Formed by the British Colonial Office and served in WW1 and WW2. In 1928 became the Royal WAFF. Disbanded in 1960.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
West African Frontier Force
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Other Subjects
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Issy Smith, VC
Born Ishroulch Shmeilowitz (other spellings are available), to parents residing in Egypt, Smith travelled to Britain as a child stowaway, grew up in Manchester and first volunteered to serve in the...
War served, WW1
2 memorials
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
George Henry Peachey-Edwards
George Henry Peachey-Edwards (1894-1972) worked for Bethnal Green Borough Council for forty years, rising to become the Chief Clerk. In 1960 Bethnal Green Borough Council named a block of sheltered...
Person, Armed Forces, Emergency Services, Politics & Administration
1 memorial
7th (City of London) Battalion, The London Regiment
London unit which served in WW1. The 7th (City of London) Battalion had no traditional name, but was nicknamed the 'Shiny Seventh' because it wore brass buttons in a Regiment whose other battalion...
1 memorial
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