A bit of a disappointment, there was nothing about him at all. I can only think that the documentary was something to do with his part in the wars, and that they visited the Museum for research, which it has, plenty of about the Zulu Wars.
But the researcher found my original emails to them, and then she looked more closely and discovered they held an old book written by his brother Lt Col Edward Durnford, about some of the battle. Then we were confused, because I didn't recall his brother, but it turns out all Anthony's papers and notes were destroyed in South Africa not by the family, after he was killed. But he had written letters to his mother in England, and they outlined so much about the fighting. Those letters have been put into a book as his memoirs by his brother, so I hope to be able to find a copy, in Yorkshire.
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| Uniform of the soldiers in Zulu War |
Remember the flags in the Cathedral?
Then I managed to photograph a few of the pages of the book by Edward. Looks like more research when I get home!
On the way to Hereford, we stopped at Hay-on-Wye, a cute little town, that hosts 21 antique book shops.
There is a ruined castle, which a fellow named Booth bought. Wondered why someone would buy an old castle ruins? so did we, but he used it as publicity as he became the King of Hay, and over the years developed many businesses in the town, to the point now that it is the "book" capital, and world widely known.
I managed to get a copy of Frank Clune's book on Norfolk Island that our friends Margaret and Ken had told us about. I thought it a bargain at 4.50.
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| Bustling little village |
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| Old butter market |
Nice to catch up with old friends Margaret and Ken, from our Bougainville days, well 32 years ago, but seems like yesterday!
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