Interview with Frank Bourne - Hero of Rorkes Drift - Pt 1

Part 1 of the transcript of a radio interview with Lt Col Frank Bourne who fought at the Battle of Rorkes Drift on 22/23 January 1879. The transcript of the interview was published in the Listener magazine on 30 December 1936.

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[ngiyaxolisa]

Unbelievable! Thank you for making this priceless interview available for "popular consumption". You may not win many medals on this campaign, but it's posting is certainly appreciated by this student of that conflict.

[1Sladman1]

Thanks for the upload.

[AlexSDU]

@5:53 Biscuit boxes for defence? How big were biscuit boxes back then?

[bigbluemarbleuk]

@ankleshigh I appreciate your kind words. The BBC threw away a recorded interview with Bourne many years ago as they thought it would be of little interest. It would have been wonderful to hear Bourne speak. I've got some similar accounts from other men who fought so I'll try to put together videos for them at some stage too.

[ankleshigh]

thanks and well done,a priceless interveiw.

[aprogais]

My goodness this is excellent..thanks for making this available

[antwoolies]

Excellent! Thanks very much.