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Lieutenant-Colonel Frank Edward Bourne OBE DCM -LRB- April 1854 -- 8 May 1945 -RRB- was a decorated British soldier who participated in the defence of Rorke 's Drift during the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War .. Anglo-Zulu War. Anglo-Zulu War. Lieutenant-Colonel. Lieutenant-Colonel. OBE. Officer of the Order of the British Empire. DCM. Distinguished Conduct Medal. soldier. British Army. He was the last known survivor of the battle .