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Lord Chelmsford Said .Buller is ‘one of the finest soldiers of the century’, so modest and reticent –that it was difficult to say for what individual deed he had got the Victoria Cross as he had been doing acts worthy of it all along the line
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Posts : 10088 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 64 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: Uniform- Details on Natal Natives and some Volunteer Units Thu Aug 30, 2018 6:07 am
Thanks Frank , Thanks Steve . 90th
Frank Allewell
Posts : 7507 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 73 Location : Cape Town South Africa
Subject: Re: Unform-Details on Natal natives and some volunteer units Thu Aug 30, 2018 1:35 pm
Ah the truth dawns ! This would explain all the ring pulls that Tony Pollard and IK found in the dig...…..Tinnies galor !
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Subject: Re: Unform-Details on Natal natives and some volunteer units Thu Aug 30, 2018 5:00 pm
At long last the final truth about defences at Isandlwana!!!! With all those tinnies lying about Chelmsford must have Lagered his camp!!
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John Young
Posts : 2098 Join date : 2013-09-08 Age : 64 Location : Lower Sheering, Essex
Subject: Re: Unform-Details on Natal natives and some volunteer units Thu Aug 30, 2018 5:44 pm
Kate,
I think you mean lager! I despair sometimes...
You Black Rats can only write in yellow crayon...
JY
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Subject: Re: Unform-Details on Natal natives and some volunteer units Thu Aug 30, 2018 6:44 pm
Quite a stout chap Chelmsford though he did have some alements such as never getting a round in for his men thus leading to the ammunition debacle.
Communications were vital to him on campaign and after he'd drawn up a draught message he would use a Porter to deliver it. Some say he lost his bottle and that he ended up carrying the can for his mistakes. Personally I don't think he lagered his camp due to a harrowing childhood caused by being raised by evil Foster parents.
As for yellow crayons JY, when you are the elite of the elite , its all you need. (At least, unlike the TSG, we can spell it.)
Frank Allewell
Posts : 7507 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 73 Location : Cape Town South Africa
Subject: Re: Unform-Details on Natal natives and some volunteer units Fri Aug 31, 2018 6:19 am
Hi Kate I have to differ on Chelmsfords parsimony, he is on record of 'sharing a bottle', I will leave you to find out with whom.
Cheers
90th
Posts : 10088 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 64 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: Uniform - Details on Natal Natives and some Volunteer Units Wed Oct 03, 2018 1:34 pm
SRB and I were having a conversation about surplus American Civil War Greatcoats finding their way to Sth Africa , another of those Eagle Buttons was found along the Fugitives Trail last week . 90th
SRB1965
Posts : 806 Join date : 2017-05-13 Age : 55 Location : Uttoxeter - the last place God made and he couldn't be bothered to finish it.....
Subject: Re: Unform-Details on Natal natives and some volunteer units Wed Oct 03, 2018 5:24 pm
This is getting ridiculous......
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