Private 1076 Joseph Veale 2/24th and his iSandlwana account

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Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette - Tuesday 19 January 1932

N/T of a James Veale in the 1/24th. There is a Private Jospeh P Veale 1076 2/24th. Died in County Durham in 1937 also in the North east.

I think there's a typo in the report - "1st Battalion of the 2/24th":

VEALE Joseph P – Private – 25B/1076 – 2nd/24th D Company
Service details: Attested 15/1/1877 aged 19 years.
Transferred from D to G Company at Rorke’s Drift, Natal, South Africa 31/1/1879.
Discharged under AGL92 no date.
Honours/awards: South Africa Medal 1877-8-9 with clasp 1877-8-9. Issued 3/8/1881 sent to Royal Hospital Chelsea, London 12/2/1932.
Death: South Shields, Co. Durham, England 18/5/1937.
Buried South Shields.
Footnote: Unconfirmed newspaper report places him on the 22/1/1879 with the force that accompanied Lord Chelmsford. See The Royal Welsh Museum Archives Brecon, Brecknockshire

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Do you reckon the name in the newspaper report has been spelt wrong as well?

Kate
Well, it's the right location (S. Shields). I reckon it's more likely he either enlisted under a false forename or the recruiting sergeant recorded it incorrectly.

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That could be it.

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This might help Julian

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Sunday Sun (Newcastle) - Sunday 21 February 1932

Good stuff. So it's def Joseph then!

Reading this account, I believe his real name is Jack Anory.

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More tales of life at Rorke's Drift after iSandlwana from our Joseph
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Shields Daily Gazette - Saturday 21 April 1934

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Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.
Playing cricket! Phooey!

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Portsmouth Evening News - Wednesday 19 May 1937

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA , I see the press haven't changed from back then , or have ' some ' Witnesses , it was hard going reading his account , so much so , I gave up after they ( LC's ) Column..... were attacked by Hordes of them on the way to RD , think the Horde consisted of 1 from memory , who was promptly shot down with both forces not batting an eyelid !
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"Faasands of em."

His name reminds me of the German chap I knew who was stopped by police with a huge piece of fresh meat in his boot.
When asked what it was he replied "It is my spare veal" Joker

Oh Kate , Kate , Kate Salute

. Time for a right Veal and head off to the ramparts !
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