He fought to defend the Rorke’s Drift mission station alongside the small force from the 24th Regiment of Foot. Biographical notes on the soldiers of the 24th Foot who were present at Isandhlwana and Rorke's Drift 22/23 January 1879 are contained in both 'The Roll Call for Isandhlwana and Rorke's Drift' by Julian Whybra, published by Roberts Medals Publications and 'The Noble 24th' by Norman Holme, published in 1999 and obtainable from the South Wales Borderers' Museum, Brecon. The wrong soldiers were awarded Victoria Cross medals after the British Army's battle with the Zulus at Rorke's Drift, while the true heroes went unrecognised, a new BBC film will claim this week.

The wrong soldiers were awarded Victoria Cross medals after the British Army's battle with the Zulus at Rorke's Drift, while the true heroes went unrecognised, a new BBC film will claim this week. The Rorke’s Drift garrison consisted of 150 men. The Battle of Rorke's Drift, also known as the Defence of Rorke's Drift, was a battle in the Anglo-Zulu War.The defence of the mission station of Rorke's Drift, under the command of Lieutenant John Chard of the Royal Engineers, immediately followed the British Army's defeat at the Battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879, and continued into the following day, 23 January. They spent the next 12 hours continuously storming the British defences, which were mainly held by soldiers of the 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment.. At first, they were unable to reach …
Although the regiment had been based in Wales for six years by the battle of Rorke's Drift, they were still titled as the 24th Regiment of Foot (2nd Warwickshire Regiment). Listen to the Royal Regiment of Wales' Band singing "Men of Harlech" on the 120th anniversary of the battle of Rorke's Drift (2.68MB) This was recorded in the church at Rorke's Drift and if you listen carefully, you can hear the emotion that this rendition evoked. The Victoria Cross (VC) was awarded to 23 members of the British Armed Forces and … The 24th Regt. Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead, 24th Regiment, second in command at the Battle of Rorke’s Drift on 22nd January 1879 in the Zulu War As the battle at Isandlwana drew to a close, several Zulu regiments under Cetshwayo’s younger brother, Prince Dabulamanzi kaMapande, reached the Buffalo River, cutting off the few escaping British. Only four are believed to have been born and bred in Warwickshire. The Zulu army arrived at Rorke's Drift at 4.30pm.
Anyone with interest in South Africa’s long and turbulent history should consider paying a visit to the KwaZulu-Natal battlefields and Rorke’s Drift in particular. The defence begins. Subject: The Welsh Soldiers and others at Rorke's Drift 1879 Thu Dec 15, 2011 6:28 pm "Of the 122 soldiers of the 24th Regiment present at the Battle of Rorke's Drift, 49 are known to have been of English nationality, 32 were Welsh, 16 were Irish, 1 was a Scot, and 3 were born overseas. It was not, it was the 24 th Foot, 2nd Warwickshire Regiment. Although the regiment had been based in Wales for six years by the battle of Rorke's Drift, they were still titled as the 24th Regiment of Foot (2nd Warwickshire Regiment). 2. I do'nt know everyone keeps saying it was the South Wales Borderers at Rorke's Drift. Of the 122 of the regiment’s representatives at Rorke’s Drift, 49 were English, 32 Welsh, 16 Irish and there was a lone Scot. Almost all of these men were British regulars of B Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of …