Invalided home

Posts : 2871 Join date : 2010-06-02

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

Posts : 2268 Join date : 2010-10-22 Location : France

Bonjour,
Chelmsford's cook during the first invasion was French. His name was Laparra and he was killed at Isandhlwana.
Amitié
Fred

Posts : 2268 Join date : 2010-10-22 Location : France

Steve,
To my knowledge his body has never been recognised but some papers belonged to him were found.
Fred

Posts : 2871 Join date : 2010-06-02

Thanks Fred. I have posted something on the Widows and Orphans thread.

Steve

Posts : 2268 Join date : 2010-10-22 Location : France

Subject: Invalided Home Thu Jan 18, 2018 2:42 am

Steve , I'll bet Tom would like to see that ! Shocked

90th

Posts : 2871 Join date : 2010-06-02

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.

Steve

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

Posts : 2871 Join date : 2010-06-02

You are right John. The envelope even says "Admiralty" - getting senile.

Steve

Subject: Invalided Home Thu Jan 18, 2018 12:05 pm

Very interesting Steve
90th

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

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 scratch

Posts : 2871 Join date : 2010-06-02

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

Posts : 3320 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon

Great find Steve.

Well done.

Salute

Subject: Re: Invalided home Thu Jan 18, 2018 7:47 pm

Interesting to see Lt. Carey and his escort listed as invalids.

JY

Posts : 2871 Join date : 2010-06-02

The same goes for Pearson does it not?

Steve

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

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 . Salute

90th

» A grand welcome home.
» Home to Rest
» Letters Home
» The last survivor at Isandhlwana
» Letter home from Eshowe