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Revision as of 11:37, 5 March 2016

King's African Rifles
Years active: 1902 –
Country:
Service: British colonial forces
Branch: unknown
Type: Infantry
Specific type: Infantry regiment (administrative)
Full size: none
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Created: 1902. 
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Relationship type: Administrative
Subordinate unit: 1st King's African Rifles
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Subordinate unit: 4/4th King's African Rifles
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Subordinate unit: 5/4th King's African Rifles
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Subordinate unit: 2/6th King's African Rifles
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Subordinate unit: 1/7th King's African Rifles
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Personal narratives

Bodleian Library, Oxford MSS. Afr. s. 1715: King's African Rifles Papers contains personal narratives from many officers of the regiment covering the 1910s to 1960s. Any narratives covering the First World War need matching to battalions.

Related media

William James Clachan

Captain

Photograph Album of King's African Rifles, 1916-1917, photographed by Captain William James Clachan (Service Nos BR 37/1638, NZEF 10/316), Alexander Turnbull Library (PA1-O-097)

Photograph Album of King's African Rifles at Zomba, 1917-1918, photographed by Captain William James Clachan (Service Nos BR 37/1638, NZEF 10/316), Alexander Turnbull Library (PA1-o-098)

Official sources

Unit war diaries

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Unit histories

Other official documents

  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): CO 623, register of Colonial Office correspondence about the King's African Rifles.
  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): CO 624, Colonial Office register of out-letters about the King's African Rifles.

Medal rolls

Campaign medal rolls at the UK National Archives.


Medal Officers Other ranks
1914 Star
1914-15 Star WO 329/2956 WO 329/2938
British War and Victory medals WO 329/2305 WO 329/2341, WO 329/2342, WO 329/2360, WO 329/2363, WO 329/2364, WO 329/2365
Territorial Force War Medal

Other sources


References


This page contains data imported from the UK National Archives Discovery catalogue, licensed under Open Government Licence v2.0.
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