383:, 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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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.
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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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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
574:"Profile of an Army: The Colonial and Imperial Forces of the Zulu War of 1879"
373:, 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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Johnston Barton, killed at the
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Kambula 29 March 1879
667:"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
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in 1852 and served in the Frontier Light Horse in the
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610:. Vol. 5. Nasou Limited. 1971. p. 53.
578:South African Military History Society Journal
215:dedicated to the memory of Captain Barton in
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92:United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
701:– via National Library of Australia.
395:took place, when the British force, under
53:Obverse (left) and reverse (right) of the
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608:Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa
266:Two members of the Frontier Light Horse,
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341:in 1848. He survived the wreck of
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355:Corporal George Ashby, born at
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249:. They acted as rearguard at
83:Silver disk, 36mm diameter.
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640:. InfoDial. Archived from
739:Regiments of South Africa
362:South Australian Register
217:Fethard, County Tipperary
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55:South Africa Medal (1877)
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36:South Africa Medal (1877)
18:Cape Frontier Light Horse
606:"Frontier Light Horse".
186:Henry Burmester Pulleine
690:The Register (Adelaide)
572:Monick, S (June 1979).
339:Weedon, Buckinghamshire
325:William Smith, born at
222:The unit served in the
151:Ribbon bar of the award
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335:12th Regiment of Foot
303:Second Anglo-Boer War
245:'s Column during the
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631:Dutton, Roy (2010).
508:317 W.H. Livingstone
452:FRONTIER LIGHT HORSE
179:Frederick Carrington
164:Frontier Light Horse
685:"A ROMANTIC CAREER"
673:on 26 October 2008.
309:Medal Roll 1877-8-9
238:for service there.
168:King William's Town
526:296 M. Prendergast
385:Sir Redvers Buller
333:, enlisted in the
317:Noteworthy members
255:commanding officer
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647:on 15 August 2013
617:978-0-625-00324-2
277:were awarded the
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331:Northamptonshire
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234:and then to
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88:Presented by
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517:312 C. Merk
502:113 G. Horn
293:Other units
174:in 1877 by
172:Cape Colony
136:August 1880
133:Established
106:Campaign(s)
98:Eligibility
80:Description
72:Awarded for
713:Categories
556:References
514:266 J. May
443:W. Walters
437:PG. Rossam
379:pass. The
345:Birkenhead
176:Lieutenant
170:, Eastern
590:0026-4016
428:J. Darwin
357:Greenwich
112:1877–1879
434:W. Dubar
431:R. David
401:Cetewayo
367:Adelaide
352:of 1879.
323:Corporal
128:1877–8–9
651:11 July
446:C. Ward
268:Captain
251:Hlobane
124:1877–78
697:18 May
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118:Clasps
744:Qonce
645:(PDF)
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592:. SA.
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381:Zulus
327:Eydon
29:Award
699:2017
653:2013
612:ISBN
586:ISSN
243:Wood
162:The
126:1879
122:1877
62:Type
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