in rank ? Cheers 90th.
kwajimu1879
Posts : 420 Join date : 2011-05-14
Subject: Re: Promotion of Bromhead Sun Sep 01, 2013 4:28 pm
90th,
Only one that I know of John Rouse Merriot Chard, Royal Engineers, or was that too obvious? Chard & Bromhead's brevets are the link below.
Take a look at [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] for the 24th and others promoted because of casualties and tab it back to the previous page 2309, by use the button at the top to see the others.
'Jimu
90th
Posts : 10473 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 66 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: Promotion of Bromhead Sun Sep 01, 2013 4:33 pm
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