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3rd August 2002Col Henry Curling R.A.
Started by CLIVE DICKENS
I thought member's would like to know that the grave of Col Henry Curling R.A. a survivor of the Battle of Isandlwana has been restored by member's of... (click to view)
Latest Post: 5th August 2002
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3rd August 2002New Osprey Book
Started by paul tocher
Next month osprey are bringing out isandlwana 1879 in their campaign series,could anyone tell me what colour plates will be inside this book ?... (click to view)
Latest Post: 7th August 2002
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1st August 2002Who put the money up for ZULU?
Started by Martin Everett
We know that Stanley Baker was the mastermind the project to make the movie of the defence of Rorke's Drift. But does anyone know who actually financ... (click to view)
Latest Post: 7th August 2002
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1st August 2002A.W.Durnford.
Started by L.J.Knight
does anybody know of a webpage with photos of either durnford or[Fanny Colenso] please advise.... (click to view)
Latest Post: 16th August 2002
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31st July 2002Centenary prints
Started by edmund coan
I have recently been given a centenary print of Alphone de Neuville's painting of the battle of Rorke's Drift. It was issued in 1979 and signed by the... (click to view)
Latest Post: 2nd August 2002
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30th July 2002hitchs kids
Started by ian hitch
can some1 give me the names of all off hitchs kids. THANKS... (click to view)
Latest Post: 5th August 2002
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29th July 2002The Four Feathers
Started by David Bluestein
Slightly off topic to the Zulu war, but certainly of interest to those of us who study British Victorian campaigns like myself. Hollywood has made a r... (click to view)
Latest Post: 1st October 2002
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28th July 2002martini-henry licence
Started by glynne davies
can anyone tell me if i would need a firearms certificate to buy a martini-henry rifle? also, can it be stored at home? a great site very informat... (click to view)
Latest Post: 10th August 2002
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27th July 2002Joseph Williams
Started by David Williams
I visited Brecon not tto long ago, searching for info re- my uncle who went in on D-Day 1944 and didn't really take in any of the Rorke's Drift displa... (click to view)
Latest Post: 28th July 2002
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24th July 2002Last Survivor
Started by John S Radburn
I have just been looking at a web site that states that Trooper Rober J Kincade of the Natal Mounted Police was, it is believed, the last survivor o... (click to view)
Latest Post: 31st July 2002
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23rd July 2002'Zulu' Film Posters...
Started by Leigh Tarrant
I'm a collector of Film Posters, and have 4 vintage posters so far from the film 'Zulu'. Is there anyone else out there with a similar collection. I ... (click to view)
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21st July 2002987 Private Robert ADAMS -- any Information?
Started by Victoria Adams
Family legend has it that he is an ancestor. We certainly had lots of family members in the various incarnations of the welsh regiment -- I have lots... (click to view)
Latest Post: 21st July 2002
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19th July 2002Ammunition box labels
Started by Chris Tapster
I'm making up repro 450/770 ammunition boxes as used in the Zulu War but don't have details of the size or wording of the labels on the wooden boxes a... (click to view)
Latest Post: 21st July 2002
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18th July 2002mealie bag walls
Started by paul roberts
i had a funny thought the other day. why didnt the zulus slash open the mealie bag barricades at rorkes drift with their assegais causing the mealies... (click to view)
Latest Post: 2nd August 2002
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18th July 2002www.rwassell.fsnet.co.uk
Started by p roberts
on another site(namely anglozuluwarsociety) on their links page theres a site called www.rwassell.fsnet.co.uk ,i cant log on to it has the address cha... (click to view)
Latest Post: 18th July 2002
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18th July 2002Interesting insider article about the film Zulu
Started by Alex Rossiter
heres the address to a interesting and quite amusing article on the movie zulu http//instereo.topcities.com/Lost_Zulu.html... (click to view)
Latest Post: 22nd July 2002
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18th July 2002TO&E of a British Line Company, 1879?
Started by Doug Bonforte
Can someone advise what the composition and organization was of B Co, 2/24th.? The movie "Zulu" makes reference to "sections", &q... (click to view)
Latest Post: 5th July 2003
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18th July 2002Role of Acting Major William Degacher 1/24th
Started by paul tocher
As a acting Major within a battalion he would have a large role in the battle of isandlwan,but i cant find anywhere any mention of his role or where h... (click to view)
Latest Post: 18th July 2002
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15th July 2002A-Level Project on Isandhlwana
Started by George Hulmes
Hi, I'm a student at St. Brendans Sixth Form College down in Bristol, and am currently starting my A2 course (second year) in A-Level history. One of... (click to view)
Latest Post: 18th June 2005
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15th July 2002samual wassell
Started by p roberts
can anybody furnish me with any information on s wassell south staffs vc at isandhlwana anything at all... (click to view)
Latest Post: 19th July 2002
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