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Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (S.P. J. A. Lapage.) extremely fine £70-£90
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John Anthony Lapage was born on 18 November 1916 and was educated at St. Edward’s School, Oxford. He joined the Kenya Police as a Second Grade Assistant Inspector on 19 November 1937, qualifying in Swahili in 1938. Transferring to the Nigeria Police in 1948, he returned to Kenya in 1954, and was promoted Superintendent of Police in 1955. He took an active part in the campaign against the Mau Mau in Kenya, working with Ian Henderson of the Kenya Police C.I.D. in the capture of Kimathi, one of the main Mau Mau leaders, in 1955. He was advanced Assistant Commissioner in 1958.
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Importation Duty
This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK
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John Anthony Lapage was born on 18 November 1916 and was educated at St. Edward’s School, Oxford. He joined the Kenya Police as a Second Grade Assistant Inspector on 19 November 1937, qualifying in Swahili in 1938. Transferring to the Nigeria Police in 1948, he returned to Kenya in 1954, and was promoted Superintendent of Police in 1955. He took an active part in the campaign against the Mau Mau in Kenya, working with Ian Henderson of the Kenya Police C.I.D. in the capture of Kimathi, one of the main Mau Mau leaders, in 1955. He was advanced Assistant Commissioner in 1958.
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