PRESENTATION OF COLOURS TO THE 2nd BATTALION 24th REGIMENT.

PRESENTATION OF COLOURS TO THE 2nd BATTALION 24th REGIMENT.
Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume X, Issue 592, 5 February 1881, Page 1
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I've seen a picture of this ceremony either on here , or in a book , possibly even Ebay .
90th.

There is a black and white sketch with a report in Illustrated London News or Graphic. The 2/24th Colours presented at Gibraltar are now in Brecon Cathedral.

http://www.royalwelsh.org.uk/downloads/B05-02-24th-Anglo-ZuluwarColour1879.pdf

http://www.royalwelsh.org.uk/downloads/B04-01-24th-Chillianwallah1849.pdf

nice one littlehand, read that account of Chillianwallah
many times in the past, the last bit where it says the
memorial is at the RHC, reminds me that 2004 found
me in london staying with my sister for a few days,my
wife had stayed a couple of months before, and as my
sister lives in central london i asked my wife to call in
at the hospital to ask where the memorial was. well
she was given a nice cup of tea by an old soldier in red
who she says was very nice, and he informed her that
no such memorial existed!

I have lived and worked in london many years ago, but
still went down there a couple of times a year, point
being, i knew my way around central london, so, i'm in
the NAM seeing the fripp and that unbelievable picture
which is ulundi, but the memorial was still pecking my
head so to cut this shorter, i walked through the gates
of the hospital straight down past the residential block
and other building's and as i was nearing a right turn
which would lead ' a round the back ' i got an excitment
in my stomach, so i turned and saw a seen of chaos..
rigger's obviously setting up for a major concert, straight
away this man 20 yards away saw me and walked quickly
over saying before he reached me, you cant come this way
mate, as he was talking i looked over his shoulder and off
to the left about a hundred yards away i saw what looked
like cleopatra's needle, i'm afraid i just blanked the man and
walked over to what was the chillianwallah memorial, made
of sandstone it was extremely weathered, but you could
easily reed the deeds and names and see the 24th iconog-
raphy, i filmed my little bit and walked away feeling very
satisfied.