Lieutenant John Chard

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Lieutenant John Chard is a British Army officer best known for commanding the defense at the Battle of Rorke's Drift during the Anglo-Zulu War, an event dramatized in the film "Zulu."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer
human
allegiance United Kingdom
awardReceived Victoria Cross NERFINISHED
battle Battle of Rorke's Drift NERFINISHED
birthDate 1847-12-21
burialPlace Hatch Beauchamp, Somerset, England NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath cancer
coCommanderAtRorkesDrift Gonville Bromhead NERFINISHED
commissionedInto Royal Engineers NERFINISHED
conflict Anglo-Zulu War NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateCommissioned 1868-07-15
deathDate 1897-11-01
decoratedFor gallantry during the Battle of Rorke's Drift
education Royal Military Academy, Woolwich NERFINISHED
era 19th century
familyName Chard NERFINISHED
fullName John Rouse Merriott Chard NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName John NERFINISHED
hasHonor Victoria Cross recipient
hasTitle Colonel John Rouse Merriott Chard VC NERFINISHED
honorificSuffix VC NERFINISHED
knownFor commanding the defense at the Battle of Rorke's Drift
languageOfWorkOrName English
laterMilitaryRank Colonel
memorial memorial in Hatch Beauchamp church
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank Lieutenant
militaryTheater Natal, South Africa NERFINISHED
militaryUnitRole Royal Engineers officer at Rorke's Drift
nationality British
notableEventDate 1879-01-22
notableWork Defense of Rorke's Drift NERFINISHED
occupation military officer
participatedIn defense of Rorke's Drift on 1879-01-22
placeOfBirth Boxhill, Plymouth, Devon, England NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Hatch Beauchamp, Somerset, England NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Stanley Baker NERFINISHED
portrayedInFilm Zulu NERFINISHED
residence Hatch Beauchamp, Somerset, England NERFINISHED
serviceEnd 1897
serviceNumberOrUnit Royal Engineers NERFINISHED
serviceStart 1868
subjectOf film Zulu NERFINISHED
numerous historical accounts of the Anglo-Zulu War

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Zulu mainCharacter Lieutenant John Chard