Seth Anthony

Seth Kobla Anthony
Born(1915-06-16)16 June 1915
Died20 November 2008(2008-11-20) (aged 93)
AllegianceGhana
Service / branchRoyal West African Frontier Force
British Army
Years of service1939–1946
RankMajor
Unit81st (West Africa) Division
Commands5th Battalion, Gold Coast Regiment
Battles / warsSecond World War, *Burma Campaign
AwardsMBE
Burma Star Badge
Other workDiplomatic Service

Major Seth Kobla Anthony, MBE (15 June 1915 – 20 November 2008) was a Ghanaian soldier and diplomat. He was the first black African-born soldier to be commissioned as an officer in the British Army.[1][2]

  1. ^ Cameron Duodu (19 March 2009). "Major Seth Anthony: The first black African commissioned into the British Army". Obituaries, The Independent. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  2. ^ Bourrett, F.M. (1960). "IX". Ghana: The Road to Independence, 1919–1957 (3 ed.). Stanford University Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-8047-0400-7. Retrieved 4 June 2010.