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Coronation Medal: Military, Colonial Contingents. Numbers of awards by country and...

Catalogue reference: CO 448/49/13

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This record is about the Coronation Medal: Military, Colonial Contingents. Numbers of awards by country and... dating from 1937 in the series Colonial Office: Honours: Original Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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CO 448/49/13
Date
1937
Description

Coronation Medal: Military, Colonial Contingents. Numbers of awards by country and Navy / Army / Air Force/ Police; Conclusions of the Fifth Meeting of the Coronation Executive Committee, 5 April 1937; Number of Contigents per Colony and After Order for the presentation of Medals to Overseas representatives.

Nominal Roll by Detachment: Contigent Head-Quarters:

  • Colonel C C Fowkes, MC, Commanding Officer, King's African Rifles.
  • Captain W M Herrington, OBE, MC, MM, Staff Officer, Gold Coast Regiment, RWAFF.

Royal West African Frontier Force (RWAFF), Nigeria Regiment:

  • Captain A C Davidson-Houston, (Royal Sussex Regiment), 6 Battalion Nigeria Regiment.
  • Captain J L Proudlock (Royal Artillery), 2 Battalion.
  • 224 Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM), Dan Bauchi, Light Battery.
  • 1977 Battalion Segeant Major Musa Bokowi, 1 Battalion.
  • 2794 Lance Corporal Unguna Senchi, 1 Battalion.
  • 6632 Company Sergeant Major (CSM) Jatto Ute, 2 Battalion.
  • 1947 Sergeant Mamadu Bagarimi, 2 Battalion.
  • 10473 Battalion Sergeant Major (BSM) Chari Maigumeri, 3 Battalion.
  • 11150 Sergeant Abanda Baba, 3 Battalion.
  • 23145 Abdullai Bagarimi 4 Battalion.
  • 15792 Sergeant Suli Kano, 4 Battalion.
  • 6662 Corporal Idrissa Abasha, 5 Battalion
  • 1506 CSM Shidw Dozo.
  • 24265 CSM Buba Idah, 6 Battalion.
  • 25650 Sergeant Marbruk Giari, 6 Battalion.
  • 15781 CSM Michael Elimby, Signal Training Centre.
  • 27585 Private Garaba Katsina.

Royal West African Frontier Force (RWAFF), Gold Coast Regiment:

  • Captain J E B Whitehead (Cameronians).
  • 3702134 RSM M B McCabe (King's Own Royal Regiment).
  • 10291 RSM Ayifi Navarro.
  • 11107 Sergeant Bukare Kotokoli.
  • 12094 Bombardier Agazana Grunshi.
  • 11705 Corporal Mama Kanjarga.
  • 12552 Lance Corporal Berina Lorso.

Royal West African Frontier Force (RWAFF), Sierra Leone Battalion:

  • Captain F G Winward, MBE.
  • CSM A K Madden (Irish Guards).
  • 4426 N/RSM James Allie.
  • 4353 N/CSM Josiah Bunabu.

Royal West African Frontier Force (RWAFF), Gambia Battalion:

  • Captain T A Davis, (The King's Regiment).
  • Sergeant Major Samba Silla.

King's African Rifles, Northern Brigade:

  • Major N A Thorp (KOSB).
  • 2688197 RSM R H Eastbrook (Scots Guards).
  • 4215 RSM Juma Rakuba.
  • U/300 Sergeant Mustapha Khamis.
  • 17488 Sergeant Kirotho Kamano.
  • 460 Warrant Officer II Temp. Sergeant Major Juma Mohamed Saleh.
  • U/9725 Corporal Sawaya.
  • U/504 Lance Corporal Angelo Olal.
  • N/109 Lance Corporal Vitale Lamago.
  • N/207 Private Ali Abdulla.

King's African Rifles, Southern Brigade:

  • Lieutenant G R B Soltau (West Yorkshire Regiment).
  • RSM R S Parke (Irish Guards).
  • 10442 CSM Kunkeyani.
  • 2538 RSM Kamete.
  • 6610 Drum Major James.
  • 3684 Sergeant Shabani Kekamdingye.
  • 4006 Sergeant Tinga Kapongwa.
  • 7347 Corporal Iron.
  • 7269 Driver Alifeyo.
  • 3292 Private Sultani Mserem.

Somaliland Camel Corps:

  • Lieutenant C d'A P Consett (KORC).
  • 837 Sergeant Mohamed Gabobi.
  • 686 Corporal Ali Obseyeh.

Northern Rhodesia Regiment:

  • Captain AN Bagshaw.
  • Sergeant R Brett.
  • RSM Chisengalumbwe.
  • Sergeant Kandi.

Trans Jordan Frontier Force:

  • Lieutenant Colonel J I Chrystall, MC (13/18 Royal Hussars).
  • British Warrant Officer R W Paget, MM.
  • Sergeant Rustum Shaker.
  • Sergeant Rashid Shabso.

Also included are Malay Regiment; Aden; Barbados Volunteer Force; Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps; Bermuda Militia Artillery; British Guinana Militia; British Honduras Defence Corps; Ceylon Garrison Artillery; Ceylon Medical Corps; Ceylon Light Infantry; Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps; Falkland Islands Defence Corps; Fiji Defence Corps; Gold Coast Territorial Force; Grenada Volunteer Corps; Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps; Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force; Jamaica Militia Artillery; Jamaica Engineer Corps; Kenya Regiment; Kenya RN Volunteer Force; Defence Forces of Antigua, Dominica, Montserrat, St Kitts-Nevis; Straits Settlements RN Volunteer Force; Straits Settlements Volunteers Force; Federated Malay States Volunteer Force; Kedah Volunteer Force; King's Own Malta Regiment; Mauritius Volunteer Defence Force; Nigeria Volunteer Defence Force; St Lucia Volunteer Corps; St Vincent Volunteer Corps; Sierra Leone Reserve Corps; Trinidad Light Infantry Volunteers.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
26271/6/1937
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Access conditions
Closed For 50 years
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10372614/

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