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An introduction to the Great War in Africa with Dr Anne Samson
We welcome Dr Anne Samson to our branch. Her presentation is on an aspect of the Great War sadly overlooked, The Great War in Africa. The first small arms fire by a British Empire soldier in WW1 took place in Togoland on August 7th, 1914. It was fired by Alhaji Grunshi, serving in the Gold Coast Regiment.