| | Any Rocketeers named? |  |
|
|
| Author | Message |
|---|
SRB1965
Posts : 896
Join date : 2017-05-13
Age : 57
Location : Uttoxeter - the last place God made and he couldn't be bothered to finish it.....
| Subject: Any Rocketeers named?  Sat Jan 13, 2018 12:34 am | |
| Hi,
Are the names of the other members of the Rocket detachment (apart from Grant, Trainor etc) recorded or does anyone have any ideas of who they were?
Ta
Sime |
|
| | |
John Young
Posts : 2678
Join date : 2013-09-08
Age : 66
Location : Слава Україні! Героям слава!
| | Subject: Re: Any Rocketeers named? Sat Jan 13, 2018 1:41 am | |
| Sime,
Acting Bombardier 2766 George Goff, N/5 R.A., readily springs to mind, as does Private 299 D. (Or W.) Johnson, 1st/24th Regiment.
Not forgetting Brevet Major Francis Broadfoot Russell, 11/7 R.A.
JY
Last edited by John Young on Sat Jan 13, 2018 12:49 pm; edited 1 time in total |
|
| | |
SRB1965
Posts : 896
Join date : 2017-05-13
Age : 57
Location : Uttoxeter - the last place God made and he couldn't be bothered to finish it.....
| | Subject: Re: Any Rocketeers named? Sat Jan 13, 2018 12:43 pm | |
| Hi John,
Thanks a lot.
In all the books I have read, it always names around 5 members and says 'plus 4 others'.
We now have William Taylor named but he was not one of the 'others' because until Julian's latest work, he was not know to have been part of the detachment.
Are the names of the 'others' (from C coy 1/24th) recorded, or were the records lost at Isandlwana
Cheers
Sime |
|
| | |
John Young
Posts : 2678
Join date : 2013-09-08
Age : 66
Location : Слава Україні! Героям слава!
| | Subject: Re: Any Rocketeers named? Sat Jan 13, 2018 12:54 pm | |
| Sime,
The Pay & Muster Roll which might have indicated those on detached duties was indeed lost at iSandlwana. So there no way - at present - to establish their identities.
Regards,
JY |
|
| | |
SRB1965
Posts : 896
Join date : 2017-05-13
Age : 57
Location : Uttoxeter - the last place God made and he couldn't be bothered to finish it.....
| | Subject: Re: Any Rocketeers named? Sat Jan 13, 2018 2:21 pm | |
| Thanks a lot John
Maybe something will turn up one day.....
Sime |
|
| | |
Julian Whybra
Posts : 3165
Join date : 2011-09-12
Location : Billericay, Essex
| | Subject: Re: Any Rocketeers named? Sun Jan 14, 2018 12:13 pm | |
| Ptes Grant, Trainer, Johnson from 1/24th C coy (all survived) plus Pte Mahoney and 4 unknowns from C coy (all kia one of whom escaped and was killed on the Trail)
Goff (survived)
Russell kia and Taylor, survived.
Total 11.
|
|
| | |
SRB1965
Posts : 896
Join date : 2017-05-13
Age : 57
Location : Uttoxeter - the last place God made and he couldn't be bothered to finish it.....
| | Subject: Re: Any Rocketeers named? Sun Jan 14, 2018 1:36 pm | |
| Hi
That's the thing I am fascinated by, the fact that the rocket detachment was the one 'closest to danger' (OK there was probably no where safe at Isandlwana for the British, that day) but 6 out of 11 survived the journey back to the camp, out of which 5 made it to safety.
Thank you
Simon
|
|
| | |
| | Any Rocketeers named? | |
|
Home 
Search 
Register 
Log in 
