NAM.1990-08-141-15

Photograph captioned ‘Swahili C.S.M. George Williams DCM & Bar’ and showing Colour Sergeant Major Williams (recipient of the Distinguished Conduct Medal and Bar), 3rd King’s African Rifles, standing in uniform in front of trees and a low building, 1916-17 (c). Williams was decorated for his gallantry at Tsavo in October 1914 and latterly recommended for the Victoria Cross for a further act of bravery at Jassin in January 1915 (not awarded). Williams was eventually awarded a bar to his DCM before he was killed later in July 1918. Swahili, also known by its local name Kiswahili, is a Bantu language originally spoken by the Swahili people, who are found primarily in Tanzania, Kenya, and Mozambique. One of 27 photographs collected by Maj William Dickinson, relating to the 2nd and 3rd Battalions, King’s African Rifles, 1914-17 (c). Associated with World War One, East Africa (1914-1918).

World War One, East Africa (1914-1918)