What is recorded here
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
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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