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Auction: 19001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 557

A rare Great War East Africa operations M.M. awarded to Private Morogo Arap Chemwok, 4th King's African Rifles

Military Medal, G.V.R. (10052 Pte. Morogo Arap Chemwok, 3 / 4 K.A.R.), good very fine

M.M. London Gazette 2 April 1918.

Morogo Arap Chemwok was awarded his M.M. in respect of gallant deeds in the 3rd Battalion, 4th K.A.R., in an action fought at Massassi Road, Mremba on 28 October 1917 (EAGRO 1192 of 26 November 1917, refers). A total of five soldiers of his unit received the same distinction in the period 1916-19, as did just 178 African soldiers.


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