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Wounded by Mark Churms (PC) Corporal Allen and Corporal Lyons, B. Company 2nd Battalion 24th Foot Rorkes Drift Back Wall, 6pm January 22nd 1879. After the initial Zulu assault on the back wall of the post failed at about 4.30pm, a fire-fight broke out between Zulu snipers posted on the terraces of the Shiyane (Oskarsberg) Hill and the defenders posted behind the barricade of wagons and mealie-bags. This section of the wall as commanded by Sergeant Henry Gallagher, of B Company. At about 6 pm, Corporal Lyons was leaning over the barricade to aim when he was hit in the neck by a bullet which paralysed him; as his friend, Corporal Allen, bent to help him, Allen too was shot through the arm. In the foreground Corporal Attwood of the Army Service Corps distributes ammunition. The wall was abandoned shortly after and the British retired to the small are in front of the storehouse. Allen was later awarded the VC, and Attwood the DCM. He was born at Churcham, Gloucestershire, and served for five years in the Monmouthshire Militia before joining the 24th Regiment. He served through the Kaffir War 1877-8 before his bravery at Rorkes Drift for which he was presented with the Victoria Cross by Lord Wolseley on August 3rd 1879. He later served in the 1st Volunteers Battalion Royal Fusiliers. Item Code : DHM0371PC Wounded by Mark Churms (PC) - This Edition TYPE EDITION DETAILS SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS YOUR PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Postcard Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.50 SAVE MONEY WITH OUR TRADE DISCOUNT MULTI-PRINT PACKS - AVAILABLE DIRECT TO OUR CUSTOMERS AT THESE PRICES! Postcard Pack 0037. (PC) Pack price : £7 - Save £1.8        Buy With : 3 other prints in this pack : CLICK HERE TO VIEW OR PURCHASE Pack price : £7 - Save £1.8 Titles in this pack : Eve of Distinction by Mark Churms (PC)  (View This Item) Wounded by Mark Churms (PC)  (View This Item) Pinned Like Rats in a Hole by Mark Churms (PC)  (View This Item) Pot That Fellow by Mark Churms (PC)  (View This Item) Postcard Set 1 (Zulu War) Pack price : £16 - Save £1.6               Buy With : 7 other prints in this pack : CLICK HERE TO VIEW OR PURCHASE Pack price : £16 - Save £1.6 Titles in this pack : Pinned Like Rats in a Hole by Mark Churms (PC)  (View This Item) Pot That Fellow by Mark Churms (PC)  (View This Item) Wounded by Mark Churms (PC)  (View This Item) The Battle of Isandhlwana by Charles Fripp (PC)  (View This Item) The Last Sleep of the Brave by Alphonse de Neuville (PC)  (View This Item) Saving the Queen's Colours by Alphonse de Neuville (PC)  (View This Item) Defence of Rorkes Drift 22nd January 1879 by Alphonse de Neuville (PC)  (View This Item) Eve of Distinction by Mark Churms (PC)  (View This Item) All prices on our website are displayed in British Pounds Sterling

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