DEKHO! The Journal of The Burma Star Association - Issue No. 185, Year 2017 - Page 22
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police us — and help train the Gold Coast Regiment. Hausa was the first lingua franca of the RWAFF, followed by pidgin English. Many of the West Africans had fought alongside the aforementioned King's …
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What became the Ashanti Empire, was co-founded by the aforementioned Osei Tutu andAkomfe Anokye, in the late 19th century, suffered great losses in 1874, coming to its final end in 1901, with defeat i …
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Did they volunteer? Were they press-ganged? They would have heard the sound of recruitment, coming from the colonial loudspeaker - and from the human one too. What drove them to the recruitment statio …
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HRH The Duke of Edinburgh KG KT The Viscount Slim OBE DL G Walford Hughes MBE JS Riggs John Giddings MBE South Eastern Area Vic Knibb —South Eastern Area Mrs Glynis Longhurst FCA Mrs Una Cleminson BEM …
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It is sad to announce that the Countess Mountbatten of Burma, Vice Patron of the Burma Star Association, died at her home in Mersham, Kent, on the .13 Jun 2017, aged 93. Her funeral service took place …
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BENEVOLENCE SECRETARY'S MESSAGES WELFARE Below are the welfare categories that the Association can provide assistance with: Categories: 1. Residential and care home fees and care at home costs 2. Resp …
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well-deserved buffet lunch in the Officers’ Mess. The veterans and today’s soldiers got to know each other better, tall tales were swapped as sandwiches and pints were supped, and a good time was had …