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[White officer leading columns of African soldiers], 1940-06

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448K/161

Scope and Contents

A handwritten note, in the same hand as the envelope captions, reads 'Accra 1939 or 1940. March past of Gold Coast Regiment before going to E Africa. Salute taken by H.E. Sir Arnold Hodson, Governor. Regiment com. [?commanded] by Brigadier Richards. This was the only series of photographs taken of it occasion [sic]'. The negative envelope is numbered '20'.

Dates

  • Creation: 1940-06

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Language of Materials

English

Existence and Location of Copies

Y30448K/161A & CN/CUL Y30448K/161.

Related Materials

Y30448K/160-169 were all taken on the same occasion.

General

SG.

Date information

DateText: The typescript catalogue dates this occasion..

Finding aid date

2003-09-29 12:09:30+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

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