Defence of Helpmekaar

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Isandlwana survivors who reached Helpmakaar between 6-8pm on the 22nd January
1879.


Name

Regiment

Stayed

Left
Probably
stayed


Captain. Edward Essex Special service officer + 1
Captain Alan Gardner Special service officer +
Lieutenant Francis Cochrane Special service officer + 2
Lieutenant Horace Smith-
Dorrien
Special service officer + 3
Lieutenant Henry Curling Royal Artillery + 4
Sergeant John Costellow Royal Artillery + 5
Act. Bombardier George Goff Royal Artillery Arrived later in
the evening
Driver Elias Tucker Royal Artillery + 6
Gunner William Green Royal Artillery + 7
Sergeant Patrick Naughton Imperial Mtd Infantry + 8
Corporal John McCan Imperial Mtd Infantry + 9
Private Henry Davis Imperial Mtd Infantry + 10
Private William Parry Imperial Mtd Infantry + 11
Private John Power Imperial Mtd Infantry + 12
Private Samuel Wassall Imperial Mtd Infantry + 13
Private Thomas Westwood Imperial Mtd Infantry + 14
Private James Bickley 1/24th Regiment + 15
Private Hector Grant 1/24th Regiment Arrived later with
Maj. Spalding
Private William Johnson 1/24th Regiment Arrived later with
Maj. Spalding
Private James Trainer 1/24th Regiment Arrived later with
Maj. Spalding
Private John Williams 1/24th Regiment + 16
Private Edmund Wilson 1/24th Regiment + 17
Quartermaster Dugald
MacPhail
Buffalo Border Guard +
Trooper John Adams ( Senior) Buffalo Border Guard +
Trooper John Adams ( Junior) Buffalo Border Guard +
Trooper Lennox Buffalo Border Guard +
Trooper C. Stretch Buffalo Border Guard +
Trooper William Barker Natal Carbineers + 18

Trooper William Edwards Natal Carbineers +
Trooper C. Fletcher Natal Carbineers +
Trooper W. Granger Natal Carbineers +
Trooper Andrew Muirhead Natal Carbineers +
Trooper W.Sibthorpe Natal Carbineers +
Trooper W.Tarboton Natal Carbineers + 19



Corporal G.Collier Natal Mtd Police + 20
Corporal D.Doig Natal Mtd Police + 21
Corporal W.Dorehill Natal Mtd Police + 22
Lance Corporal Robert Eaton Natal Mtd Police + 23
Trumpeter Richard Stevens Natal Mtd Police + 24
Trooper William Hayes Natal Mtd Police + 25
Trooper Robert Kincade Natal Mtd Police + 26
Trooper R.Shannon Natal Mtd Police + 27
Trooper Charles Sparks Natal Mtd Police + 28
Captain Cracroft Nourse Natal Native Contgt + 29
Captain D. Smythe Natal Native Contgt + 30
Captain Walter Stafford Natal Native Contgt + 31
Lieutenant Wallace Erskine Natal Native Contgt + 32
Sergeant-Major J.Williams Natal Native Contgt + 33
Captain William Barton Natal Native Horse No evidence to make a decision
Lieutenant Harry Davis Natal Native Horse + 3
4
Lieutenant Charles Raw Natal Native Horse + 3
5
Lieutenant Richard Vause Natal Native Horse +
Sergeant Walsh Newcastle Mtd Rifles +
Trumpeter J.Horne Newcastle Mtd Rifles +
Trooper John Berning Newcastle Mtd Rifles + 36
Trooper Thomas Brown Newcastle Mtd Rifles + 37
Trooper Burne Newcastle Mtd Rifles +
Trooper Donald Moodie Newcastle Mtd Rifles +
Trooper Hendrick Parsons Newcastle Mtd Rifles + 38
Conductor Martin Foley Civilian + 39
Acting control officer James
Hamer
Civilian + 40

Other defenders at Helpmakaar who were already there or came in during the early evening.
Brevet Major H.Huntley Special
service officer
+ 41
6 unnamed Infantrymen 1/13th
regiment
+ 47
3 (?) local farmers & their families Civilians ? ?

These 3 farmerss are the 3 Horsley brothers family claim .