John Chard
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Colonel John Rouse Merriott Chard was a British Army officer who received the Victoria Cross for his role in the defence of Rorke's Drift in January 1879 where he assumed command of the outpost, with
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The Defence of Rorke's Drift (1880) by Elizabeth Thompson. Chard is shown in the centre directing the defence with Bromhead
The defence of Rorke's Drift (1879) by Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville. Chard is shown on the right of the painting in pale trousers.
Wolseley presenting the Victoria Cross to Chard at Inkwenke Camp
Zulu (1964 film)
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Zulu is a 1964 British epic historical drama film depicting the 1879 Battle of Rorke's Drift between a detachment of the British Army and the Zulu, in the Anglo-Zulu War. The film was directed and co-
John Chard
…superseded by the Medalje vir Troue Diens and the Emblem for Reserve Force Service. Chard was portrayed by Welsh actor Stanley Baker in the 1964 film Zulu, which depicted the defence of Rorke's Drift. Baker acquired Chard's campaign medal and a "cast copy" of his Victoria Cross at an auction in 1972; they…
UK cinema release poster
A break in shooting on location with stars Michael Caine and Stanley Baker present.
Caine as he appears in the trailer
Historical picture of Zulu warriors from about the same time as the events depicted in Zulu