Jinja, Uganda. 1983-05. Group portrait of Commonwealth Military Training Team (CMMT) officers and ...

Place Africa: Uganda
Accession Number P02021.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Colour
Physical description Colour
Maker Patel, G M
Place made Uganda
Date made 1983
Conflict Period 1980-1989
Copyright

Item copyright: Status to be assessed

Description

Jinja, Uganda. 1983-05. Group portrait of Commonwealth Military Training Team (CMMT) officers and senior non-commissioned officers wearing blue berets, the Commonwealth headdress. Left to right: back row: Staff Sergeant (SSGT) R.K. Abdul, Tanzania, Sergeant (Sgt) M.J. Humphrey, Australia, SSGT M.J. Miles, United Kingdom (UK), Sgt S.D. Salsman, Canada and Sgt T. Makonyola, Tanzania. Middle row: Sgt M.J. Russell, UK, CSGT D.S. Bailes, UK, Warrant Officer (WO) J. Wright, Canada, WO2 C.C. Savage, UK, WO 1 B. Baxter, UK, WO1 R.A. Duncan, UK, WO2 P.A. Hill, Australia, WO2 R. Williams, Jamaica, WO2 W. Roberts, Guyana, and Sgt R.J. Smith, Australia. Front row: Captain (Capt) D.C Maganya, Tanzania, Capt T.G. Moylan, Australia, Major P.M. Claughton, UK, Major David A Wilson, Australia, Major R.P. Fox, UK, WO1 D.J. Whyte, UK, Colonel (Col) J.C. Holman, OBE, UK, WO2 P.E. Bullock, UK, Major M. Atheriy, Guyana, Major A.H. Carter, UK, Major L. Hajeau, Canada, Capt B. Hackney, UK and Capt G. Watts, UK. The CMTT helped train Ugandan Army warrant officers and non-commissioned officers (NCOs) as instructors in weapon handling, fieldcraft and minor tactics.