Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Great War ‘East African operations’ King’s African Rifles D.C.M. awarded to Serjeant Ishmael, 2/2nd Battalion King’s African Rifles

King’s African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (1609 Sjt. Ishmael, 2/2 K.A.R.) fine £700-800

K.A.R. D.C.M. Medal issued from Woolwich, 19 December 1918. Citation: ‘Period 1st Dec. 1917-31st July 1918. For conspicuous gallantry in action and devotion to duty on all occasions. He has always shown the utmost disregard of personal danger under heavy fire, and by his example has done much to stimulate the moral of his platoon’.

Ishmael, of the Attanga Tribe, from the village of Nkata Bay in the District of Chintechi, enlisted into the K.A.R. on 27 October 1915. Serving with the 2/2nd Battalion, he was promoted to Lance-Corporal in May 1917; Corporal in August 1917 and Serjeant in September 1917. He served in German and Portuguese East Africa, being present at 14 named actions between December 1916 and September 1918, being wounded at Kiwarube (?) on 9 February 1917 and Pere on 6 September 1918 for which he was granted wound gratuities. With copied service papers.