Seth Anthony Military person

Major Seth Kobla Anthony (15 June 1915 – 20 November 2008) was a Ghanaian soldier and diplomat. He was the first black African soldier to be commissioned as an officer in the British Army.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 15, 1915
Date of deathNovember 20, 2008

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Military person

allegianceGhana
award
Order of the British Empire
military operations
Burma Campaign
World War II
military branch
British Army
Royal West African Frontier Force
military command5th Battalion Gold Coast Regiment
military unit
81st (West Africa) Division
service start1939
service end1946

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External resources

  1. http://www.jstor.org/pss/720657