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: C o m p t o n , T. B. (Maj. ret. pay.) Wed Dec 21, 2016 12:18 am
C o m p t o n , T. B. (Maj. ret. pay.)—S, African War, 1879-81.—Zulu Campaign,—Battle of Ulundi. Medal with clasp. Transvaal Campaign. Defence of Standerton. Mentioned in Despatches. Operations on N. W. Frontierof India,lH97-S.—Operations on the Samana; also with Tirah Exped. Force-Medal with 3 clasps.
90th
Posts : 10352 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 65 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Should be T.E.Compton ( not TB according to Mac & Shad ) Served with the Regt throughout the war , and was present at Ulundi . 90th
John Young
Posts : 2301 Join date : 2013-09-08 Age : 65 Location : Lower Sheering, Essex
Subject: Re: C o m p t o n , T. B. (Maj. ret. pay.) Fri Mar 10, 2017 4:31 pm
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] Lt. Thomas Edward Compton, 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment. Photographed prior to embarkation, 1879. John Young Collection
Compton attended Staff College in the class of 1889/90. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] Capt. T. E. Compton, 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Detail from his Staff College group photograph. (John Young Collection.
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