What happened to Colour Sergeant Frank Bourne Rorkes Drift January 14, 2023 Unipro2013main 1970’s Classic Movies, War Movies & History </p> <h2>senior NCO at the Battle of Rorke’s Drift</h2> <p> Colour Sergeant Frank Bourne, was the senior NCO at the Battle of Rorke’s Drift during the Zulu War of 1879.</p> <p>Superbly played by actor, Nigel Green, in the 1964 film “Zulu”, many have wondered why he was never awarded a Victoria Cross when 11 others were.</p> <p>This is the story of what happened to Colour Sergeant Frank Bourne after Rorkes Drift.</p> <p>He was actually awarded Britain’s second highest military medal (at the time), the Distinguished Conduct Medal and ultimately rose from the ranks to become an officer.</p> <p>His military career continued all the way to the First World War, where he was promoted to the rank of Lt. Colonel.</p> <p>Frank Bourne, the last surviving defender of Rorke’s Drift died in 1945, one day after the Germans surrendered.<br /> <br /> Credit to :</p> <p>
