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.
Welsh historians seek to trace veteran’s Irish relatives

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

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