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rusteze

Posts : 2871 Join date : 2010-06-02
 | Subject: Invalided home Wed Jan 17, 2018 6:04 pm | |
| Just to whet your appetite, I found this tucked away in a Royal Marines muster book at Kew today. It contains two lists of invalids being brought home on the troopship HMS Jumna in 1879. I doubt it has been seen before. More to follow. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]PS Does anyone know anything about Chelmsford's cook? Steve Reinstadtler |
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ymob

Posts : 2268 Join date : 2010-10-22 Location : France
 | Subject: Re: Invalided home Wed Jan 17, 2018 6:27 pm | |
| Bonjour, Chelmsford's cook during the first invasion was French. His name was Laparra and he was killed at Isandhlwana. Amitié Fred |
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ymob

Posts : 2268 Join date : 2010-10-22 Location : France
 | Subject: Re: Invalided home Wed Jan 17, 2018 6:36 pm | |
| Steve, To my knowledge his body has never been recognised but some papers belonged to him were found. Fred
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rusteze

Posts : 2871 Join date : 2010-06-02
 | Subject: Re: Invalided home Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:21 pm | |
| Thanks Fred. I have posted something on the Widows and Orphans thread.
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ymob

Posts : 2268 Join date : 2010-10-22 Location : France
 | Subject: Re: Invalided home Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:54 pm | |
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90th

Posts : 10677 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 66 Location : Melbourne, Australia
 | Subject: Invalided Home Thu Jan 18, 2018 2:42 am | |
| Steve , I'll bet Tom would like to see that ! 90th |
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rusteze

Posts : 2871 Join date : 2010-06-02
 | Subject: Re: Invalided home Thu Jan 18, 2018 10:39 am | |
| Hi Gary
Already copied to Tom with some other stuff. But the point is these invalids are from all regiments - somebody in the War Office just popped the envelope in the RM Muster Book because the Battalion was also on Jumna - nothing to do with the RM really. What else might be mis-filed I wonder? Will post later.
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John Young

Posts : 2836 Join date : 2013-09-08 Age : 67 Location : Слава Україні! Героям слава!
 | Subject: Re: Invalided home Thu Jan 18, 2018 11:26 am | |
| Steve,
I imagined it would have been The Admiralty, rather than The War Office.
Her Majesty’s Troopship Jumna was exactly as its designation infers, what you have chanced upon there - I would suggest - with the invalids is an additional passengers roll.
Regards,
JY |
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rusteze

Posts : 2871 Join date : 2010-06-02
 | Subject: Re: Invalided home Thu Jan 18, 2018 11:33 am | |
| You are right John. The envelope even says "Admiralty" - getting senile.
Steve |
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90th

Posts : 10677 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 66 Location : Melbourne, Australia
 | Subject: Invalided Home Thu Jan 18, 2018 12:05 pm | |
| Very interesting Steve 90th |
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John Young

Posts : 2836 Join date : 2013-09-08 Age : 67 Location : Слава Україні! Героям слава!
 | Subject: Re: Invalided home Thu Jan 18, 2018 12:20 pm | |
| 90th,
What’s interesting Steve’s senility?
Steve,
I’m sure I’m already there myself...
JY |
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90th

Posts : 10677 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 66 Location : Melbourne, Australia
 | Subject: Invalided Home Thu Jan 18, 2018 12:36 pm | |
| Dont know why I wrote that , sorry what's happening ? , whatever you people have ...so do I ! 90th |
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rusteze

Posts : 2871 Join date : 2010-06-02
 | Subject: Re: Invalided home Thu Jan 18, 2018 5:53 pm | |
| Here are the two rolls contained in the envelope. Note the second is invalids being taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital Netley. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Steve Reinstadtler |
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1879graves

Posts : 3320 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon
 | Subject: Re: Invalided home Thu Jan 18, 2018 6:59 pm | |
| Great find Steve. Well done. |
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John Young

Posts : 2836 Join date : 2013-09-08 Age : 67 Location : Слава Україні! Героям слава!
 | Subject: Re: Invalided home Thu Jan 18, 2018 7:47 pm | |
| Interesting to see Lt. Carey and his escort listed as invalids.
JY |
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rusteze

Posts : 2871 Join date : 2010-06-02
 | Subject: Re: Invalided home Thu Jan 18, 2018 8:08 pm | |
| The same goes for Pearson does it not?
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John Young

Posts : 2836 Join date : 2013-09-08 Age : 67 Location : Слава Україні! Героям слава!
 | Subject: Re: Invalided home Thu Jan 18, 2018 8:17 pm | |
| Steve,
No I think The Bulldog of Eshowe might have had issues from the siege.
In time he would become Governor of Netley.
JY |
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90th

Posts : 10677 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 66 Location : Melbourne, Australia
 | Subject: Invalided Home Thu Jan 18, 2018 11:05 pm | |
| Thanks Steve , some information that'd certainly not have come to light in the near future , if anyone has one of these men's Campaign Medals at least they now have some information regarding '' their '' man or men . 90th |
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