Indeed not much is know about him, not even his name is known. "Ahaji" is a
title and "Grunshi" (which is not a Hausa name) might have been derived from
his background, the Grunshi people.
User:Masssly
On Thursday, 26 June 2014, 19:28, Nkansah Rexford <[email protected]>
wrote:
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 Regiment in 1901.
>
>He was clearly a Muslim who had been to Mecca.
>
>Check Keta, about the Hausa 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 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
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