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 : 2558 Join date : 2009-04-06 Age : 59 Location : UK
Subject: Sergeant Robert Maxfield Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:14 pm
Sergeant Robert Maxfield of the 2nd Battalion, 24th Regiment, was delirious and although they managed to get him dressed, they could not induce him to move and when they returned to carry him away he was being stabbed to death,
old historian2
Posts : 1095 Join date : 2009-01-14 Location : East London
Subject: Re: Sergeant Robert Maxfield Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:06 pm
Has anyone got a photo of Sgt Maxfield.
24th
Posts : 1862 Join date : 2009-03-25
Subject: Re: Sergeant Robert Maxfield Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:19 pm
Old H. I don't think there is one.
littlehand
Posts : 7077 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 53 Location : Down South.
Subject: Re: Sergeant Robert Maxfield Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:54 pm
Old H. Just remember his imortal words. Hook, " You're no good to anyone, except the Queen and Sergeant Maxfield!
Subject: Re: Sergeant Robert Maxfield Sat Oct 27, 2012 4:49 pm
Is that immortal or immoral?
tasker224
Posts : 2101 Join date : 2010-07-30 Age : 55 Location : North London
Subject: Re: Sergeant Robert Maxfield Sat Oct 27, 2012 7:25 pm
improbable, the state he was in with that fever.
tasker224
Posts : 2101 Join date : 2010-07-30 Age : 55 Location : North London
Subject: Re: Sergeant Robert Maxfield Sat Oct 27, 2012 7:35 pm
As a member of Pope's G Coy 2/24th, poor Maxfield was destined to die whether he went across the Mzinyathi with the rest of his company, or got sick and stayed at the hospital.
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