Bust of John Rouse Merriott Chard.

Colonel John Rouse Merriott Chard, VC, RE (21 December 1847- 1 November 1897) was a British soldier who won the Victoria Cross for his role in the defence of Rorke's Drift in 1879. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 615 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: John Rouse Merriott Chard User:Gaius Cornelius Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 615 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: John Rouse Merriott Chard User:Gaius Cornelius Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Victoria Cross medal, ribbon, and bar. ... Combatants Britain Zulu Nation Commanders John Rouse Merriott Chard Prince Dabulamanzi Strength 139 4,000–5,000 Casualties 17 killed, 15 wounded about 550 killed Rorkes Drift was a mission station in Natal, South Africa. ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

He was born at Boxhill, near Plymouth and had two brothers and four sisters. He joined the Royal Engineers in 1868 and was in command of the supply depot at Rorkes Drift when it was attacked by Zulus during the Anglo-Zulu War, having previously served in Bermuda and Malta. After the battle he was immediately promoted to captain and then brevet major. He commanded the Royal Engineers detachment at Singapore as a lieutenant colonel from 1892 until 1896 and was made a colonel in 1897 when he was due to be posted to Perth, Scotland. However he became ill with cancer of the tongue and died at Hatch Beauchamp, near Taunton. Boxhill is a steep hill within Plymouth. ... Plymouth is a city in the South West of England, or alternatively the Westcountry, and is situated within the traditional county of Devon. ... The Corps of Royal Engineers (RE), commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army. ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The Zulu are an African ethnic group of about 11 million people who live mainly in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. ... The Battle of Rorkes Drift The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between Britain and the Zulus, and signalled the end of the Zulus as an independent nation. ... Captain is both a nautical term and a rank in various uniformed organizations. ... The word brevet has several meanings: In the military, brevet refers to a warrant authorizing a commissioned officer to temporarily hold a higher rank, without a corresponding pay increase. ... Major is a military rank denoting an officer of mid-level command status. ... In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Colonel is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with the corresponding ranks existing in nearly every country in the world. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Royal Burgh of Perth (Peairt in Scottish Gaelic) is a large burgh in central Scotland. ... When normal cells are damaged beyond repair, they are eliminated by apoptosis. ... Many animals have longer and more flexible tongues than humans. ... Hatch Beauchamp is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated five miles south east of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. ... Map sources for Taunton at grid reference ST2324 Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England. ...

His role was played by Stanley Baker in the Film Zulu. The film also starred Michael Caine as his second-in-command. Sir Stanley Baker (February 8, 1927 - June 28, 1976) was a Welsh actor. ... Zulu is a 1964 film depicting the 1879 Battle of Rorkes Drift between the British Army and the Zulus. ... Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth in Batman Begins Sir Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, CBE (born 14 March 1933), known professionally as Sir Michael Caine, is an English film actor. ...

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• Find-A-Grave profile for John Rouse Merriott Chard