Rorke's Drift Memorial

Rorke's Drift Memorial (HM1PMX)

Location: Rorke's Drift, KwaZulu-Natal (South) Umzinyathi DC
Country: South Africa
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S 28° 21.437', E 30° 32.206'

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Inscription

22nd Jan 1879

North face:

Killed

Pte Horrican W. 1Bn
Jenkins.J. ·
Nicholas.E.
Sgt Maxfield R. 2Bn
Pte Adams. R. ·
Chick.J. ·
Cole.T. ·
Facan.J. ·
Hayden.C. ·
Scanlan.J. ·
Williams.J.

Died of Wounds

Beckett.W. 1Bn
Sgt Williams.T 2Bn

South face:

Died

C.Sgt Cuthbert.H. 26
L.Sgt Jones.D.
L.Cgt Frowan.C. ·
Haslam.T.
Pte Farr.J. ·
Foster.C. ·
James.C. ·
Jones.T. ·
Williams.J.

East face:

Died

Pte Sullivan.T.2Bn

Pte Betts.R. R.E.
Russell.F.W.

Killed

J.Byrne.C.D.
CPl Anderson.N.N.C
TPr Hunger. N.M.P


Nearby is a grave memorial for another British soldier buried here. It reads:
In memory of Private Thorne, 6th Dracoons, who was drowned in the Buffalo River by the upsetting of the punt. Oct. 25th, 1884
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Date Added Sunday, November 29th, 2015 at 1:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)25J E 741428 N 6860752
Decimal Degrees-28.35728333, 30.53676667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesS 28° 21.437', E 30° 32.206'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds28° 21' 26.22" S, 30° 32' 12.36" E
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near Unnamed Road, Rorke's Drift KwaZulu-Natal , ZA
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I have a photo of this headstone. Is it of interest to anyone? I am researching Pte Thorne and am keen to get the photo to a living relative.

Nov 6, 2017 at 9:31am PST by pat702

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