Season 1 · Episode 31
The last warrior of Africa's ‘Forgotten Army’
AJ Longreads · Al Jazeera
November 14, 202123m 4s
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Show Notes
At 102 years old, Ebou Janha, is the only surviving veteran of 1 Gambia Regiment – soldiers who helped the British fight against Japanese troops in then-Burma during the Second World War.
On this week’s AJ Longreads… The last warrior of Africa's ‘Forgotten Army’: The Gambia and World War II
Written by Will McBain.
Read by Loveday Smith.