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Side drum

Side drum used by 3rd Battalion, The King’s African Rifles, 1952-1960 (c). Between 1952 and 1956 the 3rd (Kenya) Battalion, alongside four other battalions of the King’s African Rifles, were serving in Kenya during the Mau Mau Rising, an anti-colonial revolt focusing on land ownership and who was to rule Kenya once the British withdrew.

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  • Repository:National Army Museum