Hi Those of you within striking distance of Cardiff may be interested in an event that we'll be holding on 4th June to commemorate Edmund (Edward) Savage, a survivor of the Battle of Rorke's Drift, immortalised in the film Zulu. In co-operation with the Royal Welsh Regiment, Firing Line (Cardiff Castle Military Museum) and Mossfords, we'll be unveiling a memorial on his previously unmarked grave. Born in Newport, Edward joined the army in 1877 aged eighteen and sailed the following year to South Africa, where he saw action before being sent to Rorke's Drift. When the battle started, Edward was in the camp hospital suffering from an injured knee. According to contemporary reports, he jumped through the window and 'assisted in the defence, lying on his side and taking aim through an opening in a pile of biscuit boxes' Following his discharge, Edward married, settled in Riverside, Cardiff, and took a job as a council worker. Sadly, Edward died in 1893, aged only 32. We have already traced descendants of Edward in Canada, but there may well be others still in Wales, possibly through his eldest son Edward John Savage, born in 1888. More details to follow. John Friends of Cathays Cemetery