Family of British soldier who was part of 1879 Battle of Rorke's Drift which was immortalised in the Michael Caine film Zulu try to buy back... At just 20 years of age Alfred Saxty was one of 150 ...

A soldier who fought at the battle of Rorke's Drift during the Anglo-Zulu war but was left off the roll of honour is to be added to the historical record. Private David Jenkins's great-grandson ...

Earlier that day, those forces had supported a larger Zulu attack in destroying a British formation of around 1,800 soldiers at nearby Isandlwana. At Rorke’s Drift, the British force centered ...

Just 145 soldiers from the 24th Foot, which two years later became the South Wales Borderers, held off an army of thousands of Zulu warriors at the battle of Rorke's Drift during South Africa's ...

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 documentary will claim ...

A BOLTON soldier’s part in the famous battle of Rorke’s Drift has been revealed in a new history book. John Smith was one of the 150 brave men who successfully defended the South African ...

the Zulus killed over 1,200 British soldiers at the notorious Battle of Isandhlwana. During the devastating battle 4,000 Zulus split off and marched six miles to Rorke's Drift to inflict a similar ...

The memorial for John Manley is the first one to recognise his role at Rorke's Drift A memorial for a soldier who fought in the Battle of Rorke's Drift has been unveiled at a Nottingham cemetery.

For his gallantry at Rorke's Drift, Lt Bromhead ... He helped to command around 140 soldiers, of whom 36 were sick or injured, against about 4,500 Zulu warriors intent on destroying the post ...

They say well known people, including one of the soldiers who fought in the battle of Rorke's Drift, made famous by the film, Zulu, are buried there. The Chapel, located in Carnglas Road ...

A MYSTERIOUS Welsh hero of the Rorke's Drift battle, made legendary by the ... to honour the man believed to be the only Pembrokeshire soldier involved in the battle, accurately identifying ...