BIRCH, Capt. John P., CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire), ED (Efficiency Decoration), c. 1977-1983

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Comprises:

(fols. i-vi) personal data sheet and correspondence with the Oxford Development Records Project (ODRP)
(fols. 1-14) memorandum on Royal West African Frontier Force (RWAFF) service.

Dates

Creation: c. 1977-1983

Extent

14 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Shelfmark

MSS. Afr. s. 1734 (45)

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

Capt. J.P. Birch. Employee of United Africa Company, in West Africa. In reserve of Royal West African Frontier Force (RWAFF) in Sierra Leone, 1933, and mobilised in 1939. Served in West Africa, 1941-1945.

Sierra Leone Battalion, and Headquarters, Sierra Leone, Freetown, 1933-1942; Intelligence Officer, Gold Coast (Ghana), 1943; staff, Belgian Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 1943-1945.