Rorkes Drift by Jason Askew. (B) SIG540 Colonel Charles H Booth

Colonel Charles H Booth

probably due to a hit in the fuel tank

were deposited on the island by HMS Glorious

With its banshee-like wailing siren the Stuka pilots would deliver destruction from the skies and create a devastating psychological effect upon all those below

Delivers infrastructure engineering support

Rorkes Drift by Jason Askew. (B) SIG540 Colonel Charles H BoothDHM1791B. Rorkes Drift by Jason Askew. The painting depicts the climax of the Zulu attacks at the defence of Rorkes Drift. The Zulus were unable to effectively penetrate the mealie bag defenses at Rorkes Drift, even though they succeeded in burning down the hospital, and peppering the storehouse with bullet holes. The confined space available to the British garrison caused a certain degree of physical compression, but this in fact worked against the