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cases, buttons, pieces of sliell (fired into the camp by the column on its return) 
can be picked up. At Rorke’s Drift (still a Swedish Mission Station) a new 
church and store have been erected on the sites of those defended on the 22 nd 
January, 1879, and the positions of the lines of defence formed by the mealie 
bags were pointed out. One day brought them to Dundee, whence the railway 
brought them back to Maritzburg. The whole distance ridden (on one horse 
each) was 850 miles, averaging 25 miles a day • the horses were in capital condi¬ 
tion at the end of it. 
OBITUARY, 
Major-General W. B. Rice, Colonel retired list, met his death while skating 
on Loch Eylean, Inverness-shire, on 26th December, 1892. Deceased was 
born in 1837. He joined the Royal Artillery in 1858 ; became Captain, May, 
1862 ; Major, July, 1872 ; Lieut.-Colonel, July, 1881; Colonel, in 1885; and 
retired as Major-General, September, 1886. He served in the Crimean Cam¬ 
paign from May to August, 1855, with the Siege Train at the siege of Sebastopol, 
and bombardments of 6th and 17th June (medal with clasp and Turkish medal). 
Colonel J. C. Auchinleck, retired list, Royal Artillery, died at Langston, 
Havant, on the 28th December, 1892, aged 57 years. He joined the Army 
10th August, 1856 ; became Captain, 10th October, 1867 ; Major, 1st January, 
1876 ; Lieut.-Colonel, 2nd March, 1881; and Colonel, 2nd March, 1885. He 
served in the Indian Mutiny in 1857-59, and was present at the actions of 
Cawnpore, 5th and 6th December, 1857 ; the defeat of the Gwalior Contingent, 
the actions of Khodagunge, and the re-occupation of Euttehghur. Was also 
present at the affairs at Kunkur on 6th April, and at the attack and capture of 
Eort Sandee and pursuit of Eeuze Shah (medal). Served with the Royal Artillery 
in the Afghan War of 1878-80, and was present at the engagement at Ali Kheyl 
(mentioned in despatches ; brevet of Lieut.-Colonel and medal). Served in the 
Burmese Expedition in 1885-86 in command of the line of communications 
(mentioned in despatches ; medal with clasp). 
Major H. Crofton, whose death occurred suddenly at Shoeburyness, on 8th 
January, 1898, joined the Regiment as Lieutenant, 10th July, 1867 ; became 
Captain, 1st January, 1879, and Major, 1st October, 1884. He served in the 
Abyssinian Campaign, 1868 (medal). 
