372:, armed with rifles and assegais, fought bard to prevent the British force reaching the top. but by making the attack at day break, the latter, in the face of tremendous obstacles, attained their object. A rapid breakfast was being partaken, when it was discovered that the mountain was surrounded by a vast horde of Zulus. An attempt was made to descend on the side opposite to the pass. Cpl Ashby and his little party endeavoured to fight their way down, and at last he and a man named Andrew Gemmell, now living in New Zealand, were the only ones left. With their faces to the foe, firing as they retired, they kept the Zulus at bay. Then an unfortunate thing happened, Cpl. Ashby's rifle burst, but, fortunately for him, Col. Buller, afterwards
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376:, who was one of the, party, came galloping by, and offered to take him up behind him. Col. Buller was a heavy man, and his horse was a light one, and realizing this, Cpl. Ashby declined his generous offer. But the Colonel stayed with him, and, Cpl. Ashby having picked up a rifle and ammunition from a fallen comrade, the two men retired, firing whenever a foeman showed himself. They eventually reached the main camp, and for this service, as well as for saving the lives of two fellow-officers on the same occasion, Col. Buller received the
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Soon afterwards came the most exciting incident in Cpl. Ashby's career. The force he was attached to was ordered to capture
Umbeline's stronghold, on the top of Zhlobane Mountain. They were 500 strong, and in charge of Col. Weatherly. The only chance of reaching the summit was by scaling a narrow
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was killed. They then served in the battle of
Khambula on the next day and took part in the forward advance of their column into Zululand; present in the battle of Ulundi on 4 July 1879. At the end of that year the unit was disbanded.
380:. Out of 500 men who made the attack on the Zhlobane Mountain, more than, 300 met their death. The next day the battle of Campbell's Hill was fought, and shortly afterwards the
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Province unit established in 1899 as the
District Mounted Rifles. Designated Frontier Light Horse in 1900, it served in the Colonial Division during the
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348:, Kent. In Pulleine's Rangers in the Frontier Light Horse, Baker's Light Horse. In an interview with the
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It is often referred to as the Cape
Frontier Light Horse and served under Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
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FORGOTTEN HEROES Zulu & Basuto Wars
Including Complete Medal Roll 1877-8-9
563:"Profile of an Army: The Colonial and Imperial Forces of the Zulu War of 1879"
362:, dated 2 June 1917, Trooper George Ashby's experiences were reported in full:
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was captured and the war was over. Cpl. Ashby subsequently came to
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on 28 March 1879 where 20% of the 156 members were lost. Captain Barton, the
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The commanding officer, Captain Robert
Johnston Barton, killed at the
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250 Sergeant J. Tippett - killed in action at
Kambula 29 March 1879
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656:"Survivors of the wreck of HM Troopship Birkenhead 50 years later"
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375 J.A. Roubenhamer - killed in action near Ulundi 3 July 1879
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Dutton in 2010 prepared a Zulu and Basuto Wars Medal Roll.
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Troopers. Killed in Action at
Inhlobane, 28 March 1879
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Troopers. Killed in Action at
Inhlobane, 28 March 1879
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in 1852 and served in the Frontier Light Horse in the
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The name Frontier Light Horse was also applied to an
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They fought under Captain Robert Johnston Barton in
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Military units and formations of the British Empire
155:, a mounted unit of 200 volunteers, was raised at
708:Military units and formations established in 1877
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599:. Vol. 5. Nasou Limited. 1971. p. 53.
567:South African Military History Society Journal
204:dedicated to the memory of Captain Barton in
81:United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
690:– via National Library of Australia.
384:took place, when the British force, under
42:Obverse (left) and reverse (right) of the
597:Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa
255:Two members of the Frontier Light Horse,
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723:Military history of South Africa
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344:Corporal George Ashby, born at
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238:. They acted as rearguard at
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72:Silver disk, 36mm diameter.
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629:. InfoDial. Archived from
728:Regiments of South Africa
351:South Australian Register
206:Fethard, County Tipperary
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44:South Africa Medal (1877)
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25:South Africa Medal (1877)
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595:"Frontier Light Horse".
175:Henry Burmester Pulleine
679:The Register (Adelaide)
561:Monick, S (June 1979).
328:Weedon, Buckinghamshire
314:William Smith, born at
211:The unit served in the
140:Ribbon bar of the award
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324:12th Regiment of Foot
292:Second Anglo-Boer War
234:'s Column during the
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620:Dutton, Roy (2010).
497:317 W.H. Livingstone
441:FRONTIER LIGHT HORSE
168:Frederick Carrington
153:Frontier Light Horse
674:"A ROMANTIC CAREER"
662:on 26 October 2008.
298:Medal Roll 1877-8-9
227:for service there.
157:King William's Town
515:296 M. Prendergast
374:Sir Redvers Buller
322:, enlisted in the
306:Noteworthy members
244:commanding officer
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636:on 15 August 2013
606:978-0-625-00324-2
266:were awarded the
191:Battle of Hlobane
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64:Campaign service.
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397:Killed in Action
382:battle of Ulundi
320:Northamptonshire
278:on 3 July 1879.
276:Battle of Ulundi
274:made before the
221:Pietermaritzburg
213:9th Frontier War
193:on 28 March 1879
181:Military service
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527:311 A. Schermal
479:112 T. Halliday
470:227 A.W. Dobson
464:228 A.W. Dobson
458:288 P.W. Caffin
455:251 A.J. Burton
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414:M. Christianson
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360:South Australia
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268:Victoria Cross
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225:Sekhukhuneland
217:Redvers Buller
202:Baptismal font
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512:57 H. Plante
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288:Eastern Cape
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260:Cecil D'Arcy
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223:and then to
215:under Major
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77:Presented by
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506:312 C. Merk
491:113 G. Horn
282:Other units
163:in 1877 by
161:Cape Colony
125:August 1880
122:Established
95:Campaign(s)
87:Eligibility
69:Description
61:Awarded for
702:Categories
545:References
503:266 J. May
432:W. Walters
426:PG. Rossam
368:pass. The
334:Birkenhead
165:Lieutenant
159:, Eastern
579:0026-4016
417:J. Darwin
346:Greenwich
101:1877–1879
423:W. Dubar
420:R. David
390:Cetewayo
356:Adelaide
341:of 1879.
312:Corporal
117:1877–8–9
640:11 July
435:C. Ward
257:Captain
240:Hlobane
113:1877–78
686:18 May
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107:Clasps
733:Qonce
634:(PDF)
627:(PDF)
581:. SA.
573:(5).
370:Zulus
316:Eydon
18:Award
688:2017
642:2013
601:ISBN
575:ISSN
232:Wood
151:The
115:1879
111:1877
51:Type
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