He was offered one but requested a commission instead, going from an NCO to an officer which was extremely rare in the Victorian era. This proved a canny move on his part as he would finish his career as a Lt Colonel, an extraordinarily high position for a working class man of his time to rise to.
Lieutenant John Chard R. E., Otto Witt, Margareta Witt, Pvt. Henry Hook, Lt. Gonville Bromhead, Colour-Sergeant Bourne, Private Owen, Sergeant Maxfield, Corporal Allen, Private Thomas, and others
What is the plot of Zulu?
Outnumbered British soldiers do battle with Zulu warriors at Rorke's Drift.