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Date	Original Topic
31st July 2003	Zulu VC's? By Joseph Ok, so no Zulu got a VC, but what I wanted to know was- Was there an award that the Zulu King or any one else gave to a brave Zulu for something they did in battle?
Date	Replies
1st August 2003	Keith Smith Hi Joseph This matter has been dealt with earlier on the forum but the short answer is: yes, the Zulu king could, and did, reward especially courageous acts during conflicts with the gift of a necklace of carved wooden beads called an isiQu. I have mentioned before that this necklace formed the germ of the idea for the small wooden beads worn by Scout leaders called the Wood Badge, designed by Baden-Powell.
1st August 2003	Joseph Joseph, Keith answered the question pretty succinctly. You should take a day and read all the old pages. A ton of material there. Cheers, Joseph