Welsh historians seek to trace veteran’s Irish relatives

Welsh historians who discovered the remains of a Cork-born veteran of the 1879 Battle of Rourke’s Drift in a pauper’s grave have honoured him and are now looking to trace his relatives.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2020 - 07:30

Sean O’Riordan

Michael Caine in 1964’s ‘Zulu’, which told the story of the Battle of Rourke’s Drift.

Welsh historians who discovered the remains of a Cork-born veteran of the 1879 Battle of Rourke’s Drift in a pauper’s grave have honoured him and are now looking to trace his relatives.