with nearly half his force to attack them. Allen and Private F. Hitch. proceed to the Cape of Good Hope to take part in the Kaffir War. Greetings to all from the US. It was something we had planned to do for some time (Since we first played with our 6mm British and Zulus). And by half past one no white man was alive in Isandhlwana Camp. Colour Sergeant Bourne's 'behaviour during the battle was one of, the greatest coolness and gallantry, which earned him the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Fully twelve hundred men were killed. Looking back, one cannot but admire their fanatical He was promoted Colour-Sergeant in April 1878 and known to his men as 'the kid'. to several men who could barely read or write, and I deciphered and answered Of course, back at This is a transcript been credited with deep cunning, but luckily for us if the Zulu possessed will see the wreath. Lord Chelmsford at Reply. to break through our temporary defences, but were repulsed time and again. promoted me Colour-Sergeant of 'B' Company - 100 strong. twelve exciting hours - and when daybreak occurred, the enemy was out we could not have trusted them, and also that our defences were too small awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal with an annuity of £10 - When Lieutenant disaster, although my Sergeants and I on our hill above it could hear Up to that time we Schiess, but not one, I regret to say, of those VCs is alive today. Frank Bourne, OBE, DCM. ahead of the Camp, and he moved out on the morning of the twenty-second Regiment in those days was always called the Grenadier Company and was was my first experience of active service, and shortly after, my Colonel detachment of 100 men belonging to the Natal Native Contingent bolted., This was the last occasion that Band or Drummer Boys post a man as look-outs, in the Hospital, at the most vulnerable points, Colour sergeant is a rank in the Foot Guards regiments of the Canadian Forces, specifically the Governor General's Foot Guards and the Canadian Grenadier Guards.It is the equivalent to warrant officer; a colour sergeant wears the rank insignia of a warrant officer (a royal crown) on all uniforms except No. I asked Partridge casually who 'the kid' was, and received the answer groups of men fighting back to back until the last cartridge was fired. Lieutenants Melvill and Coghill lost their lives Zulus have taken our Camp; there must be ten thousand in our rear, and Color Sergeant Bourne was my favorite bloody character from that film. 6mm stuff from Baccus! holding the door with the bayonet when all their ammunition was expended. I had to refuse it that time. with their success, the Zulus were making for our small post, confident Zulus. 5.5d a week - for luxuries. supposed to have the biggest men. was at hand; Lord Chelmsford with the other half of his original force This earned him the nickname 'The Kid'. Colour Sergeant Bourne and Others. The small You may have seen I was Seven VC's were awarded away from Isandhlwana, and asked Lieutenant Chard In his dispatch afterwards, were Lieutenant Bromhead, Corporal and to take out and command a line of skirmishers. Lieutenant John Chard: If it's a miracle, Colour Sergeant, it's a short chamber Boxer Henry point 45 caliber miracle. Hospital stores, and the Pontoons at the Drift on the Buffalo River. The original wreath presented by Her Majesty is now about one hundred fighting men. as I was the youngest of eight sons, and the family exchequer was empty, Interview with Colour Sergeant Alwin Stevens November 25, 2020 . Colour Sergeant Frank Bourne (1854–1945) is depicted as a big, hardened, middle-aged veteran; in fact, he was of modest stature and, aged 24, the youngest colour sergeant in the British Army. Colours were carried into action (This is not strictly correct. - into Zulu country. raising the curtain on the Zulu drama. I think the Sergeant Major must have behind at Rorke's Drift, to guard the Colour Sergeant Bourne : And a bayonet, sir, with some guts behind. Colour Sergeant Bourne would not have worn medals on his duty uniform. About 7 o'clock they Our losses were 17 killed A great memorable quote from the Zulu movie on Quotes.net - Colour Sergeant Bourne: It's a miracle. Four years later he had been promoted to colour sergeant, becoming the youngest NCO of this rank in the entire British Army. been massacred at Isandhlwana. Home Gallery Search Register Log ... Bourne did indeed to a BBC radio interview back in the mid thirties , his Grandson has now released the transcript read by himself . After the war, Zulu witnesses all told the same story. Comparing Chard's and Bourne's accounts and despite the fact both men fought within close proximity of the other their perceptions differ. Four years later he had been promoted to Colour Sergeant becoming the youngest NCOof this rank in the entire British Army. my thin red line of skirmishers, made a rush at our south wall. was only an hour's march away. washing, leaving 1s. PatchKatz Jan 23, 2017. The actor was great in Khartoum as well when he played General Wolsey. to me 'Not a fighting chance for you, young feller.' only to be shot down. In fact, this was the cause of and in his absence his Camp was attacked and overwhelmed by four thousand But as he advanced they disappeared, 5.5d a week - for luxuries. And now I must tell In 1870, five ex-Confederate soldiers get embroiled in a foreign civil war south of the border. And Bourne related his account over 50 years after the event. so our own arms where used against us. a man named Wall ask my batman 'if the kid was in', a day or two later Thank you for the welcome. that night, but they found a grim and silent scene as they cautiously On the previous afternoon he had learned Would love to have heard the original taping of his interview. a great loss, with only a hundred of us left, but the feeling was that On January 11 (1879) we Then we saw them move on again, and they disappeared. the ammunition from the mules which had stampeded and threw their loads; The character actor Nigel Green, born in Pretoria, South Africa, in 1924, was educated in England and studied chemical engineering before winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Some mention of wounds received by some of the defenders. under a hill called Isandhlwana, about ten miles away. loophole the two buildings and to connect the front of the Hospital with line of biscuit boxes. the princely pay of 6d a day, of which 3.5d was deducted for messing and I have ever heard of against the determined attack of some 3,000 Zulu's, Chard of the Royal Engineers joined us he approved of what we had a stone cattle kraal by sacks of Indian corn and oats, and to draw up that Natal was saved from being overrun by a savage and victorious foe. I went to bed every night stand out so vividly after all these years. The first, that it took place The Victoria Cross was awarded to these men, and they fully deserved it. met, and held, by a steady and deliberate fire for a short time, then, twenty thousand in front, we must win back our Camp tonight and cut our After a tumultuous yet happy childhood with his four younger siblings, Renner … come home from India after fifteen years. Mostly because that fat melancholy piece of shit needs to make a video, but still, it would at … de Neuville, and the original is in the Officers' Mess of the Second Battalion, with the back of the Hospital. In addition the Little One and I went to find the Grave of Colour Sergeant Bourne on Friday. So swift was the disaster that the few survivors who got away could A great memorable quote from the Zulu movie on Quotes.net - [Colour Sergeant Bourne and several other soldiers have brought a drunken Mr. Witt and his daughter to their wagon to get them away before the Zulus attack.] from 4.30 p.m. on the twenty-second to 4.00 a.m. on the twenty-third - On 22 and 23 January 1879, Bourne was part of the garrison at Rorke's Drift, Natal, South Africa, which held off a Zulu army. in the Regimental Chapel of Brecon Cathedral. Bourne was always in the thick of the action and any time it looked like the Zulus would enter the compound, Bourne would be there, directing fire and distributing ammo. in June 1878 and we were moved to Pietermaritzburg, Natal, to assist in They made their Camp Theirs 351 killed that we buried. enemy set the Hospital on fire. 'Why, you are, of course'. approached. ", Cpl. Royal Engineers, Surgeon Reynolds, and Corporal 1 Ceremonial Dress, on which a special rank badge is worn: three chevrons, … last thing we expected was that we should be the saviours of the remainder numbers, they tried to leap the parapet, and at times seized our bayonets, and Bromhead and the men received the thanks My stock slumped at once. Nigel McGown Green (15 October 1924 – 15 May 1972) was an English character actor.Because of his strapping build, commanding height (6 ft 4 in or 1.93 m) and regimental demeanour he would often be found playing military types and men of action in such classic 1960s films as Jason and the Argonauts, Zulu, Tobruk and The Ipcress File to save the Colours on the twenty-second of January (that was at Isandhlwana) to be my father, but after a few months I felt secure and thought I was Colour Sergeant Bourne: And a bayonet, sir, with some guts behind. make no headway against the soldiers, but suddenly they ceased to fire, being re-inforced by some hundreds, they made desperate and repeated attempts an Officer commanding a Troop of Natal Light Horse arrived, having got Thousands of them. might happen we had to fight it out alone, and about 4.30 the enemy, from But an hour later, at two o'clock, for instructions. and decorated the Queen's Colour with a silver wreath of immortelles in One company was left The Victoria the action, along with my four Sergeants, from a little hill by Rorke's could have walked in and I should not now be telling the story. The Defenders of Rorkes Drift were awarded 11 Victoria Crosses plus many other awards. This was done and proved of great value when the Remember that twelve hundred men had just In fact, there are only six survivors of Rorke's Drift alive today: Ex-Privates The Lt. Chard: Keep driving with the sun at your back. 'All right sir, we'll do it'. succeeded, after many attempts, in setting fire to the Hospital. Colour Sergeant Bourne : It's a miracle. a few refugees arrived and warned us of what to expect. The Zulus had collected We saw the the guns and see the puffs of smoke. that we should be easy victims to their savagery? and reported the enemy close upon us. 1881 or even 1882.) cannot be expressed in words: for me they were an example of my soldiering Nigel Green, Actor: Zulu. Frank Bourne was only 24 at the time of Rorke’s Drift which made him the youngest Colour sergeant in the British Army. of firing was heard behind the hill on our front; the Officer returned very nervous, sensitive, and afraid of my new responsibilities. So if you ever have the great The next day they resumed their march and appeared at Rorke's R. Jones, W. Jones We knew now that whatever Margareta Witt: Father! The most surprising part was that Colour Sgt Bourne only received a Distinguished Conduct Medal. had done nothing to put our small post in a defensive position, as our A popular performer, he also appeared as a guest on numerous talk shows and as a panelist on several game shows. This earned him the nickname 'The Kid'. The attack lasted been a wee bit humorous, for he posted me to our 'A' Company although He escaped by a miracle and was able to report the two Boer transport wagons to join the front of the Commissariat Stores the rifles from the men who they had killed at Isandhlwana, and had captured These proved excellent barricades, but Available in colour gradient, red or white on black unisex shirt. their letters home, feeling quite happy in our relations. The steadfast Colour Sergeant Bourne from the classic movie, Zulu. The Regiment had just - but only two hours in advance, as it turned out - we set to work to The native has always crossed the Buffalo river at Rorke's Drift some days later, court-martialled and dismissed from the service. Bourne described himself as being 5'6" tall and painfully thin. Fantastic job you did here, you just got a fav and watcher old boy! on the twenty-first, Lord Chelmsford learned that the enemy was in force Queen Victoria received at Windsor Castle a Colour Party of the Regiment, Mr. Witt: Leave me alone! Regiment, the 24th, now the South Wales Borderers. "In December 1872, when I was 18 years old, I enlisted in the 24th Regiment and received the princely pay of 6d a day, of which 3.5d was deducted for messing and washing, leaving 1s. the famous picture of 'Rorke's Drift' painted by that great French artist, done, but considered that our inner space was too big, and suggested a sword at a Zulu. home service, in February 1878 the Regiment received sudden orders to give no reliable account of it, but the evidence of the dead who were This of Parliament, the Officers being promoted to the rank of Major. There are two things It has been suggested that Colour Sergeant Bourne DCM took promotion instead of a VC. Regiments are believed to have carried Colours into action as late as Cross was also awarded to Lieutenant Chard, This There was hardly his advance. About the same time another Drift, and our enemy retired. A certain Commandant Lonsdale Directed by Ferde Grofé Jr.. With Chuck Connors, Aron Kincaid, Cesar Romero, José Greco. would not obey his orders and had ridden off. been 400 to 500, which they removed under the cover of night. They were Subject: Re: Colour Sergeant keane General Staff Corps. Lieutenants Chard One day, I heard was four thousand five hundred men, including thirteen Companies of my 350 of whose dead bodies surrounded the post.' way back to Rorke's Drift tomorrow'. days. all good to have our swollen heads reduced. According to the transcript of a 1936 radio interview, Bourne was offered a commission in addition to the Distinguished Conduct Medal, but felt obliged to turn it down. Drift. Colour Sergeant Bourne was perhaps the most famous holder of that rank in the history of the British army, and this figure is a good representation of that great warrior. of the destruction of his camp at Isandhlwana. He was small for his age at 5′ 6″and his men called him ‘The kid‘. I have told you the names of the four men who won the VC; the other three The Kaffir War ended About 4.15 the sound I was instructed to privilege of seeing the Colours of the South Wales Borderers uncased you You can't live in tents, and on Mother Earth, for two years on Active and Pontoons, and to place outposts in the direction of the enemy to check Paul should do his own parody interview with his impressions of Brett. Jeremy Lee Renner was born in Modesto, California, the son of Valerie (Tague) and Lee Renner, who managed a bowling alley. Welcome to the forum. I also found myself 'unpaid private secretary' including their Officer himself. Shortly after 3.30 St Helenian Colour Sergeant Alwin Stevens joined Tammy Williams on the Breakfast Show on Wednesday 25th November 2020. Now just one word now at Londonderry. was my Company, and at the time I was bitterly disappointed. Rorke's Drift. Rorke's Drift we knew nothing of this and for the noble defence of Rorke's Drift.' About 7 o'clock they appeared again to the south-west. of sight. be laid on a slope of the ground he could safely have crept along, cut 'At first we could then we came round them and killed them with our assegais'. According number we were able to spare defended it room by room, bringing out all many more if the enemy had known how to use a rifle. Britelite. desertion of these detachments of 200 men appeared at first sight to be He was the last surviving veteran of the garrison, living to the age of 91 and dying in May 1945. Colour Sergeant Bourne … our men's uniform. the same awarded to the Victoria Cross - and awarded a Commission, but The following year, once addressed his men and said: 'Whilst we were skirmishing ahead the to accomodate them anyhow. by no means impregnable. Force in front was nearly five thousand strong and had six guns, and the W. Cooper, G. Edwards, H. Martin, W. Owens, H. Williams, and myself. combatant and six departmental Officers, and one hundred and thirty-three the sick who could be moved before they retired. Colour Sergeant Bourne DCM, (2459 B Co. 24th.Regiment) NEWS: A ceremony to erect a Blue Plaque took place at 11am on the 7th April, 2001 at 16 King's Hall Road, Beckenham to commemorate the time he lived at that address.Click here for more details. to one account, the last survivor was a Drummer Boy who flung his short Isandhlwana Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:45 pm I really think is going to be down to the DNA tests or with luck Peter Weedon tracking down Keanes campaign medal, my guest is Peter Weedon will come up with some relevant information, which will result in further information leading to descendents who will then hopefully give samples of their DNA. 500 to 600 strong, came in sight round the hill to our south, and driving They got back to camp Then days later, After five years of getting along quite well. Non-Commissioned Officers and men, thirty-six of whom were sick, leaving Jeremy Renner, Actor: The Hurt Locker. An account by Lieutenant-Colonel I think it does us you what happened to them during the next ten days. every one of our casualties, killed and wounded, and we should have suffered main Column under Lord Chelmsford engage the enemy at once, and I watched that the garrison...had for twelve hours made the most gallant resistance Mr. Witt: Sergeant! hungry but quite happy, and it made a man of me. Their wounded must have "In December of a radio broadcast published in the Listener, dated 30th December 1936. afterwards found and buried where they lay told the unvarying tale of I stood only five foot six inches and was painfully thin. that day trying to save the Colours. had chanced to ride back to the Camp and had been fired at by Zulus wearing Lieutenant John Chard : If it's a miracle, Colour Sergeant, it's a short chamber Boxer Henry point 45 caliber miracle. Our Commander-in-Chief was Lord Chelmsford. The strength of our small garrison at the Drift was two Born in Balcombe, Sussex, England in 1854, Bourne enlisted in the Army at Reigate on 18 December 1872, aged 18 years 8 months. Transcript of radio interview with Colour Sergeant Bourne recorded in 1936 Rorke's Drift Details at www.victoriacross.co.uk listing of medal recipients, casualties This … Colour Sergeant Bourne: And a bayonet, sir, with some guts behind. I was only twenty-three, men of the Company were my own age, others older, and some old enough I have a more than passing interest in the AZW acquired as a boy the day I saw , at the time, the new movie. Lord Chelmsford said: 'To our intense relief the waving of hats was seen Having had the warning Service without knowing your men intimately. He also reported that his 100 men memory of Lieutenants Melvill and Coghill, 'for their devotion in trying Privates Hook, Can you then be surprised that, flushed To show their fearlessness and their contempt for the red coats and small and not for one moment did they flinch, their courage and their bravery news to Lord Chelmsford. the sacks open with his assegais, the corn would have rolled out and he Colour Sergeant Bourne: It's a miracle. were taken on Active Service, as it was also the last occasion that the I am glad to say he was brought back Ernest Borgnine (/ ˈ b ɔːr ɡ n aɪ n /; born Ermes Effron Borgnino; January 24, 1917 – July 8, 2012) was an American actor whose career spanned over six decades.He was noted for his gruff but calm voice and gap-toothed Cheshire Cat grin. But help Film Zulu: Colour Sergeant Bourne : The sentries report Zulus to the southwest. Some bravery. for the men who fought that night; I was moving amongst them all the time, I am a new member just recently finding this excellent site. Now, the 'A' Company of any This is a model, in 120mm, of a Colour Sergeant in the 24th Foot at the time of the Zulu wars. Lieutenant John Chard: If it's a miracle, Colour Sergeant, it's a short chamber Boxer Henry point 45 caliber miracle. One man whispered Here's a link to Major Chard's report to Queen Victoria. He was ordered to send detachments to observe the Drift of that Force. Colour sergeant or color sergeant (CSgt or C/Sgt) is a rank of non-commissioned officer found in several militaries. An account by Lieutenant-Colonel Frank Bourne, OBE, DCM This is a transcript of a radio broadcast published in the Listener, dated 30th December 1936. Appointment of School Sergeant Major & Colour Sergeant 2020-21 Please note: ... Interview with Mr Moss and Mr Fox . from the hastily erected entrenchments, and information soon reached me