Silver statuette of a Sergeant of the King’s African Rifles in service dress.
Manufactured by The Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company Limited, London.
Hallmarked London 1926.
Owned by Lt Col Richard George Edward Minchin, attached to the King’s African Rifles, 1925.
Statuette of the soldier holding his rifle in front of him with its butt on the ground.
Lt Col Richard George Edward Minchin was the donor’s father. He was born on 20 Jan 1901, was educated at St Columba’s College Ireland and the RMC Sandhurst. He served with the Worcestershire Regiment, and was seconded to the 1st King’s African Rifles 1923-1926. He served during World War Two with the 8th Army in North Africa and Italy. He retired in 1948 and died in 1985.