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Born in Zomba District, Nyasaland (Malawi), 1926; conscripted into 2 Bn, D Company, Nyasaland King's African Rifles, 1939; stationed in Egypt, 1940-1943; Corporal, 1942; stationed in India, 1943-1945; Sergeant, 1943; Staff Sergeant, 1944; discharged, 1945; trained as a teacher, 1958.
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GB 0099 KCLMA Mandambwe 1939-2007 Collection 1 volume or 0.01m3 Mandambwe , John Edward Archibald , b 1926 , Reverend
Born in Zomba District, Nyasaland (Malawi), 1926; conscripted into 2 Bn, D Company, Nyasaland King's African Rifles, 1939; stationed in Egypt, 1940-1943; Corporal, 1942; stationed in India, 1943-1945; Sergeant, 1943; Staff Sergeant, 1944; discharged, 1945; trained as a teacher, 1958.
Presented to the Centre by Mario Kolk, Jun 2008.
Published memoir Can you tell me why I went to war? A story of a young King's African Rifle, Reverend Father John E A Mandambwe, co-written by Mario Kolk, describing Mandambwe's conscription into the King's African Rifles from school in the Malindi area, Nyasaland (Malawi), 1939; training and service in Egypt and India, 1939-1945; postwar life in Nyasaland (Malawi) and South Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), 1945-1964; impact of war service on his life, including recognition in the form of a pension, 1998-2007.
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Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archives and Information Management.
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The Liddell Hart Centre contains further material relevant to the King's African Rifles in World War Two, including Brig Trevor Hart Dyke, an account of his life and service with King's African Rifles, East Africa, 1930-1936; and as commander, 5 King's African Rifles, East Africa, 1946-1947; Lt Col John Pitt, memoir 'Adui Mbele (Enemy in Front): some recollections of a Platoon Commander in the East African Campaign', describing command of 1/6 (Tanganyika) King's African Rifles, 22 (East African) Infantry Brigade, Abyssinia (Ethiopia), 1940-1942.
Compiled by Katharine Higgon.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997
Jun 2008 African history Armed forces Central Africa Colonial armies Egypt India King's African Rifles Malawi Mandambwe , John Edward Archibald , b 1926 , Reverend Military organizations National history North Africa Organizations South Asia Southern Africa World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) Zimbabwe Wars (events)
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Presented to the Centre by Mario Kolk, Jun 2008.
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Published memoir Can you tell me why I went to war? A story of a young King's African Rifle, Reverend Father John E A Mandambwe, co-written by Mario Kolk, describing Mandambwe's conscription into the King's African Rifles from school in the Malindi area, Nyasaland (Malawi), 1939; training and service in Egypt and India, 1939-1945; postwar life in Nyasaland (Malawi) and South Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), 1945-1964; impact of war service on his life, including recognition in the form of a pension, 1998-2007.
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1 volume.
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In order to view archive material you will need to sign a reader's undertaking form and provide appropriate ID.
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Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archives and Information Management.
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- latin
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English
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The Liddell Hart Centre contains further material relevant to the King's African Rifles in World War Two, including Brig Trevor Hart Dyke, an account of his life and service with King's African Rifles, East Africa, 1930-1936; and as commander, 5 King's African Rifles, East Africa, 1946-1947; Lt Col John Pitt, memoir 'Adui Mbele (Enemy in Front): some recollections of a Platoon Commander in the East African Campaign', describing command of 1/6 (Tanganyika) King's African Rifles, 22 (East African) Infantry Brigade, Abyssinia (Ethiopia), 1940-1942.
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997
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