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21st February 2005Tattoos during military service
Started by Coll
This type of art has exploded in recent years and I know it has been included in the forces for a long time, possibly a unit emblem and/or motto on a ... (click to view)
Latest Post: 23rd February 2005
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21st February 2005Coursework
Started by John
Hi i am a public service student and i am researching rorkes drift i was wondering if anyone knew if conformity was used during the battle cheers... (click to view)
Latest Post: 1st March 2005
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21st February 2005No tomato throwing please...
Started by Kimberly
I am doing research on the Zulu nation for a feature film. One of the top guys wants me to find an American connection sometime from the time of Shak... (click to view)
Latest Post: 1st March 2005
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21st February 2005Natal Mounted Police
Started by Peter Weedon
According to Ian Castle's book "Volunteers, Irregulars and Auxiliaries", a draft of 60 recruits from England and 40 from Natal joined the Na... (click to view)
Latest Post: 22nd February 2005
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21st February 2005Isandlawana cannons
Started by mark
hello were the cannons recovered, and if so where are they now? and were any martini henries recovered ?... (click to view)
Latest Post: 21st February 2005
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21st February 2005spears & sheilds
Started by david
we are looking to purchase spears & sheilds - made by zulu tribesman. the older the better and if anyone has some that were from the battle at r... (click to view)
Latest Post: 3rd March 2005
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20th February 2005"Zulu Dawn" DVDs any good?
Started by Peter D.
I know this subject has come up before on the boards, but I'm a bit confused: Are ANY of the "Zulu Dawn" DVDs worth getting (widescreen and ... (click to view)
Latest Post: 17th March 2005
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19th February 2005Major Marder KDG
Started by Michael Boyle
I tried a site search but didn't come up with anything so I thought I'd ask about his account of the burial party at Isandhlwana 21 May 1879. "... (click to view)
Latest Post: 23rd February 2005
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19th February 2005Writing a screenplay about Isandlwana
Started by Coll
As Zulu has been covered a great deal previously, the original and a possible remake, I thought I would only mention a new film about the battle at Is... (click to view)
Latest Post: 6th May 2005
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18th February 2005More 'What if?'s - Ghurkas!
Started by Paul Cubbin
The Anglo Zulu War of 1879 appears to attrack a great deal of 'What if?' scenarios, specially considering its relatively short time span (for a famous... (click to view)
Latest Post: 22nd February 2005
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18th February 2005ZULU PREMIERE, LONDON
Started by Leigh Tarrant
Did anyone attend this truly great occassion at the Plaza, Lower Regent Street, London in January 1964.......Do we know who actually attended that ni... (click to view)
Latest Post: 25th February 2005
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18th February 2005Well-illustrated books of 19th Century wagons
Started by Coll
I've never really liked modern vehicles, but the wagons of the 19th Century have always appealed to me, various makes and models, different uses in bo... (click to view)
Latest Post: 21st February 2005
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18th February 2005Lord Chelmsford
Started by Matt
Great site. I work in Chelmsford, Essex. I'm curious to know if other than holding the title, Lord Chelmsford had any other connections to the town... (click to view)
Latest Post: 27th February 2005
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17th February 2005Bromhead in North Wales
Started by John Sweeney
A relation in Scotland has bought an old postcard dated 1900 addressed to a Colonel Bromhead at an address near Ruthin in North wales. does anyone kno... (click to view)
Latest Post: 19th February 2005
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17th February 2005Purfleet Event?
Started by Alan Critchley
Someone has given details of the following event in Purfleet. I am unable to confirm them at present and I am looking for further information if anyon... (click to view)
Latest Post: 17th February 2005
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17th February 2005Medals shown in the film Zulu
Started by Ben
Hi I have been told that some of the medals worn in the film Zulu were incorrect. Apparently they were awarded at a later time. Can anyone confirm t... (click to view)
Latest Post: 22nd February 2005
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17th February 2005islandlwana battlefield relics
Started by m mcdermott
Was recently given some relics from the battle by my father who was given them as a present by a guide in the 1960s there are some m h bullets,cartrid... (click to view)
Latest Post: 21st February 2005
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16th February 2005Knife/Knuckleduster close-quarter weapon
Started by Coll
This type of combat weapon is really quite an awesome close-quarter fighting knife, although I think it only became more common during WW1. To comb... (click to view)
Latest Post: 10th March 2005
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15th February 2005The Wild Frontier!
Started by Paul Cubbin
What a dramatic topic title! Pity the rest doesn't live up to it. Really what I wanted to know was some quirky anecdotes or ripping yarns about fr... (click to view)
Latest Post: 16th February 2005
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14th February 2005cobblers to the 24th!
Started by george
Hi there, I understand the Infantrymen in S.Africa had only the one issue of uniform. Surely,with all the marching,they must have got through a heck... (click to view)
Latest Post: 17th February 2005
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