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SFA063 CSgt Bourne
£45.00
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SFA063 Colour Sergeant Bourne with a Bayonet and some guts behind it.
Bourne enlisted at 17. By age 23, he was promoted to Colour Sergeant, making him one of the youngest to hold that rank in the British Army, earning him the nickname “The Kid”.
During the Rorke’s Drift battle against 3,000–4,000 Zulu warriors, Bourne was in the thick of the action, directing fire and distributing ammunition. He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) for “outstanding coolness and courage”. He was offered an immediate commission after the battle, but declined due to a lack of family finances. He eventually accepted a commission in 1890.  After re-joining for WW I, he retired for the second time in 1919 with the honorary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and was awarded an OBE.  Bourne was the last surviving defender of Rorke’s Drift, passing away on May 9, 1945—the day after VE Day—at the age of 90.
During the Rorke’s Drift battle against 3,000–4,000 Zulu warriors, Bourne was in the thick of the action, directing fire and distributing ammunition. He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) for “outstanding coolness and courage”. He was offered an immediate commission after the battle, but declined due to a lack of family finances. He eventually accepted a commission in 1890.  After re-joining for WW I, he retired for the second time in 1919 with the honorary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and was awarded an OBE.  Bourne was the last surviving defender of Rorke’s Drift, passing away on May 9, 1945—the day after VE Day—at the age of 90.
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