forage cap, field service, forage cap
Accession Number
NAM.1981-11-64-1
Description
Forage cap, field service, officers’, Gold Coast Constabulary, 1890 (c). The Gold Coast Constabulary became the Gold Coast Regiment in 1901, following the foundation of the West African Frontier Force, under the direction of the Colonial Office. The badge is embroidered with the title ‘Kumassi’. Red wool cloth.
Events
Kumasi, Expedition to, 1895-96 (4th Ashanti War 1895-1896)