Dedication of head stone Rorkes Drift Survivor

William Partridge was a survivor of Rorke's Drift

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[colinbridgeman]

a relative was doing research on her family and found his unmarked grave and then found out his history, she approached the local council who arranged to have a free headstone errected in his hounor, and it took off from there to the dedecation and a parade

[Factnotfictionpeople]

@norcalnupe I must assume from your racist comment, that you are 'African-American'. Now there's a joke if ever I heard one! What you actually mean is that, without the White Man who you appear to despise so much, then you would (had you even survived to your present age) still be grubbing around in some fly-blown African dust-bowl trying to survive yet another boring, disease ridden day! Don't knock it baby, slavery gave the Black Man a chance to share in the sun.

[neilmartin1]

Cracking Dedication to a very brave man RIP

[slimpic70]

All I have to say is this-i am army and was drilled into me WE ALL WEAR GREEN AND BLEED RED

[paratrooper321fa]

Question Why was it dedicated so recently when he died over 80 yers ago?

Was his resting place moved or something? I am merely courious

[rtaylorsmith69]

the gent was from my home town, brilliant dedication. as a passing comment i hope that norcalnupe and all his/her family get cancer and die in agony without the help of the white people whom they dislike so much

[hoppyhayes]

President Abraham Lincoln gave a speech after the battle of Gettysburg. ",,,, to those who gave the last full measure...." Salute all those men who fought and died doing their duty. For a warrior, dutys call's cannot be ignored, nor shorteded. Good bless them all white and black. I belive in an after life and in my belief those who gave their last full measure are in warriors heaven. A place of peace enternal.

[BigMrFirebird]

A fine version and dedication.

[Factnotfictionpeople]

@HOOSIERLOVER Hi there, please notice in my comment I used quotation marks around the words 'African-American'. The term seems to be the one used in the USA at present which is seen as being PC. I too, think its silly....:-)

[HOOSIERLOVER]

@Factnotfictionpeople There is no such thing as an African-American. Africans that are born in America are either visitors or possess green cards. A melting pot means that we have all melted together therefor we are all Americans. Now if one wants to call oneself a black American I guess that would be okay but I don't hear anyone referring to me as a "white" American. Just my opinion.

[JuanGoodeye]

My sincere apologies to all readers for my language in my recent reply to (#

norcalnupe's) comment but such arrogant ignorance just get my blood boiling.

[JuanGoodeye]

@norcalnupe tried that at Rorke's Drift and look what happened. I don't care what race or colour you are... all racists are dicks or at least suck them.