Stabilisation Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 I recently purchased what I believe to be a genuine Africa General Service Medal - Kenya Bar but am unable to interpret the inscription relating to the recipient:A.S. 374 A/I .(R) Abdul Raoof KhanCan anyone assist? Thank-you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1314 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I would suggest this is to an Asian member of the Kenya Police Reserve. ........... 374 Assistant Inspector (Reserve) Abdul Raoof Khan.The " A.S.' may refer to ' Asian Section ' but I am unsure on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabilisation Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 Many thanks for your supportive comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 (edited) Sometimes referred to as the 'Kenyan Home Guard', the KPR was formed in 1948 as an important of the British efforts to combat the Mau Mau during 'the troubles'. Apparently Europeans were autmatically awarded the rank of Inspector, so Assistant Inspector for an 'Asian' would make sense. There was also an African Section of the KPR, made up of untrained black kenyans and commanded by Europeans, or Asians perhaps, so that is an alternative explanation for the 'A.S.' prefix to the serial number. Edited October 5, 2015 by peter monahan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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