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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Lieutenant Richard Hawes MacCarthy, 2nd/4th Regiment
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John Young
Posts : 2284 Join date : 2013-09-08 Age : 65 Location : Lower Sheering, Essex
Subject: Lieutenant Richard Hawes MacCarthy, 2nd/4th Regiment Fri May 18, 2018 10:26 pm
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] Lt. R. H. MacCarthy, 2nd Batt., 4th (King’s Own) Regiment. John Young Collection.
Lieutenant MacCarthy served in the Zulu War and was present at the actions at Hlobane and Khambula. Invalided after the latter action.
Died - having retired with the rank of Major - in St. George, Queensland, Australia, on 3rd August, 1897.
JY
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Posts : 3190 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon
Subject: Re: Lieutenant Richard Hawes MacCarthy, 2nd/4th Regiment Sat May 19, 2018 6:26 pm
Hi JY
Many thanks for sharing the above with the forum.
Well done Sir
90th
Posts : 10327 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 65 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: Lt Richard Hawes MacCarthy 2/ 4th Regt Sun May 27, 2018 4:15 am
Nice find JY 90TH
John Young
Posts : 2284 Join date : 2013-09-08 Age : 65 Location : Lower Sheering, Essex
Subject: Re: Lieutenant Richard Hawes MacCarthy, 2nd/4th Regiment Sun May 27, 2018 8:32 am
Gary,
Your Mission if you care to accept it... find his grave in Queensland!
JY
90th
Posts : 10327 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 65 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: Lt Richard Hawes MacCarthy 2/ 4th Regt Sun May 27, 2018 11:22 am
Don't like my chances ! . 90th
John Young
Posts : 2284 Join date : 2013-09-08 Age : 65 Location : Lower Sheering, Essex
Subject: Re: Lieutenant Richard Hawes MacCarthy, 2nd/4th Regiment Sun May 27, 2018 11:27 am
Come on it is only 15 hours drive from you!
JY
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Posts : 10327 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 65 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: Re: Lieutenant Richard Hawes MacCarthy, 2nd/4th Regiment Sun May 27, 2018 11:28 am
90th
Bobbo
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Subject: Re: Lieutenant Richard Hawes MacCarthy, 2nd/4th Regiment Tue May 18, 2021 9:34 pm
Lt MacCarthy - I recently came into possession of this mans medals from the Ashanti wars and South Africa (1879)
He was the son of Sir Charles Justin MacCarthy. (1811-1864). The 12th Governor of British Ceylon.
He joined The Kings Own 4th Foot in 1869 as a commissioner officer
To replace the losses that 1st Squadron, Mounted Infantry had sustained at ISandlwana the 2nd Battalion, 4th (The King's Own Royal) Regiment supplied an officer, Lieutenant Richard Hawes MacCarthy and a number of other-ranks MacCarthy was invalided after Khambula.(Battle of Khambula: 29th March 1879)Two members of 2nd/4th attached to the squadron were wounded in action at Khambula: Private 11th Brigade/31 J. Anderson - slightly wounded and Private 11th Brigade/631 R. Beswick (also recorded as Bestwick) - severely wounded.
Lieutenant MacCarthy served in the Zulu War and was present at the actions at Hlobane and Khambula. Invalided after the latter action.
Died - having retired with the rank of Major - in St. George, Queensland, Australia, on 3rd August, 1897.
2/4th Foot at Hlobane/Kambula South Africa The 2/4th , were responsible for Garrison , and escort duties on the lines of Communication and March etc etc . A couple of Co's were involved in the blowing up of the caves near Intombe in Sept , these were the Caves used by Manyanyoba and his followers , 2 members of the 2/ 4th were killed in this operation , these two men Sgt Maj Smith & Cpl Pomfrett were the last casualties of the Zulu War
ciroferrara
Posts : 226 Join date : 2010-10-07 Age : 30 Location : exeter
Subject: Re: Lieutenant Richard Hawes MacCarthy, 2nd/4th Regiment Wed May 19, 2021 11:25 am
There is a PHOTO of Macarthy in Ian Knight osprey Book the zulu war. Elite od Men at arms i can’t remember which
Cheers ciroferrara
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