HMS Shah Zulu War 1879

Posts : 627 Join date : 2009-01-20 Age : 46

I see we have a Naval person on board.

Tom you Might find this interesting.

http://www.memorials.inportsmouth.co.uk/city-centre/shah.htm

sas1

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[isas1,

Thank you for the 'welcome aboard', and for the Shah Memorial link. Being an old navy man I have developed an interest in the men of the Naval Brigade of the Zulu War. I am looking for any information such as diaries, photos, letters, military correspondence, etc. that will help give me an incite into these men. They contributed greatly to the war effort by providing men to help build forts and erect ponts to transport troops across rivers. They brought ship's guns, gatling guns and rockets which proved useful in defeating the enemy. Members of the Naval Brigade were at Isandlawana, Inyezane, Eshowe, Gingndlovu, and Ulundi. Any information that can be provided to help me in my research is greatfully appreciated.

Petty Officer Tom

Posts : 1093 Join date : 2009-01-14 Location : East London

Tom, are you looking for anyone in particular. Or just information in general relating to the Naval Brigades of the AZW.

Cheers
old historian2

Posts : 3387 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon

One for Tom
Have you seen the collection of Photographs which went to auction earlier in the year, they did belong to Sir Herny Norbury.

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Posts : 3387 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon

One for the Navy interest.
A book called The Naval Brigade in South Africa During the Years 1877-78-79

http://www.archive.org/details/navalbrigadeins01norbgoog

Posts : 527 Join date : 2009-02-28

Tom here's another one you might like.

http://thkidd.com/navalpeople.htm

S.D

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Sorry that I havn't replied to some of your recent posting, but I have been away for a short while, and hadn't had the time to visit the site.

Oldhistorian2,
I am looking for everyone in particular who was part of the Naval Brigade. I am attempting to reconstruct the movements of the different companies of the brigade. (Who was where, and when.) Ship's logs and diaries would provide the most information. I am not in the postition right now that I can get to the archives at Kew.

1879graves,
I have seen the Norbury photos that were listed by the auction house that had the album. I'm sure that there were many others that were not shown. Maybe one day the individual who purchased the album might share them.

S.D.
Thank you for the link to website.

Tom

Subject: Re: HMS Shah Zulu War 1879 Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:54 pm

Tom. You might find this interesting there is a lot of information.

Click on the one you are interested in. Once open look on the left handside select full text. Then scroll down, you can also view in PDF. You can also save to desk-top.

http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22Great%20Britain%20--%20History%2C%20Naval%2019th%20century%22

Let me know if they were of ant use to you.

Regards

Pete..

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Pete,

Thank you for the link. I have already spotted one I will be reading.

Tom

» Royal Navy HMS Shah Zulu War South Africa Medal, clasp “1879”.
» Frederick Spanner served on HMS Shah in 1879. Can anyone confirm.
» ‘D. O’NEILL GUNr RN HMS SHAH’ ONE OF 3 GUNNERS TO SERVE DURING THE ZULU WAR, PRESENT AT THE BATTLE OF GINGINDLOVU