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*[http://archive.org/stream/medicalservicesg04macp#page/n3/mode/2up  ''History of the Great War: Medical Services: General History, Volume IV''] by G W Macpherson 1924.  Includes  East Africa.  Archive.org
 
*[http://archive.org/stream/medicalservicesg04macp#page/n3/mode/2up  ''History of the Great War: Medical Services: General History, Volume IV''] by G W Macpherson 1924.  Includes  East Africa.  Archive.org
 
:Transcribed reports by Dr W W Pike on the medical services in East Africa in the [http://gweaa.com/medical-project/medical-archive/ Medical Archive] gweaa.com. Includes British East Africa and German East Africa, the latter publication is titled ''Report On Medical And Sanitary Matters In German East Africa 1917'', published 1918.
 
:Transcribed reports by Dr W W Pike on the medical services in East Africa in the [http://gweaa.com/medical-project/medical-archive/ Medical Archive] gweaa.com. Includes British East Africa and German East Africa, the latter publication is titled ''Report On Medical And Sanitary Matters In German East Africa 1917'', published 1918.
*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/284463 ''The Royal Army Service Corps: A History of Transport and Supply in the British Army, Volume II''] by Colonel R H Beadon 1931. Link to an Adobe pdf download. Digital Library of India. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.284463  Archive.org version]. Includes the First World War period, with a chapter on  East Africa.
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* ''The Royal Army Service Corps: A History of Transport and Supply in the British Army, Volume II''  by Colonel R H Beadon 1931. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.284463  Archive.org version], mirror from Digital Library of India. Includes the First World War period, with a chapter on  East Africa.
 
**There are two known ASC MT Driver memoirs.<ref>
 
**There are two known ASC MT Driver memoirs.<ref>
 
Gardenerbill. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/223499-mt-driver-memoir-is-there-one/  MT Driver Memoir Is there one?] ''Great War Forum'' 19 January 2015 et al. There is mention of ''East Africa by Motor Lorry'' by W  W Campbell [William Wallace] and  
 
Gardenerbill. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/223499-mt-driver-memoir-is-there-one/  MT Driver Memoir Is there one?] ''Great War Forum'' 19 January 2015 et al. There is mention of ''East Africa by Motor Lorry'' by W  W Campbell [William Wallace] and  
 
''With the Motor Transport in British East Africa'' by Sgt. William. E. W. Terrell . Retrieved 5 June 2018.</ref>
 
''With the Motor Transport in British East Africa'' by Sgt. William. E. W. Terrell . Retrieved 5 June 2018.</ref>
*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/274726 ''A History of the Army Ordnance Services, Volume III: The Great War''] by Major General Arthur Forbes 2nd edition 1932, first published 1929. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.274726  Archive.org version]. Includes a chapter on  East Africa.  
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* ''A History of the Army Ordnance Services, Volume III: The Great War'' by Major General Arthur Forbes 2nd edition 1932, first published 1929. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.274726  Archive.org version], mirror from Digital Library of India . Includes a chapter on  East Africa.  
 
*''The Post Office of India in the Great War'' edited by H.A. Sams 1922 Archive.org. [http://archive.org/stream/cu31924012679548#page/n273/mode/2up "East Africa"], page 253.  
 
*''The Post Office of India in the Great War'' edited by H.A. Sams 1922 Archive.org. [http://archive.org/stream/cu31924012679548#page/n273/mode/2up "East Africa"], page 253.  
 
*[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30182/supplement/7067 "Military affairs in Rhodesia from the outbreak of the war to the beginning of 1916"] ''The London Gazette'' 13 July 1917 Supplement: 30182 Page: 7067. Includes
 
*[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30182/supplement/7067 "Military affairs in Rhodesia from the outbreak of the war to the beginning of 1916"] ''The London Gazette'' 13 July 1917 Supplement: 30182 Page: 7067. Includes
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*[https://archive.org/stream/blackwoodsmagazi199edinuoft#page/720/mode/2up "A Side Show (to the memory of some very gallant gentlemen)"] by "Ganpat" (M L A G) page 721 ''Blackwood’s Magazine'', no  199 Jan-June 1916. Archive.org.  [Tanga, East Africa]
 
*[https://archive.org/stream/blackwoodsmagazi199edinuoft#page/720/mode/2up "A Side Show (to the memory of some very gallant gentlemen)"] by "Ganpat" (M L A G) page 721 ''Blackwood’s Magazine'', no  199 Jan-June 1916. Archive.org.  [Tanga, East Africa]
 
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.$b742748?urlappend=%3Bseq=7 ''Sketches of The East Africa Campaign''] by Capt. Robert V. Dolbey, R.A.M.C.  1918 Hathi Trust Digital Library. Also available as a [https://archive.org/details/sketchesoftheeas10362gut transcribed Project Gutenberg edition]  Archive.org, or from [http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10362 Gutenberg.org].
 
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.$b742748?urlappend=%3Bseq=7 ''Sketches of The East Africa Campaign''] by Capt. Robert V. Dolbey, R.A.M.C.  1918 Hathi Trust Digital Library. Also available as a [https://archive.org/details/sketchesoftheeas10362gut transcribed Project Gutenberg edition]  Archive.org, or from [http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10362 Gutenberg.org].
*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/284624 ''Three Years of War In East Africa''] 1919. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.284624 Archive.org version]. Although the author is catalogued as Captain F R Sedgwick, the title page shows the author to be Captain Angus Buchanan, 25th Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers, (the Legion of Frontiersmen). Also available [https://www.wdl.org/en/item/17610 World Digital Library] a project of the U.S. Library of Congress, which has better images.
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* ''Three Years of War In East Africa'' 1919. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.284624 Archive.org version], mirror from Digital Library of India. Although the author is catalogued as Captain F R Sedgwick, the title page shows the author to be Captain Angus Buchanan, 25th Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers, (the Legion of Frontiersmen). Also available [https://www.wdl.org/en/item/17610 World Digital Library] a project of the U.S. Library of Congress, which has better images.
 
*[https://archive.org/details/jamboorwithjanni00lloy ''"Jambo," or, With Jannie in the Jungle; 30 East African Sketches''] by A W Lloyd, [Captain Arthur Wynell Lloyd M.C, 25th Bn Royal Fusiliers (Frontiersmen)] [cartoonist] c 1917-1920s Archive.org. Jannie is Jan Christian Smuts.
 
*[https://archive.org/details/jamboorwithjanni00lloy ''"Jambo," or, With Jannie in the Jungle; 30 East African Sketches''] by A W Lloyd, [Captain Arthur Wynell Lloyd M.C, 25th Bn Royal Fusiliers (Frontiersmen)] [cartoonist] c 1917-1920s Archive.org. Jannie is Jan Christian Smuts.
 
*[https://archive.org/details/lifeoffrederickc00milluoft ''Life of Frederick Courtenay Selous, D.S.O., Capt. 25th Royal Fusiliers'']  by J G Millais 1919 Archive.org. Includes two chapters on the East African Campaign.
 
*[https://archive.org/details/lifeoffrederickc00milluoft ''Life of Frederick Courtenay Selous, D.S.O., Capt. 25th Royal Fusiliers'']  by J G Millais 1919 Archive.org. Includes two chapters on the East African Campaign.
 
*[https://archive.org/details/eastafricanforce00fend ''The East African Force 1915-1919; an unofficial record of its creation and fighting career; together with some account of the civil and military administrative conditions in East Africa before and during that period''] by Brigadier General C P Fendall 1921 Archive.org. [http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100022533734.0x000002  British Library Digital Collection edition] where the images may be rotated.
 
*[https://archive.org/details/eastafricanforce00fend ''The East African Force 1915-1919; an unofficial record of its creation and fighting career; together with some account of the civil and military administrative conditions in East Africa before and during that period''] by Brigadier General C P Fendall 1921 Archive.org. [http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100022533734.0x000002  British Library Digital Collection edition] where the images may be rotated.
*[http://lib.militaryarchive.co.uk/library/infantry-histories/Kings-African-Rifles-Study-in-Military-History-East-and-Central-Africa-1890-1945.asp ''The King’s African Rifles: A Study in the Military History of East and Central Africa, 1890-1945''] by  Lieutenant-Colonel H Moyse-Bartlett 1956. lib.militaryarchive.co.uk. Requires Flash turned on, if you see a Flash icon, click it.
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* ''The History of the Royal West African Frontier Force''  by Colonel A. Haywood and Brigadier F.A.S.Clarke. 1964. [https://web.archive.org/web/20181011062612/http://lib.militaryarchive.co.uk/library/Miscellaneous-Volumes/library/The-History-of-the-Royal-West-African-Frontier-Force/ Archive.org version].  [http://lib.militaryarchive.co.uk/library/Miscellaneous-Volumes/library/The-History-of-the-Royal-West-African-Frontier-Force/files/assets/basic-html/toc.html Transcribed version], lib.militaryarchive.co.uk.
*[http://lib.militaryarchive.co.uk/library/Miscellaneous-Volumes/library/The-History-of-the-Royal-West-African-Frontier-Force/ ''The History of the Royal West African Frontier Force''] by Colonel A. Haywood and Brigadier F.A.S.Clarke. 1964. lib.militaryarchive.co.uk. Requires Flash turned on, if you see a Flash icon, click it. [https://web.archive.org/web/20181011062612/http://lib.militaryarchive.co.uk/library/Miscellaneous-Volumes/library/The-History-of-the-Royal-West-African-Frontier-Force/ Archive.org version].  [http://lib.militaryarchive.co.uk/library/Miscellaneous-Volumes/library/The-History-of-the-Royal-West-African-Frontier-Force/files/assets/basic-html/toc.html Transcribed version].
 
 
*[https://archive.org/details/withnigeriansing00down ''With the Nigerians in German East Africa''] [Nigeria Regiment] by Captain  W D Downes 1919 Archive.org
 
*[https://archive.org/details/withnigeriansing00down ''With the Nigerians in German East Africa''] [Nigeria Regiment] by Captain  W D Downes 1919 Archive.org
 
:[http://www.archive.org/stream/blackwoodsmagazi203edinuoft#page/324/mode/2up "Beho Chini"] [Bweho Chini] by ‘Ba-Ture’ page 324 ''Blackwood’s Magazine'', no 203 January-June 1918. Archive.org. Nigerians in German East Africa
 
:[http://www.archive.org/stream/blackwoodsmagazi203edinuoft#page/324/mode/2up "Beho Chini"] [Bweho Chini] by ‘Ba-Ture’ page 324 ''Blackwood’s Magazine'', no 203 January-June 1918. Archive.org. Nigerians in German East Africa
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:*[https://archive.org/stream/withnigeriansing00down#page/352/mode/1up Map]
 
:*[https://archive.org/stream/withnigeriansing00down#page/352/mode/1up Map]
 
*[https://archive.org/details/goldcoastregimen00clif ''The Gold Coast Regiment in the East African Campaign''] by  Sir Hugh Clifford  1920 Archive.org
 
*[https://archive.org/details/goldcoastregimen00clif ''The Gold Coast Regiment in the East African Campaign''] by  Sir Hugh Clifford  1920 Archive.org
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*[https://archive.org/details/storyof1stbattal00diffuoft/page/n3  ''The Story of the 1st Battalion Cape Corps, 1915-1919''] by Captain Ivor D Difford [1920] Archive.org. Includes  service in East Africa, and [[Egypt, Palestine, Syria (First World War)|Egypt and Palestine]].
 
*[https://archive.org/details/warinairbeingsto03rale ''War in the Air: being the story of the part played  in the Great War by the Royal Air Force, Volume III''] by H A Jones  1931  Archive.org. Part of the series "History of the Great War based on Official Documents". Includes German East Africa.
 
*[https://archive.org/details/warinairbeingsto03rale ''War in the Air: being the story of the part played  in the Great War by the Royal Air Force, Volume III''] by H A Jones  1931  Archive.org. Part of the series "History of the Great War based on Official Documents". Includes German East Africa.
 
*"An Airman’s Experiences in East Africa" by Leo Walmsley. ''Blackwood’s Magazine'', no 206-207 July 1919-June 1920 Archive.org. [https://archive.org/stream/blackwoodsmagazi206edinuoft#page/632/mode/2up Page 633], [https://archive.org/stream/blackwoodsmagazi206edinuoft#page/788/mode/2up page 788], [https://archive.org/stream/blackwoodsmagaz207edinuoft#page/52/mode/2up page 53], [https://archive.org/stream/blackwoodsmagaz207edinuoft#page/188/mode/2up page 189].
 
*"An Airman’s Experiences in East Africa" by Leo Walmsley. ''Blackwood’s Magazine'', no 206-207 July 1919-June 1920 Archive.org. [https://archive.org/stream/blackwoodsmagazi206edinuoft#page/632/mode/2up Page 633], [https://archive.org/stream/blackwoodsmagazi206edinuoft#page/788/mode/2up page 788], [https://archive.org/stream/blackwoodsmagaz207edinuoft#page/52/mode/2up page 53], [https://archive.org/stream/blackwoodsmagaz207edinuoft#page/188/mode/2up page 189].
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*[https://archive.org/details/britishcampaigns00dane ''British Campaigns in Africa and the Pacific, 1914-1918''] by Edmund Dane 1919 Archive.org
 
*[https://archive.org/details/britishcampaigns00dane ''British Campaigns in Africa and the Pacific, 1914-1918''] by Edmund Dane 1919 Archive.org
 
*[https://archive.org/stream/historyofgreatwa04buch#page/104/mode/2up "The Conquest of East Africa January 1915- November 26, 1917"] page 105 ''A History  of the Great War, Volume IV'' by John Buchan 1923 Archive.org. For other volumes in this series, see [[First World War#Historical books online 2| First World War - Historical books online]].
 
*[https://archive.org/stream/historyofgreatwa04buch#page/104/mode/2up "The Conquest of East Africa January 1915- November 26, 1917"] page 105 ''A History  of the Great War, Volume IV'' by John Buchan 1923 Archive.org. For other volumes in this series, see [[First World War#Historical books online 2| First World War - Historical books online]].
*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/525169 ''Duel For Kilimanjaro An Account Of The East African Campaign 1914-1918''] by Leonard Mosley. Published c 1963. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.
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* ''Duel For Kilimanjaro An Account Of The East African Campaign 1914-1918'' by Leonard Mosley. Published c 1963. Previously available Digital Library of India (handle/2015/525169) and perhaps may become available again.
 
*[https://archive.org/details/navyeverywhere00cato ''The Navy Everywhere''] by Conrad Cato  1919. Archive.org Includes "The Navy in East Africa"
 
*[https://archive.org/details/navyeverywhere00cato ''The Navy Everywhere''] by Conrad Cato  1919. Archive.org Includes "The Navy in East Africa"
 
*[http://www.navy.gov.au/media-room/publications/world-war-i-naval-staff-monographs  ''World War I Naval Staff Monographs''].  Select ''Volume 2:  East Africa to July 1916. Cameroons 1914'', to download a pdf.  Published London c 1920.  Royal Australian Navy website (Select Media Room/Publications/World War I Naval Staff Monographs)
 
*[http://www.navy.gov.au/media-room/publications/world-war-i-naval-staff-monographs  ''World War I Naval Staff Monographs''].  Select ''Volume 2:  East Africa to July 1916. Cameroons 1914'', to download a pdf.  Published London c 1920.  Royal Australian Navy website (Select Media Room/Publications/World War I Naval Staff Monographs)

Revision as of 12:57, 27 April 2019

Sixth Avenue Nairobi, British East Africa c 1915 sent by John Flatman who was probably in British East Africa with the Indian Army

Also Includes some other regions of Africa.

FIBIS resources

Also see

  • East Africa for general information about British African regiments such as the King's African Rifles, and the East African Mounted Rifles.

Regimental and Corps Histories

  • History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery : the Forgotten Fronts and the Home Base 1914-18 by Sir Martin Farndale 1988. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01008145796
  • History of the Corps of Royal Engineers Volume VII: Campaigns in Mesopotamia and East Africa, and the inter-war period, 1918-38 edited by H.L. Pritchard 1952. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01008913272 . Also available from the Institution of Royal Engineers (InstRE), as a book or part of a CD-ROM.[1]

External links

"Somaliland 1920: The Final Campaign against the “Mad Mullah”". Includes Indian Army troops.
Introduction; Part I. 17 January - 24 May 1916; Part 2. 25 May - 17 September 1916; Part 3.
 18 September 1916 - 26 February 1917

Photographs

  • Photo page from On Call In Africa 1910-1932 Dr Norman Parsons Jewell in Seychelles and East Africa. Scroll down for a link to the photographs on the Mary Evans Picture Library, including WW1 war photos which commence image 25, page 3, or direct link. Catalogue details for the photographs. Dr Norman Parsons Jewell served as a Medical Officer with the British Army East African Medical Service throughout the First World War in East Africa and was awarded the Military Cross.

Maps

Historical books online

Contents page viii; General Index page 583; Index to Arms, Formations and Units page 597; Maps at end of book, after page 603.
See below for the one despatch for Rhodesia, and one for East Africa.
Transcribed reports by Dr W W Pike on the medical services in East Africa in the Medical Archive gweaa.com. Includes British East Africa and German East Africa, the latter publication is titled Report On Medical And Sanitary Matters In German East Africa 1917, published 1918.
Other Indian Army regimental histories see 101st Grenadiers- service in East Africa, including Tanga;
"Beho Chini" [Bweho Chini] by ‘Ba-Ture’ page 324 Blackwood’s Magazine, no 203 January-June 1918. Archive.org. Nigerians in German East Africa
"A Nigerian Column" by ‘Ba-Ture’ page 779 Blackwood’s Magazine, no 203 January-June 1918. Archive.org.
The accounts appear to be extracts from the book Flying and Sport in East Africa, by Leo Walmsley1920, available to those in North America, etc on Hathi Trust Digital Library
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South-West Africa Campaign

The South-West Africa Campaign was the conquest and occupation of German South West Africa (Namibia) by forces from the Union of South Africa acting on behalf of the British Government at the beginning of the First World War.

Togoland and the Cameroons

Fiction

References

  1. Corps History and Corps History CD-ROM The Institution of Royal Engineers (InstRE)
  2. Gardenerbill. MT Driver Memoir Is there one? Great War Forum 19 January 2015 et al. There is mention of East Africa by Motor Lorry by W W Campbell [William Wallace] and With the Motor Transport in British East Africa by Sgt. William. E. W. Terrell . Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. Taking Tanganyika: Experiences of an Intelligence Officer 1914-1918 by Christopher J. Thornhill. Naval & Military Press.
  4. athelstan. In German Gaols Great War Forum 22 April 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2018.