| ID | 172352 |
| Title Proper | Forward petitions to NEWA for whatever guidance and assistance, if any |
| Other Title Information | post-war demobilisation conundrum in Nigeria, 1946–1951 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Mordi, Emmanuel Nwafor |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In this article, the Nigerian Ex-Servicemen’s Welfare Association is critically examined as an institutional mechanism Britain deployed to gauge and regulate the reintegration of Nigerian ex-servicemen into civilian life. It draws on Nigerian archival sources to establish that the demobilisation instrument, wartime recruitment promises and the skills ex-servicemen acquired during their military service had raised their hopes of gainful, post-war resettlement. However, the Nigerian Ex-Servicemen’s Welfare Association, formed in 1946 by the government and led by British military personnel, became a buffer between ex-servicemen and the government and part of the regulatory officialdom that hampered the processing of the veterans’ petitions. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 55, No.4; Jun 2020: p.586–599 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Asian and African Studies 2020-06 55, 4 |
| Key Words | Military History ; Second World War ; Nigerian History ; Post - War Nationalism ; Post - War Demobilisation ; Nigerian Ex - Servicemen |