Zulu: Lieutenant John Chard:What's our strength? Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead:Seven officers including surgeon, commissaries and so on; Adendorff now I suppose; wounded and sick 36, fit for duty 97 and about 40 native levies. Not much of an army for you
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Posts : 2558 Join date : 2009-04-06 Age : 57 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 : 1096 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 : 1849 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 : 7086 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 51 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!
From Zulu.
Julian Whybra
Posts : 2276 Join date : 2011-09-12
Subject: Re: Sergeant Robert Maxfield Sat Oct 27, 2012 4:49 pm
Is that immortal or immoral?
tasker224
Posts : 2102 Join date : 2010-07-30 Age : 53 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 : 2102 Join date : 2010-07-30 Age : 53 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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