'They went and never came back': Honouring Kenya's forgotten World War soldiers
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National Army Museum Thousands of Kenyan soldiers fought in the British army during the world wars
One day, some 85 years ago, Mutuku Ing'ati left his home in southern Kenya and was never seen again. The 30-something Mr Ing'ati had disappeared with no explanation - for years his family desperately tried to track him down, following lead after lead that would eventually dry up. As decades passed, memories of Mr Ing'ati faded. He had no children and many of those close to him passed away. But then, roughly eight decades later, his name re-emerged in British military records. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), which works to commemorate those who died in the two world wars, contacted Mr Ing'ati's nephew, Benjamin Mutuku, after mining old documents.
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