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Native accommodation in Sandhills, Village on the west bank of the RIO Demerara, 1st Bn

Accession Number NWHRM : 6134.3

Description

Photographic print (b/w); men of Number 3 Section, 2 Platoon of A Company, 1st Battalion of the 1st East Anglian Regiment; visiting Sandhills Village whilst patrolling the Rio Demerara, British Guiana, 1962

Read MoreNative accommodation in Sandhills, Village on the west bank of the RIO Demerara, 1st Bn

The term 'Native', as used in the title of this photograph, comes from Late Middle English from Latin “nativus” from “natus” meaning born, and has been used to describe people born to a particular place. However, while the term has been in common use historically, it has been criticised for not only reinforcing colonial hierarchies (natives were considered inferior to the civilised coloniser) but also for implying an exclusionary racial and ethnic right to a place by a specific group.

Creation Date 4.1962
Department Royal Norfolk Regimental Museum
Inscription BRITISH OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH CROWN COPYRIGHT RESERVED. / ISSUED FOR THE BRITISH INFORMATION SERVICES BY THE / CENTRAL OFFICE OF INFORMATION, LONDON. / TROOPS IN BRITISH GUIANA. / British troops in the colony of British Guiana, sent / to restore and maintain law and order after the disturbances / in the capital, Georgetown, on Friday, February 16th. / For the purpose of gaining intellegence and getting to / know the local population, patrols of the Army went / on foot, by small boat or Landrover into the jungle. / One such patrol took eight hours to cover 30 miles. The / patrol was No 3 Section, 2 Platoon of 'A' company, / 1st Battalion of the East Anglian Regiment. Members of / the Patrol were corporal 'Sporty' Wilson of Dagenham, / Private 'Lou' Gorbould of Norwich, Private 'Javo' Jarvis / of Newmarket and Private Paddy Real of Yarmouth / The patrol in Sandhills Village on the west bank of the Rio Demerara. / April, 1962
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