Group of 7 to 5861 Private Willie Bin Matilda, 1st Battalion King’s African Rifles, joined 17/6/1917, served as Machine Gunner, Musketry Prize winner, WW1 & WW2 Africa & Far East service

Group of 7 medals awarded to 5861 Private Willie Bin Matilda of the 1st Battalion, King’s African Rifles.

He joined on 17th June 1917 for 3 years service and came from Ft Johnston District, village of Banali, Zambia. He qualified as a Machine Gunner and served for 2 years during the First World War. On 18th March 1918 he was awarded a musketry prize of 2 shillings. He later rejoined for the Second World War and saw service in Africa and the Far East.

Includes some WW1 history.