Corporal A G James King's Shropshire Light Infantry and Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Africa General Service Medal 'Kenya'. Efficiency Medal 'T&AVR'.
The Man A G James served as a Private, service number 22954634 with the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry in Kenya during the Mau Mau uprising, most likely as a National Seviceman; indicating a birth date of around 1934. He was awarded his Africa General Service Medal with clasp ‘Kenya’.
In about 1963, he re-enlisted into the Territorial Army, Royal Army Ordnance Corps with the same number and being promoted to Corporal. In the Army Award List of 104 1975 he was awarded his Efficiency Medal ‘T&AVR’.
The Story The medal pair awarded to A G James were purchased at the Britannia Medal Fair in London on 16th November 2025. They were of interest because of the combination and the inclusion of an Efficiency Medal ‘T&AVR’.
Assuming A G James had been a National Serviceman joining aged 18, 1934 was used as an approximate birth date on Ancestry, but there were two possible matches without any definitive confirmation to either man.
In about 1963, he re-enlisted into the Territorial Army, Royal Army Ordnance Corps with the same number and being promoted to Corporal. In the Army Award List of 104 1975 he was awarded his Efficiency Medal ‘T&AVR’.
The Story The medal pair awarded to A G James were purchased at the Britannia Medal Fair in London on 16th November 2025. They were of interest because of the combination and the inclusion of an Efficiency Medal ‘T&AVR’.
Assuming A G James had been a National Serviceman joining aged 18, 1934 was used as an approximate birth date on Ancestry, but there were two possible matches without any definitive confirmation to either man.
Medal Details
- Africa General Service Medal: 22954634 PTE.A.JAMES. K.S.L.I.
- Efficiency Medal: 22954634 CPL. A.G.JAMES RASC
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