Farkas Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Hi Gents just picked these up together all battered and unloved... Pte Dunuri 1KAR (1527) Pte Yuda 2KAR (1193)(1163?) Pte Kwinyimba 2KAR (5249) L/C Simosya 2KAR. (118 ?) tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 (edited) All from the Nyasaland battalions, it seems. The KAR had a hard war in east Africa and anyone should be proud to have those poor unloved tokens of that! The regiment fought in the East African Campaign against the German commander Paul Erich von Lettow-Vorbeck and his forces in German East Africa. Transport and support into the interior was provided by over 400,000 porters of the Carrier Corps. By the end of the Great War the KAR comprised 1,193 British officers, 1,497 British NCOs and 30,658 Africans (33,348 total) in 22 battalions, including two made up of former German askaris, as noted above. KAR casualties in the First World War were 5,117 killed and wounded with another 3,039 dying from diseases. [Wiki] Edited October 1, 2017 by peter monahan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted November 15, 2017 Author Share Posted November 15, 2017 Hi Peter I'm recommending you for a further mention in dispatches..... tony On 01/10/2017 at 15:32, peter monahan said: All from the Nyasaland battalions, it seems. The KAR had a hard war in east Africa and anyone should be proud to have those poor unloved tokens of that! The regiment fought in the East African Campaign against the German commander Paul Erich von Lettow-Vorbeck and his forces in German East Africa. Transport and support into the interior was provided by over 400,000 porters of the Carrier Corps. By the end of the Great War the KAR comprised 1,193 British officers, 1,497 British NCOs and 30,658 Africans (33,348 total) in 22 battalions, including two made up of former German askaris, as noted above. KAR casualties in the First World War were 5,117 killed and wounded with another 3,039 dying from diseases. [Wiki] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Aw, shucks. T'weren't nuthin'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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