NAM.1989-05-185-1

Distinguished Conduct Medal (King's Africa Rifles and West African Frontier Force), 2nd Battalion, King’s African Rifles, 1903. Associated with the Battle of Daratoleh, Somaliland (1901-1904), 1903. Circular, silver medal with a portrait of King Edward VII and the inscription, ‘Edwardvs VII Rex Imperator’, on the obverse. On the reverse, the inscription, ‘For Distinguished Conduct in the Field’. The edge in inscribed with name, rank and unit of recipient. The ribbon has a central green stripe, flanked by crimson and dark blue stripes. Awarded to RSM Nderamani, King's African Rifles, late 2nd Bn Central African Regiment. For service at Daratoleh, Somaliland where the recipient aided Capt W G Walker in the action for which he won the Victoria Cross. The Battle of Daratoleh was fought on 22 April 1903. Action between British mounted infantry patrols and Muhammad Abdullah Hassan’s scouts began at around 7:30am. In order to cover the retreat of the Bikanir Camel Corps, 2 Battalion, King’s African Rifles charged on the enemy and then formed an ‘elastic square’. When British officer, Captain C M Bruce, was shot through the body, Nderamani and others remained behind to keep off the Mullah scouts. It was for this action that Nderamani received the DCM. From a medal group awarded to RSM Nderamani, King's African Rifles, late 2nd Bn Central African Regiment.

Daratoleh, Battle of, 1903 (Somaliland 1901-1904)