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Gold Coast Corps

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Date: 1850-1857
History: 1850-1851: a local corps consisting of three companies was ordered to be raised for service on the Gold Coast and to be styled the 'Gold Coast Corps'. On 9 Sept 1851 this corps was taken upon the Establishment of the Army. 1850-1857: Gold Coast Corps. In 1857 the corps was converted into an artillery corps, and was designated the 'Gold Coast Artillery Corps'.
Functions, occupations and activities: Government (central)
References: L&I vol 53, 1963; WO 380; Army Lists; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/C286077
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
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1851-1864: Gold Coast Corps
The National Archives, Kew
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Gold Coast Artillery Corps
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