cover 1879 (June) XU5 to England, endorsed "On Active Service. From No. 19/200 Corpl. J.J. Bailey 80th Regiment Zululand", countersigned by Captain W.T. Anderson at lower left, bearing Natal 1d. well tied by fine "1" cancellation of Pietermaritzburg, backstamped "G.P.O./15/6/1879/NATAL" and "IRONBRIDGE/A/JY 13/79/P.O.S.B.". Photo.

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cover 1879 (June) XU5 to England, endorsed "On Active Service. From No. 19/200 Corpl. J.J. Bailey 80th Regiment Zululand", countersigned by Captain W.T. Anderson at lower left, bearing Natal 1d. well tied by fine "1" cancellation of Pietermaritzburg, backstamped "G.P.O./15/6/1879/NATAL" and "IRONBRIDGE/A/JY 13/79/P.O.S.B.". Photo.
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Captain Wilfred Turner Anderson served with the Regiment throughout its operations with the Column of Colonel Hugh Rowlands, V.C., C.B. and then with the Column of Brigadier-General Sir Henry Evelyn Wood, V.C., K.C.B., including the second advance into Zululand and the battle of Ulundi.

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