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army 1905/6
« on: Sunday 15 February 09 11:10 GMT (UK) »
Could someone tell me what regiments, and why, the british army were in N.Nigeria (kano and dumjari) 1905/6
I have found somevery interesting letters written to my grandfather by his best bud. I have some names and vague mentions of regiments but dont know where to start reseaching.
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Re: army 1905/6
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 15 February 09 11:15 GMT (UK) »
No British regiments that I'm aware of. But there were detached British officers and specialists with local forces.
What are these vague mentions of regiments you have?
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Re: army 1905/6
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 15 February 09 15:10 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for replying. The letters mention skirmishes with 'the natives' and a few that they wanted to keep quiet! Names mentioned are Col mc clintock - Seaforths, Lecker - 14th Hussars, Hubert - 5th Fusiliers and welsh fusiliers. It seems they were based at Kans and there was a lot of trekking involved!
Lowe-prussia/london. Davis-poland/australia/london. Simpson-Yorkshire/Middlesboro/Eastbourne. Juvet-Neuchatel switzerland. Landry-Switzerland/France.

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Re: army 1905/6
« Reply #3 on: Monday 16 February 09 06:26 GMT (UK) »
There was a lot of railway building in N Nigeria at the time. Sometimes officers would get leave of absence from their regiments to do some job or another. I have a photograph album of future VC winner A M Lafone who was 'resident' in the area without resigning his Yeomanry commission.

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