Private Odartey Lamptey (died 28 February 1948) was a

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ex-serviceman and veteran of

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. He was one of the three veterans shot dead by Major Imray while on their way to present a petition to Sir Gerald Creasy who was Governor of

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at the time. The death of these three ex-servicemen led to the 1948 Accra Riots.

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