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99th Regiment - A black and white photo of the graveyard at Eshowe, the last resting place for the 31 soldiers who died during the siege, which lasted from 24 January to 3 April 1879. In addition to Lieutenant Davison, the following soldiers of the 99th Foot were also buried here: – Privates Shields and Paul (dysentery); Lewis, Roden, Swann and Venn (enteric fever); Coombes (typhoid fever); Tubb (sunstroke); Knee (drowned) and Kent (killed by Zulus).

Persons(s): Davison, Lieutenant; Shields, Private; Paul, Private; Lewis, Perivate; Roden, Private; Swann, Private; Venn, Private; Coombes, Private; Tubb, Private; Knee, Private; Kent, Private

99th Regiment