Rorke's Drift Survivors-Can anyone identify any more?

Posts : 600 Join date : 2010-01-07 Location : UK

hi,
Can anyone identify any more soldiers that are in this picture, I have already identified a few but it would be great to name and identify them all.

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The soldiers I have already identified...

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Any added names would be great!

thanks joe

Subject: rorkes drift Wed Jun 02, 2010 2:36 am

hi joe.
I have conflicting reports regarding this photo , some sources say it was taken fairly soon after the batle ,
and others it was taken well after the battle at Pinetown after the war ?, After many of the defenders had
already moved on , so I dont know which way to lean . Great that you have been able to identify some of
the Individuals , hopefully someone can add to the list . Idea

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cheers 90th.

Subject: rorkes drift survivors Wed Jun 02, 2010 4:43 am

hi joe.
I have one more for you , courtesy of Kris Wheatley's Legacy Series. Where you have identified Edwards ,
directly beneath the " Ed " in Edwards , there is a chap with his forehead obscured , this man is James Marshall.
I thought I had seen this photo before with many of the chaps named , it may have been on this forum somewhere.
I may be wrong but is it Chard front row bottom right with beard and dog ?.
cheers 90th.

Subject: rorkes drift survivors Wed Jun 02, 2010 5:21 am

hi joe .
The more I look to clarify those in the photo the more I remember this frustrating exercise happening before :lol!:.
I have found a photo in " John Williams , VC . A Biography by W.G. Lloyd. In between Bromhead and Gallagher
is Corp Alfred Saxby. Now they get harder " J. Williams " name is across the chest of Corp. William Allen V.C. And
it gets even more difficult !!. In between Windridge and the last man on the right with beard and dog ( Chard ? )
is according to my book Pvt Robert Jones ! . And where you have Jobbins my book says its Pvt Frederick Hitch VC.
And last but not least the man lying down directly above the dog , in my book is listed as Pvt . John Jobbins .
Hope this makes sense .
cheers 90th.

ps . I dont like these photos to BLOODY frustrating . :lol!: :lol!: .

Posts : 600 Join date : 2010-01-07 Location : UK

hi 90th,
thanks for your help, I may have to read your last post again to make sense of it all!:lol!:

I think you may be right saying that man was Chard with the dog.

Thanks for the correction. I will add the new names to the photo and post it again to see our progress!
:lol!:

thanks joe

Posts : 600 Join date : 2010-01-07 Location : UK

hi
The photos with the corrections and extra names on

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any extra names or corrections, just let me know

thanks joe

Subject: rorkes drift survivors Wed Jun 02, 2010 12:41 pm

hi joe.
Hook is in the 2nd row from the top , 4th in from the left , not in the top row . Idea

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cheers 90th.

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Joe Type in B Company in the search box below on the home page. Theres more information.

Posts : 600 Join date : 2010-01-07 Location : UK

Thanks 90th,
I'll change that when I get time

thanks aswell Admin, I think I've got most of the soldiers from the link you gave me already on

thanks joe

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