A remembrance service for for Rorke's Drift survivor, Private John Smith was held at Ashby Cemetery last month.

Pte Smith was laid to rest in Ashby two years ago with a service to remember the life of the former soldier, who suffered a form of PTSD on his return to England, and later took his own life.

Similar services are planned every five years - but there is a small remembrance each year in Ashby.

Pte Smith was buried in an unmarked grave at Ashby Cemetery on July 11, 1899. 

In the defence of Rorke's Drift, he was wounded in the stomach, having been stabbed by an assegai, a Zulu spear. However, he survived the battle.

The headstone, supplied by English Rose Memorials in Loughborough, includes a QR code at the back which can be scanned, meaning visitors can immediately read the history of Pte Smith and the Zulu Wars on their mobile phones.

Dan Harrison, chairman of the Ashby Branch of the Royal British Legion, said: "It's important that we do this every year to make sure Pte Smith is not forgotten.

"The main service is every five years, but this remembrance keeps him in people's memory.

"There was a team of people involved in all this, they were the real people at the beginning of this and that's why I want to draw them in on all that's happening here at Ashby Cemetery.

"Each year we remember what it must've been like for John Smith and all those who fought at Rorke's Drift. It must've been horrendous. But it was brilliant management by the soldiers and officers, they knew how to defend correctly."

Mr Harrison also added that there is a permanent display at Ashby Museum which also commemorates the life of Pte Smith.

He added: "The museum has a stand explaining all that happened to him, so please try and visit."