An Askari 'Despatch Rider & Driver' documented Abyssinia & Somaliland campaign & later 11th (East African) Division Burma Campaign & 1950's 'Mau Mau' rebellion medal group of 6: Private Dickson Stima, 2nd (Nyasaland) Battalion King's African Rifles

- The 1939-45 Star. No clasp
- The Africa Star. No clasp
- The Burma Star. No clasp
- Defence Medal
- War Medal
- Africa General Service Medal 1902-56. EIIR clasp 'Kenya' (ZB.8708 Pte. Dixon sic Sitima. K.A.R.) 

The AGS medal impressed with forename 'Dixon' (sic) - his correct forename was 'Dickson'

Medals & Clasp Verification: There no extant medal rolls for post 1920 campaigns awarded to the King's African Rifles that are  accessible in the public domain as of 2026. However all the Second World War medals are confirmed as entitled and issued to the recipient, per the recipients accompanying first period of service service - he held the same regimental number throughout his Second World War and Post-war service, reference his papers

Dickson Mwale Stima, a member of the Nyanja tribe from Zomba, Nyasaland, attested into the King’s African Rifles on 11 October 1940. He served as a Despatch Rider & Driver (service papers refer) during the Second World War, during which conflict he served in Abyssinia & British Somaliland from May to 27 November 1941, and in Burma from August 1944 to April 1945, and was discharged on 20 August 1945. Re-enlisting post war, he saw further service in Kenya during the 'Mau-Mau' rebellion.

Sold together with photocopied set of service papers covering his pre 1950 service - and extremely scarce thus found with documentation to an African Askari

Sometime cleaned

Condition: About VF

Code: 26344