Tribute to Rorke's Drift heroes erased after being accused of 'celebrating colonialism'

It was meant to be a simple, factual tribute to the handful of British soldiers who held off 4,000 enemy warriors at Rorke’s Drift.

But when a member of staff at Dollis Hill underground station in North London wrote a brief account of the battle on their station noticeboard they were accused of “celebrating colonialism”.

As a result the notice - which had marked the awarding of 11 VCs to some of the men who took part in the defence of Rorke’s Drift against the army of the Zulu kingdom - was quickly erased.

Transport for London subsequently issued an apology to “any customers who were offended” by the message, which it described as “ill-judged”.

The decision to remove the tribute was described as “deeply saddening” by historians and a failure to recognise the valour of individual men, regardless of political opinion.

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