Papers of George H.H. Coles, [c1950s], [1978-1984]
Personal data sheet, correspondence with the Oxford Development Records Project, responses to aide-memoire with transcript, [1978-1984]; photographs and leaflets relating to the King's African Rifles, [c1950s].
Dates
- Creation: [c1950s], [1978-1984]
Extent
38 ff., 2 items
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Afr. s. 1715 (48) (Box 3)
Biographical / Historical
George H.H. Coles served in the 4th Battalion, King's African Rifles, in Somalia, Kenya and Uganda, 1949-1953 and in Uganda, 1955-1957, and in the East African Training Corps, Kenya, 1953-1955.
Other Finding Aids
Listed as no. 920 (48) in Manuscript Collections in Rhodes House Library Oxford, Accessions 1978-1994 (Oxford, Bodleian Library, 1996).
Subject
- Coles | George H.H. | fl 1949-1980s | army officer (Person)
- Great Britain | Army | King's African Rifles (Organisation)
- Great Britain | Army | East African Training Corps (Organisation)
Repository Details
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