Hahaha, it can really be a dyk indeed. Wouldn't be a favorite for our Muslim friends, but it's informative so worth sharing. Lol
Thanks for bringing these points out too. rexford | google.com/+Nkansahrexford | sent from smartphone On Jun 26, 2014 7:28 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I get the impression he was recruited into the *Gold Coast Constabulary*, > renamed the *Gold Coast Regimen > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana_Regiment>t* in 1901. > > He was clearly a Muslim who had been to Mecca > <http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/alhaji>. > > Check Keta <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keta>, about the Hausa > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hausa_people> Constabulary based there. > > He may have originated in Nigeria? > > Interesting that the first person to fire a shot for the British in the > First World War was a Muslim! > > Could make a good DYK? > > all the best > > Fabian > User:Leutha > > > > On 26 June 2014 at 14:29 Nkansah Rexford <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Thanks for sharing. > > Interesting read there. Unfortunately, no details of where he was born or > the name of the family was given. It would have been possible to go to the > village in which he came from or something or that sort to gather more > details about him. > > Will look around to see if we can get clues as to where he actually came > from in Ghana. > > > On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 3:02 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi all, > > Looking at the Wikipedia page for Alhaji Grunshi > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alhaji_Grunshi> I was wondering whether > there are any sources giving more biographical information about the man > himself. > > As he was the first soldier in British service to fire a shot in the > First World War on 7 August 1914, the page might attract some attention on > the 100th anniversary. > > Also the anniversary might yeild some more sources of information about > him. > > all the best > > Fabian > User:Leutha > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-GH mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh > > > > > -- > +Rexford <http://google.com/+Nkansahrexford> | Africa Center > <http://africacenter.net> | WiR > <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedian_in_Residence> | WikiAfrica > <http://wikiafrica.net> | User:Nkansahrexford > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Nkansahrexford> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-GH mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh > >
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