Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Lieutenant D. J. Arnott, Royal Rhodesia Regiment and British South Africa Police Reserve, late Royal Lincolnshire Regiment

Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Southern Rhodesia (Cr. 2076 Lt. Denis [sic] J. Arnott.); Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (Dennis J. Arnott.) good very fine and a scarce combination of awards (4) £240-£280

Dennis Arnott was born on 28 December 1918 and enlisted in the Rhodesia Regiment (Territorial Force) c.1938 while he was employed as a clerk. He was mobilised on 4 September 1939 but was deemed medically unfit and eventually arrived at the Bulawayo Training Camp on 31 July 1940. He was promoted corporal on 17 June 1941 and then transferred to the office of the Assistant Director of Military Training, being advanced to temporary colour sergeant on 4 February 1943. He subsequently transferred to the East African Army Service Corps and was posted to 55 (Southern Rhodesia) General Transport Company in Nairobi, Kenya, as a staff sergeant on the 25 May 1943 as a staff sergeant. He embarked for the UK to attend an officer cadet training unit in September 1944 and joined 163 (Artists Rifles) OCTU for training.

Arnott was commissioned second lieutenant in the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment on 1 December 1945, and having been advanced war substantive lieutenant relinquished his commission on 27 April 1946 on appointment to the Southern Rhodesia Forces. He returned to Southern Rhodesia on 25 May 1946 and was transferred to the Reserve of Officers on 13 June of that year. He was awarded the Efficiency Medal on 28 October 1949.

Arnott joined the British South Africa Police Reserve, Salisbury District, on the 9 June 1951 and was awarded his Special Constabulary Long Service Medal in 1962.

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