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Distinguished Conduct Medal (King's Africa Rifles and West African Frontier Force), awarded to Corporal Tani, 1st Battalion ,2nd King's African Rifles
Circular, silver medal with, on the obverse, a portrait of King George V and the Latin inscription, 'Georgivs VII Britt: Omn: Rex et Ind Imp' (George V King and Indian Emperor). On the reverse, the unit title, 'King's African Rifles', with inscription, 'For Distinguished Conduct in the Field'. The edge of the medal is inscribed with the name, rank and unit of recipient. The ribbon has a central green stripe, flanked by crimson and dark blue stripes.
During the operations to clear the last remaining German East Africa forces resisting in Portuguese East Africa (Mozambique), Corporal Tani, according to his medal citation, performed 'excellent service in working on the left flank of the company forming the advance guard, and when the flank was attacked, stayed under heavy fire until the line was established.'
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 2019-09-6-1-1
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Global Role gallery
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2019-09-6-1-1