Major H. W. A.V. Spooner

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"Major H. W. A.V. Spooner served with the 94th Regiment throughout the Zulu war of 1879, and was present at the engagement at Ulundi (Medal with Clasp"

Subject: Maj H.W.A.V Spooner Fri Sep 21, 2018 6:28 am

Capt H.W.W.Spooner served with the 94th Regt during the war , the initials are different from Ray63's post , and there's no mention of Spooner being at Ulundi in Mac & Shad , it might be an oversight ? .
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Subject: Re: Major H. W. A.V. Spooner Fri Sep 21, 2018 12:19 pm

According to the 1879 edition of Hart’s Annual Army List:

Lieutenant Hamilton William Wetherell Spooner, 94th Regiment of Foot, had 8 years service, and had spent 2 years and 8 months on Half Pay.

I imagine wherever Ray has taken the information from is where the error occurred.

MacKinnon & Shadbolt does not include the details of every officer who served in the Zulu War. A fact I tried to have incorporated in an introduction of the Greenhill edition that I was associated with, unfortunately that fact appears on the dust jacket fold. If you don’t have the dust jacket, the same information appears in the heading of my index.

JY

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