BONSER, Terence W., MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire), 1946-c. 1983

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Comprises:

(fols. i-vi) address card, personal data sheet, and correspondence with the Oxford Development Records Project (ODRP)
(fols. 1-17) memorandum on Royal West African Frontier Force (RWAFF) service
(fols. 18-29) two reports by Bonser on re-enlistment drive, 1946-1947.

Dates

Creation: 1946-c. 1983

Extent

29 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Shelfmark

MSS. Afr. s. 1734 (55)

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

Lt. T.W. Bonser, born 1915, son of a meat trader. Educated at Herne Bay College; joined family business, 1935; Territorial Army, 1935-1939; became Lt. in Royal Fusiliers, 1939; served with the Royal West African Frontier Force (RWAFF), 1940-1947.

Nigerian Regiment, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, 1940-1944; 82 (West Africa) Div., India, Burma (Myanmar), 1944-1946; in charge of Recruitment Group, North Nigeria, 1946-1947.