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This blue commemorative plaque records: Private William Cooper 24th Regiment of Foot who fought the gallant Zulus at Rorke's Drift 1879 lived and died here
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Pte. William Cooper served in the 24th Regiment of Foot during the Anglo-Zulu War and was present at the Battle of Rorke's Drift in 1879, a conflict that highlighted British military resilience against Zulu forces.
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