Major. Brunker, H.M.E.

Subject: Major. Brunker, H.M.E. Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:12 pm

Major. Brunker, H.M.E. 26th Foo t. Served with Frontier Light Horse under Col. Buller in Wood’s Column, from date of crossing the Blood River till end o f March. Present at action of Zungwini Nek, at the action of the Hlobane, and other minor affairs. Was appointed D.A.Q.M.G. on lines of communications at Durban to land reinforcements from England . Accompanied expedition in June to land stores, &c. on the Zulu coast at Port Durnford. (Brevet of Major.)

Source:Extracts from Mackinnon & Shadbolt's South Africa Campaign of 1879

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Lt.Colonel H. M. E. Brunker served as Adjutant with the 26th Cameronians in the Abyssinian campaign in 1868 (Medal). Proceeded on special service to South Africa in 187S, and served as Staff Officer in the field force of Griqua Land West (mentioned m despatches). Served in the Zulu war of 1879, first with the Frontier Light Horse of Wood's Column, and afterwards on the Staff of Line of Communications and Base (mentioned in despatches, Brevet of Major, Medal with Clasp). Went to South Africa on special service in January 1881, and served under Sir Evelvn Wood in the Boer war as Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quarter Master General.

Subject: Maj Brunker H.M.E. Fri Sep 14, 2018 2:12 am

A page of information on H.M.E.Brunker in Cameron Simpson's newly released book ' The Frontier Light Horse In The AZW 1879 .
I posted a link earlier in ' Adding To The Library '
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Subject: Re: Major. Brunker, H.M.E. Fri Sep 14, 2018 1:30 pm

"Bt. Major. Brunker, H.M.E. 26th Foot. Served with Frontier Light Horse under Col. Buller in Wood s Column, from date of crossing the Blood River till end of March. Present at action of Zungwini Nek, at the action of the Hlobane, and other minor affairs. Was appointed D.A.Q.M.G. on lines of communications at Durban to land reinforcements from England. Accompanied expedition in June to land stores, &c. on the Zulu coast at Port Durnford."

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Subject: Maj Brunker H.M.E. Fri Sep 14, 2018 1:56 pm

Hi Andy
I'm going to send you a fb message re Brunker's record which is from the Newly released book on the F.L.H by Cameron Simpson , can you post it here , if so , I hope Cam doesn't mind me and you sharing this information . If he is we certainly won't do so again .
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Subject: Major Brunker H.M.E . Sat Sep 15, 2018 1:23 am

Thanks Andy , I surprised myself getting them to you !! . Very Happy

. Quite a bit on Brunker . This book on the FLH was only released a couple of weeks ago , Cam Simpson is a member here , I hope he doesn't mind me posting this hard found work on Brunker , I haven't had a chance to read it yet , mine arrived yesterday , but what I've seen it's certainly a must have , not much detail on Colonial Units in the AZW , courtesy of their records being pulped to help the War effort in 1915 ! , and this is rarer still being a well detailed account of the F.L.H. You need to study mo

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