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Rorke
Rorke is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Daniel Rorke, Australian saxophonist *Gordon Rorke (born 1938), Australian cricketer *Hayden Rorke (1910–1987), American actor *James Rorke (1827–1875), British settler in southern Africa, owner of the farmstead Rorke's Drift *John Rorke (1807–1896), Irish-born Canadian merchant and political figure in Newfoundland *Joseph Rorke (1832–1907), Canadian businessman and politician from Ontario *Margaret Hayden Rorke (1883–1969), American suffragist and writer *Mary Rorke (1858–1938), British actor *W. H. Rorke (fl. 1901–1902), American college football coach *Gabriel T. Rorke, the main antagonist in the video game Call of Duty: Ghosts See also *Rorke's Drift Art and Craft Centre, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa *Battle of Rorke's Drift (1879), in what is now Natal Province, South Africa {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Rorke
James "Jem" Rourke (1827- 24 October 1875) was a settler and trader of Irish-descent in southern Africa. He served as a civilian in the British Army commissariat in 1846 during the Seventh Xhosa War. In 1849 Rorke purchased a farmstead in the Colony of Natal, on the border with Zululand near a river crossing that became known as Rorke's Drift. He established a trading post that led to good relations with the Zulu. Rorke committed suicide in 1875. His homestead played a key role in the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War and was the site of the Battle of Rorke's Drift. Early life Rorke's father was an Irish soldier, he arrived at Mossel Bay with an Irish regiment of the British Army in 1821; there was an influx of British settlers to southern Africa in this period. Rorke's father fought in wars against African tribesmen before settling in the Cape Colony after either his period of enlistment ended or he deserted. James Rorke was born in 1827. Rorke served as a civilian with the British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
