MANDAMBWE, Rev John Edward Archibald (b 1926)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0099 KCLMA Mandambwe |
Held at | : Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, King's College London Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.kingscollections.org/catalogues/lhcma › |
Full title | : MANDAMBWE, Rev John Edward Archibald (b 1926) |
Date(s) | : 1939-2007 |
Level of description | : Collection |
Extent | : 1 volume or 0.01m3 |
Name of creator(s) | : Mandambwe | John Edward Archibald | b 1926 | Reverend |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Born in Zomba District, Nyasaland (Malawi), 1926; conscripted into 2 Bn, D Company, Nyasaland King's African Rifles, 1939; stationed in Egypt, 1940-1943; Corporal, 1942; stationed in India, 1943-1945; Sergeant, 1943; Staff Sergeant, 1944; discharged, 1945; trained as a teacher, 1958.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Published memoir Can you tell me why I went to war? A story of a young King's African Rifle, Reverend Father John E A Mandambwe, co-written by Mario Kolk, describing Mandambwe's conscription into the King's African Rifles from school in the Malindi area, Nyasaland (Malawi), 1939; training and service in Egypt and India, 1939-1945; postwar life in Nyasaland (Malawi) and South Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), 1945-1964; impact of war service on his life, including recognition in the form of a pension, 1998-2007.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
1 volume.
Conditions governing access:
In order to view archive material you will need to sign a reader's undertaking form and provide appropriate ID.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archives and Information Management.
Finding aids:
No further finding aids are available.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Presented to the Centre by Mario Kolk, Jun 2008.
Allied Materials
Related material:
The Liddell Hart Centre contains further material relevant to the King's African Rifles in World War Two, including Brig Trevor Hart Dyke, an account of his life and service with King's African Rifles, East Africa, 1930-1936; and as commander, 5 King's African Rifles, East Africa, 1946-1947; Lt Col John Pitt, memoir 'Adui Mbele (Enemy in Front): some recollections of a Platoon Commander in the East African Campaign', describing command of 1/6 (Tanganyika) King's African Rifles, 22 (East African) Infantry Brigade, Abyssinia (Ethiopia), 1940-1942.
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Compiled by Katharine Higgon.
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997
Date(s) of descriptions:
Jun 2008
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