Forage cap, field service, Torin pattern, full dress, officer, Honourable Lieutenant-Colonel Wilfred Bennett Davidson-Houston, Gold Coast Constabulary, 1897 (c)
Scarlet cloth. with embroidered badge with the title 'Kumassi'.
Lieutenant-Colonel Wilfred Bennett Davidson-Houston (1870-1960) was a member of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Contingent in 1897.
The Gold Coast Constabulary became the Gold Coast Regiment in 1901, following the foundation of the West African Frontier Force, under the direction of the Colonial Office.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1960-10-30-10
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study Collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1960-10-30-10