Survivors 1879

Subject: Survivors 1879 Thu Jul 07, 2016 11:03 am

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excellent photo thanks for posting!!!

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Agreed, nice one. have you a date for that!..guessing mid thirties?.

Subject: Re: Survivors 1879 Fri Jul 08, 2016 9:46 am

Les,

Close 1929, it is from one of the 50th anniversary Natal newspapers.

There are series of groups such as that one.

John Y.

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Thanks JY.. earlier than i thought, the same year my dad was born.

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Bonsoir,
It seems to me that the photography posted by the member "Nthornton" has been published in the Natal Mercury (and maybe in other Natal newspapers / duplicata).

There is a quote in "England's sons" by Julian Whybra about a photography of Stevens:
"... Natal Mercury, 15th July 1929 (front row, left)".

There is the same quote in "England's sons" about Sparks ("front row, centre").

I didn't find B. Cooper (NMP) in the list of the survivors of Isandhlwana in "England's sons".

Cheers

Frédéric

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ymob
...and for the record Cooper was not a survivor of Isandhlwana.

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Bonsoir Mr Whybra,
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I have not doubt!
Your list (England's sons) is more comprehensive and accurate than the record.
Cheers
Frédéric

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163 Trooper B Cooper enlisted in the NMP on 20/1/1877, and was a member of the escort for Sir Garnet Wolseley's expedition into Zululand. He was not part of the Central Column's NMP detachment involved at Isandlwana.

Brett