Saturday 1 September 2018

Graves of the heroes of the Zulu War -Samual Wassall VC

Private Samual Wassall of the 80th Regiment won his VC at Isandhlwana ,whilst escaping from the carnage on the battlefield he saw a comrade drowning in the river ,without hesitating he jumped in and rescued him whilst closely pursued by the Zulu;

Close to Samuals Grave is this one fora member of the 24th who fell in ww1

also nearby some canadian sailors one known only to god , the saddest words on any war graves 

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