Royal Engineers Museum, Gillingham, secure items belonging to Rorke s Drift hero John Chard VC
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Updated: 13:46, 18 December 2020
A museum has won its bid to secure a set of artefacts belonging to a man portrayed in the classic war film Zulu.
The Royal Engineers Museum, Prince Arthur Road, Gillingham, purchased three items from a collection owned by Lt John Chard VC at an auction in London yesterday.
Lt. Col. John Chard VC. Picture: RE Museum
The first lot secured was a set of surveying and drawing instruments enclosed in a wooden case, owned by John Chard which relate to his time in Chatham.