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: Re: What are the chances? Wed Nov 09, 2016 4:26 pm
Is there any inscription on the rear Steve?
rusteze
Posts : 2872 Join date : 2010-06-02
Subject: Re: What are the chances? Wed Nov 09, 2016 4:35 pm
Apparently to a Sgt John Byrne of the 68th at Inkerman. See as follows. Must be a million to one it turned up! [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Steve
90th
Posts : 10326 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 65 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: What are the chances ? Thu Nov 10, 2016 12:05 am
Unbelievable . 90th
90th
Posts : 10326 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 65 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: what are the chances Thu Nov 10, 2016 12:12 am
I recently purchased a book on the early history of the VC up to 1903 , which has I think the first 540 or so VC's , also photo's of nearly 400 of those men , unfortunately no pic of Sgt John Byrne . Hopefully someone may find come across one ? 90th
Frank Allewell
Posts : 7813 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 74 Location : Cape Town South Africa
Subject: Re: What are the chances? Thu Nov 10, 2016 8:43 am
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