Source 1a shows the Victory Medal of 5027 Private Samson Jackson, 19th London Regiment. [Joan Robson (nee Luale) Personal archive].
Samson Jackson also uses the names ‘Chanda Bulaya’ and ‘Chief Luale’ according to correspondence in the Colonial Office and research by historian Robert I. Rotberg, ‘Black Heart: Gore-Brown and the Politics of Multiracial Zambia’ (Berkely, University of California Press, 1977), p.70.
Source 1a:
- What can you read on the medal?
- Why has ‘Samson Jackson’ been awarded this medal?
- Why do you think Chanda Bulaya used the name ‘Samson Jackson’?
- What do the names mentioned in the source caption reveal about his heritage?