Zulu Dawn:Col Crealock. “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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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
ymob
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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
ymob
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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
rusteze
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Subject: Re: Invalided home Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:21 pm
Thanks Fred. I have posted something on the Widows and Orphans thread.
Steve
ymob
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Subject: Re: Invalided home Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:54 pm
90th
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Subject: Invalided Home Thu Jan 18, 2018 2:42 am
Steve , I'll bet Tom would like to see that ! 90th
rusteze
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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.
Steve
John Young
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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
rusteze
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Subject: Re: Invalided home Thu Jan 18, 2018 11:33 am
You are right John. The envelope even says "Admiralty" - getting senile.
Steve
90th
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Subject: Invalided Home Thu Jan 18, 2018 12:05 pm
Very interesting Steve 90th
John Young
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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
90th
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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
rusteze
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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.] [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
Steve Reinstadtler
1879graves
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Subject: Re: Invalided home Thu Jan 18, 2018 6:59 pm
Great find Steve.
Well done.
John Young
Posts : 2263 Join date : 2013-09-08 Age : 65 Location : Lower Sheering, Essex
Subject: Re: Invalided home Thu Jan 18, 2018 7:47 pm
Interesting to see Lt. Carey and his escort listed as invalids.
JY
rusteze
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Subject: Re: Invalided home Thu Jan 18, 2018 8:08 pm
The same goes for Pearson does it not?
Steve
John Young
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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
90th
Posts : 10288 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 65 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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