William Vereker (1841-22 January 1879) was a British Army lieutenant who served in the Anglo-Zulu War. Vereker was the son of a member of the House of Lords who was close to Lord Chelmsford, Vereker's later commander; he took up farming in …

Dec 21, 2011 · He was killed in action at the Battle of Isandhlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. His body was found and immediately recognised four months after the battle, and was buried on the field.

Dec 10, 2010 · This was base on something that was said by Vereker, in the film Zulu Dawn, when he was introduced to the other officers inside the tent. Chelmsford makes a re-mark with reference to Vereker choosing to fight for the Zulu's or British, Vereker comes back with it …

much a part of its character; as a role of honour of British officer dead, it did not include officers of Colonial units who died during the war. One exception was the Hon. William Vereker, who held a command in the Natal Native Contingent, but whose aristocratic background presumably qualified him for inclusion according to the

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Lieutenant Vereker served in the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Natal Native Contingent ('Lonsdale's Regiment') and was killed in action at the Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. His remains were found on the battlefield with those of Lt. Colonel Anthony William Durnford amid one of the scattered groups of soldiers making a last stand.

The Battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879 was the first major encounter in the Anglo-Zulu War between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom, and resulted in a disastrous defeat for the British Army, the worst it ever suffered at the hands of forces with inferior arms.

W hile besieged for more than two months at the mission station at Eshowe during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, the British garrison had been plagued by Zulu snipers on the nearby hill of Mbombotshana.

Mar 15, 2010 · Vereker (Ward) is a young inexperienced officer who is eager to prove himself in battle and respects the tactics of the Zulus. Col. Pulliene (Elliot) is an indecisive commander whose failure to lead his men in the battle results in their demise.

The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in present-day South Africa from January to early July 1879 between forces of the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom. Two famous battles of the war were the Zulu victory at Isandlwana and the British defence at Rorke's Drift.