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5th September 2002	Colonel Durnford's grave By Peter Quantrill Alan Critchley,Ron lock and I have now completed the restoration of the grave of Colonel Anthony Durnford,Royal Engineers,located at the military cemetery,Fort Napier,Pietermaritzburg. The rust has been removed from the steel perimeter railing,and primed and painted.The stonework has been cleaned and the jointing damage between the stone joints repaired.The stone on the grave has been replaced with 13 mm grey stone laid on the concrete slab. Photographs of "before" and "after" are being sent to Alan for viewing. For those passing through Pietermaritzburg, Fort Napier military cemetery is worth a visit. The upkeep is an endless struggle. Peter
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6th September 2002	Andy Lee Peter It's good to here of such good work being done. I'm in the main a VC researcher but have a interest in the Zulu wars. I try to visit as many Rorke's Drift defender's graves as possible on my travels and one does particularly worry me that is the one of Sgt Wilson at Aldershot Military Cemetery it seems to be getting in quite a bad state.