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*Record of the 3rd Battalion  [King's African Rifles] during the campaign in East Africa TNA WO 106/273
*Record of the 3rd Battalion  [King's African Rifles] during the campaign in East Africa TNA WO 106/273
*''The Story of the East African Mounted Rifles''  by C.J. Wilson  1938. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01009620624. Also available in a reprint edition.<ref>[https://www.leonaur.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=25 ''The Story of the East African Mounted Rifles''] by C.J. Wilson leonaur.com.</ref>
*''The Story of the East African Mounted Rifles''  by C.J. Wilson  1938. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01009620624. Also available in a reprint edition.<ref>[https://www.leonaur.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=25 ''The Story of the East African Mounted Rifles''] by C.J. Wilson leonaur.com.</ref>
*''The Rhodesian African Rifles'' by Christopher Owen 1970. Series: ''Famous regiments''. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01002736055  
*''The Rhodesian African Rifles'' by Christopher Owen 1970. Series: ''Famous regiments''. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01002736055 . This book is stated elsewhere to cover a five year period from it's foundation  to  service in South-East Asia in the [[Second World War]].
====Regimental articles====
====Regimental articles====
*[https://www.chakoten.dk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/The-Uniforms-of-the-East-African-Rifles-c.1900.pdf "The Uniforms of the East African Rifles, c.1900"]  by Per Finsted. chakoten.dk  
*[https://www.chakoten.dk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/The-Uniforms-of-the-East-African-Rifles-c.1900.pdf "The Uniforms of the East African Rifles, c.1900"]  by Per Finsted. chakoten.dk  
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:''The East African Red Book '''1925-26''''' is held at the  SOAS Library, University of London, and Cambridge University and ''The East African Red Book, '''1930-31''''' is held at the University of Oxford Libraries and at Cambridge University.
:''The East African Red Book '''1925-26''''' is held at the  SOAS Library, University of London, and Cambridge University and ''The East African Red Book, '''1930-31''''' is held at the University of Oxford Libraries and at Cambridge University.
:The British Library holds the book ''The Swift Directory of British East Africa, Uganda, and Zanzibar ...'' ['''1915'''] published Calcutta : Thacker, Spink & Co.  UIN: BLL01000944752 .  It is possible this title may be similar in format to ''Thacker's Indian Directory''.  
:The British Library holds the book ''The Swift Directory of British East Africa, Uganda, and Zanzibar ...'' ['''1915'''] published Calcutta : Thacker, Spink & Co.  UIN: BLL01000944752 .  It is possible this title may be similar in format to ''Thacker's Indian Directory''.  
:The British Library holds the book ''Saben's Commercial Directory & Handbook of Uganda, 1947/48'' UIN: BLL01003215925 . Catalogue note says "Wanting the supplements".  Also held at the [[Society of Genealogists]]. The BL also holds an edition for 1960-61.
:''Saben's Commercial Directory and Handbook of Uganda'' '''1947/48''' [1st Issue], '''1955-56''' [9th Issue] and '''1960-61''' are available online, see below.
*For doctors who qualified in the United Kingdom, see [[Doctor]]. Also there are entries for ''British East Africa Protectorate'' and ''Africa Protectorates'' (varies according to date) in editions of ''The Medical Directory of India, Burma and Ceylon ...'' Compiled by the editorial staff of the Practical Medicine, published at Delhi. There are known editions for 1908, 1910 and 1924 available at libraries in London. See [[Doctor#Lists of medical officers|Doctor - Lists of medical officers - Other lists]] for details.
*For doctors who qualified in the United Kingdom, see [[Doctor]]. Also there are entries for ''British East Africa Protectorate'' and ''Africa Protectorates'' (varies according to date) in editions of ''The Medical Directory of India, Burma and Ceylon ...'' Compiled by the editorial staff of the Practical Medicine, published at Delhi. There are known editions for 1908, 1910 and 1924 available at libraries in London. See [[Doctor#Lists of medical officers|Doctor - Lists of medical officers - Other lists]] for details.
*The book ''Scots in Africa Pt 1'' by David Dobson  1999. Available  at the National Library of Scotland, [https://search.nls.uk/permalink/f/sbbkgr/44NLS_ALMA21577998050004341 catalogue entry], and some Scottish universities. Also held by Senate House Library, University of London, according to [https://discover.libraryhub.jisc.ac.uk/search?q=%22Scots%20in%20Africa%22&rn=3&for=lon ''Library Hub Discover'']. Also held by Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah USA.  [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1016916 FamilySearch catalogue entry] with details of the book ..."the information has largely come from contemporary Scottish newspapers, and data culled from documentation in Scottish archives".
*The book ''Scots in Africa Pt 1'' by David Dobson  1999 (29 pages). Available  at the National Library of Scotland, [https://search.nls.uk/permalink/f/sbbkgr/44NLS_ALMA21577998050004341 catalogue entry], some Scottish universities and Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society, Glasgow. Also held by Senate House Library, University of London, according to [https://discover.libraryhub.jisc.ac.uk/search?q=%22Scots%20in%20Africa%22&rn=3&for=lon ''Library Hub Discover'']. Also held by Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah USA.  [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1016916 FamilySearch catalogue entry] with details of the book ..."the information has largely come from contemporary Scottish newspapers, and data culled from documentation in Scottish archives".
*For Mauritius, see [[French#External links|French-External links]].


==External links==
==External links==
*FamilySearch, a free website provided by the LDS (Mormon) Church has a category [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list?fcs=region%3AAFRICA&ec=region%3AAFRICA Africa], mainly consisting of transcribed records.  Alternatively, from the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ Map], click on Africa, then select relevant country. It is necessary to be signed in to [[FamilySearch]] to view any records. In addition, [https://www.familysearch.org/catalog/search Search the Catalog] for digitised microfilms relating to Africa, ensuring you are signed in to FS, as results can differ if you are not. Countries are catalogued according to their modern name. For more about digitised microfilms, see [[FamilySearch]] and [[FamilySearch Centres]].
*FamilySearch, a free website provided by the LDS (Mormon) Church has a category [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list?fcs=region%3AAFRICA&ec=region%3AAFRICA Africa], mainly consisting of transcribed records.  Alternatively, from the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ Map], click on Africa, then select relevant country. It is necessary to be signed in to [[FamilySearch]] to view any records. In addition, [https://www.familysearch.org/catalog/search Search the Catalog] for digitised microfilms relating to Africa, ensuring you are signed in to FS, as results can differ if you are not. Countries are catalogued according to their modern name. For more about digitised microfilms, see [[FamilySearch]] and [[FamilySearch Centres]].
*[[Findmypast]] and Ancestry, both pay websites may have relevant records. See [[South Africa]] for links to record sets/databases.
**Includes the collection of Indexes: [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/3740407 Zimbabwe, Voter Registration, 1938-1973] and the more extensive collection of digitised microfilm viewable on home computers: [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/497766 Records of voters for Rhodesia, 1938-1973]
*[[Findmypast]] and Ancestry, both pay websites may have relevant records. See [[South Africa]] for (general) links to record sets/databases.  
**[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1897 "England, Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976"], This is part of the Birth, Marriage & Death, including Parish, section of  pay website Ancestry database and holds some genealogical information relating to countries in East Africa.
**[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1897 "England, Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976"], This is part of the Birth, Marriage & Death, including Parish, section of  pay website Ancestry database and holds some genealogical information relating to countries in East Africa.
**[[Findmypast]] in the category  "Newspapers & periodicals", with the same contents also available on the British Newspaper Archive, both pay websites, includes the titles
***''African Telegraph and Gold Coast Mirror'', published in London. (Details <ref name=African>[https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2022/09/27/new-titles-27-sept-2022/ "Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week"] September 27, 2022. The British Newspaper Archive Blog (Scroll down).</ref>). Added Sep 21, 2022, with available years 1914-1915, 1918-1919, with 1914–19 planned, with details on  a [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/african-telegraph-and-gold-coast-mirror BNA page].
***''African Times and Orient Review'', published in London. (Details<ref name=African/>). Added Sep 21, 2022, with available years 1912-1914, 1917-1918, with 1912–18 planned, with details on a [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/african-times-and-orient-review BNA page]
***''East African Standard'', ‘oldest established newspaper published in Kenya and Uganda.’ Established in Mombasa, Kenya, as the weekly African Standard in 1902, it moved to Nairobi in 1910 and became  the East African Standard. (Details<ref name=22Nov>[https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2022/11/28/new-titles-28-nov-2022/ "Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week"] November 28, 2022. The British Newspaper Archive Blog (Scroll down).</ref>). Added Nov 21, 2022, with available years 1934 only, with details on a [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/east-african-standard BNA page]. (For BNA, classified under Regions as Kenya,Kenya and under Counties as Nairobi, Kenya. For Fmp, similarly for Counties and Place).
***''Uganda Herald'', founded in 1912 in the Ugandan capital of Kampala, the English-language Uganda Herald newspaper appeared every Wednesday. (Details<ref name=22Nov/>). Added Nov 21, 2022, with available years 1940 only, with details on a [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/uganda-herald BNA Page]. 1936 issues since added. (For BNA, classified under Regions as Uganda, Uganda and under Counties as Kampala, Uganda. For Fmp, similarly for Counties and Place).
::It is possible to browse individual editions on BNA, in addition to searching. To browse the Findmypast editions, use the filters under "Narrow your search results" (left hand side of the webpage) "By Newspaper" and "By Date".
*[http://www.europeansineastafrica.co.uk Europeans In East Africa]. The database holds information on people of European origin who lived and worked in East Africa from about 1880 to 1939. It concentrates mainly on Kenya, but there are some entries for Uganda and Tanzania.
*[http://www.europeansineastafrica.co.uk Europeans In East Africa]. The database holds information on people of European origin who lived and worked in East Africa from about 1880 to 1939. It concentrates mainly on Kenya, but there are some entries for Uganda and Tanzania.
*[http://www.eamemorials.co.uk/index.html East African Cemeteries and Memorials]. Includes cemeteries from
*[http://www.eamemorials.co.uk/index.html East African Cemeteries and Memorials]. Includes cemeteries from
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*There may be a relevant Ancestry Message Board
*There may be a relevant Ancestry Message Board
:[https://www.ancestry.co.uk/boards/ Search all Ancestry Message Boards]. You do not need to be an Ancestry subscriber, but to post, you must register with Ancestry.
:[https://www.ancestry.co.uk/boards/ Search all Ancestry Message Boards]. You do not need to be an Ancestry subscriber, but to post, you must register with Ancestry.
*Rootsweb Mailing Lists. From March 2nd, 2020 all Rootsweb Mailing Lists have been discontinued. Mailing list archives will remain available and searchable.
*Rootsweb Mailing Lists. From March 2nd, 2020 all Rootsweb Mailing Lists were discontinued. Previous Lists included Kenya, Tanzania and Africa. Mailing list archives   remain searchable, see [[Mailing lists]] for details.
:[https://lists.rootsweb.com/listindexes Search all Rootsweb Mailing List Archives]
::[https://mlarchives.rootsweb.com/listindexes/emails?listname=afr-kenya Search the Kenya List Archives]
::[https://mlarchives.rootsweb.com/listindexes/emails?listname=afr-tanzania Search the Tanzania List Archives]
::[https://mlarchives.rootsweb.com/listindexes/emails?listname=africa Search the Africa List Archives]
*[https://www.genealogy.com/forum/regional/countries/topics/kenya/ Genealogy.com Kenya  Forum] Archived posts only. Does not appear to be currently active.
*J Gordon Mumford’s [https://web.archive.org/web/20130206083230/http://www.gordonmumford.com/eastafrica/index.htm African Adventures] now archived
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080915122721/http://channel4.empireschildren.co.uk/category/index.php?cat=1  Trace and tell your family’s Empire stories] with links to pages "Government Records of Britons in …" including
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080915122721/http://channel4.empireschildren.co.uk/category/index.php?cat=1  Trace and tell your family’s Empire stories] with links to pages "Government Records of Britons in …" including
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20080618001725/http://channel4.empireschildren.co.uk/category/chapters/index.php?cat=1&country=37 Government Records of Britons in Kenya]
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20080618001725/http://channel4.empireschildren.co.uk/category/chapters/index.php?cat=1&country=37 Government Records of Britons in Kenya]
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**[https://web.archive.org/web/20080618001759/http://channel4.empireschildren.co.uk/category/chapters/index.php?cat=1&country=73 Government Records of Britons in  Tanzania] (Tanganyika)
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20080618001759/http://channel4.empireschildren.co.uk/category/chapters/index.php?cat=1&country=73 Government Records of Britons in  Tanzania] (Tanganyika)
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20080618001810/http://channel4.empireschildren.co.uk/category/chapters/index.php?cat=1&country=81 Government Records of Britons in Uganda]
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20080618001810/http://channel4.empireschildren.co.uk/category/chapters/index.php?cat=1&country=81 Government Records of Britons in Uganda]
:Government ''Gazettes'', some of which are available at the National Archives, Kew are mentioned as a good source of information in the above links.
:Government ''Gazettes'', some of which are available at the National Archives, Kew are mentioned as a good source of information in the above links. A limited number are available online, refer below.
:These pages  c 2008  are from the archived website “Empire’s Children”, a website connected with the 2007 Channel 4 television series of the same name. Note, some of the information may now be outdated. Many of the internal links have not been archived.
:These pages  c 2008  are from the archived website “Empire’s Children”, a website connected with the 2007 Channel 4 television series of the same name. Note, some of the information may now be outdated. Many of the internal links have not been archived.
:There is a "Resources" chapter in the book ''Empire’s Children: Trace Your Family History Across the World'' by Anton Gill 2007, available at the British Library UIN: BLL01013623894 . This book accompanied  the television series ''Empire's Children''.   
:There is a [https://archive.org/details/empireschildrent0000gill/page/270/mode/2up "Resources"] chapter in the book ''Empire’s Children: Trace Your Family History Across the World'' by Anton Gill 2007, (Archive.org Books to Borrow), which consists mainly of a bibliography and does not include records.   This book accompanied  the television series ''Empire's Children''.   
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodesia_Regiment Rhodesia Regiment] Wikipedia.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodesia_Regiment Rhodesia Regiment] Wikipedia.
*[https://archive.org/details/DTIC_ADA556553 ''The Rhodesian African Rifles: The Growth and Adaptation of a Multicultural Regiment through the Rhodesian Bush War, 1965-1980''] by Major Michael P Stewart. Master’s Thesis 2011 US Army Command and General Staff College. Contains a brief history of the Regiment prior to 1965. Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/DTIC_ADA556553 ''The Rhodesian African Rifles: The Growth and Adaptation of a Multicultural Regiment through the Rhodesian Bush War, 1965-1980''] by Major Michael P Stewart. Master’s Thesis 2011 US Army Command and General Staff College. Contains a brief history of the Regiment prior to 1965. Archive.org
*Data base for [https://www.bsapolice.org/members/nominal-roll/ BSA Police]. bsapolice.org. The Rhodesian Police.  The [https://www.bsapolice.org British South Africa Police]  was established in 1896 as a as a mounted infantry unit and became the Police force for the British South Africa Company (BSAC) formed in 1889 which administered Northern and Southern Rhodesia prior to changes which saw these regions being administered by the British in 1924 and 1923 respectively. BSA Police continued under that name until 1980. The website includes a Bibliography of Books about the BSA Police.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160513131945/http://britishcolonialafrica.com/index.html British Colonial History in Africa], now an archived website. Links to a number of articles (Monographsi) and to a page listing the contents of the first seven editions of the ''Journal of the Royal West African Frontier Force'' which was published  twice yearly from July 2011.  At 2019/9, Cambridge University  has all volumes to v. 2, no. 6 (2018 Dec.) , while Oxford University appears to have Volume 1, issues 1-6 and 10, Volume 2, issues 1-7 (2019 July).
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160513131945/http://britishcolonialafrica.com/index.html British Colonial History in Africa], now an archived website. Links to a number of articles (Monographsi) and to a page listing the contents of the first seven editions of the ''Journal of the Royal West African Frontier Force'' which was published  twice yearly from July 2011.  At 2019/9, Cambridge University  has all volumes to v. 2, no. 6 (2018 Dec.) , while Oxford University appears to have Volume 1, issues 1-6 and 10, Volume 2, issues 1-7 (2019 July).
*[https://www.soldiersofthequeen.com/MountainsOfTheMoon.html Soldiers of the Queen: Images from East, West and Central Africa] including [https://www.soldiersofthequeen.com/MounatinsOfTheMoon-SergeantKingsAfricanRifles.html Photograph: senior NCO of the King's African Rifles (KAR)], with medals,  taken in East  Africa sometime around 1905. soldiersofthequeen.com.
===Maps===
===Maps===
*[http://www.bl.uk/collection-guides/war-office-archive  Guide: War Office Archive of [online<nowiki>]</nowiki> Maps relating to the former British East Africa] (modern-day Kenya, Uganda and adjacent parts of Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, DR Congo, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia).  The maps were created between 1890 and 1940. British Library website.
*[http://www.bl.uk/collection-guides/war-office-archive  Guide: War Office Archive of [online<nowiki>]</nowiki> Maps relating to the former British East Africa] (modern-day Kenya, Uganda and adjacent parts of Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, DR Congo, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia).  The maps were created between 1890 and 1940. British Library website.
===Historical books online===
===Historical books online===
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=1sizo659wZMC&source=gbs_all_issues_r&cad=1 ''The Kenya Gazette''] Issues from 1899.  (broken range). There is a  small tool bar which enables you to scroll the volumes available. There appear to be no editions for 1916 . There is a Search facility for all issues. Google Books
*''Handbook for East Africa, Uganda and Zanzibar 1906''. Printed at the “East African Standard” Printing Press,  Mombasa.  Compiled by a committee sanctioned by His Majesty's commissioner (according to a catalogue note in  Jisc Library Hub Discover). [https://archive.org/details/handbook-east-africa-uganda-zanzibar-1906/page/n7/mode/2up Archive.org], [https://archive.org/details/handbook-east-africa-uganda-zanzibar-1906/page/n11/mode/2up Index],  [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=M58_AQAAMAAJ&pg=PP7 Google Books].
:''The Kenya Gazette'' is an official publication of the government of the Republic of Kenya. It contains notices of new legislation, notices required to be published by law or policy as well as other announcements that are published for general public information. It is published every week, usually on Friday, with occasional releases of special or supplementary editions within the week.
:''Handbook for East Africa, Uganda and Zanzibar 1907''.  Printed at the Government Printing Press Mombasa. Compiled by a committee sanctioned by His Majesty's commissioner (according to a catalogue note in  Jisc Library Hub Discover). [https://archive.org/details/handbook-east-africa-uganda-zanzibar-1907/page/n7/mode/2up Archive.org], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=UDk6AQAAMAAJ&pg=PP7 Google Books]. The contents include List of Officials East Africa Protectorate page 48, List of European Residents in East Africa page 274, [https://archive.org/details/handbook-east-africa-uganda-zanzibar-1907/page/n325/mode/2up Index page 301].
:''"The Red Book" 1909.  The Directory of East Africa, Uganda and Zanzibar'' compiled by The Standard Printing and Publishing Works Mombasa and Nairobi 1909. [https://archive.org/details/red-book-1909/page/n19/mode/2up Archive.org], [https://archive.org/details/red-book-1909/page/n23/mode/2up Contents], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=JBYOAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP19 Google Books]
:''The Red Book 1922-23. Handbook and Directory  for Kenya Colony and Protectorate, Uganda Protectorate, Tanganyika Territory and Zanzibar Sultanate'' compiled by the “East African Standard, Ltd” Mombasa and Nairobi. [https://archive.org/details/red-book-1922-23/page/n7/mode/2up  Archive.org] [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=oBAOAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP7 Google Books]. The contents include Who’s Who page 399, Professional and Trade Directory page 445, List of holders with registered telegraphic addresses page 503, Directory of Residents page 524, [https://archive.org/details/red-book-1922-23/page/603/mode/2up Index page 603].
:''Saben's Commercial Directory and Handbook of Uganda'' [https://archive.org/details/sabens-directory-uganda-1947/page/n5/mode/2up  ''1947/48'' [1st Issue<nowiki>]</nowiki>], [https://archive.org/details/sabens-directory-uganda-1955/page/n1/mode/2up  ''1955-56'' [9th Issue<nowiki>]</nowiki>], [https://archive.org/details/sabens-directory-uganda-1960/page/n1/mode/2up  ''1960-61'']. Archive.org.
*''East Africa Protectorate Blue Book for the year ended March 31st…'' [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=4iQ4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PP5 1914], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=9Sk4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PP7 1915], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=ryk4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PP7 1916]. Google Books. [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28%22East+Africa+Protectorate+Blue+Book%22%29&sort=date Archive.org mirror versions].
:''Colony and Protectorate of Kenya Blue Book for the year ended 31 December...'' [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=tWrxNTZkELIC&pg=PP5 1930]. Title changed to ''Kenya Colony and Protectorate Blue Book'' [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=w-cmAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP7 1931], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=efImAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP1 1932], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=b_MmAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP1 1933], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=lfQmAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP5 1934], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=OvUmAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP5 1935], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=musjYUbfNAgC&pg=PP5 1936]. Google Books. [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28+Kenya+%22Blue+Book%22%29&sort=date Archive.org mirror versions].
:[http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/109671  University of Nairobi Research Archive Collection of  East African Protectorate Blue Books] catalogued as 1901-1902, 1902-1903, 1903, 1904-1905, 1906, 1906-1907, 1907-1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1912-1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1926-1938, 1943-1946. From 1926 catalogued title changes to ''Kenya Colony and Protectorate Blue Book'' and some earlier editions are catalogued with this title. Other editions are catalogued under the title ''British East Africa Protectorate Blue Book''.
*''Blue Book for the Colony of Mauritius'' [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=wg9OAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP11 1897], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=Mw9OAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP9 1898], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=AxNOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP9 1899], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=iBpOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP11 1900], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=jBNOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP11 1903], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=QxNOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP11 1907]. Google Books. [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28Blue+Book+Mauritius%29&sort=date ''Blue Book Mauritius'' at Archive.org] 1897-1901, 1903-1907, 1916-1924 including [https://archive.org/details/bluebookofcolony1920maur/page/n7/mode/2up 1920] and [https://archive.org/details/bluebookofcolony1920maur/page/n268/mode/2up 1921], the two latter in one digital file  catalogued as 1948, 1945-1946.
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=BsrXIVQWKJMC&pg=PP5 ''Nyasaland Protectorate Blue Book for the year ended December 1932'']. Includes Section 12 "Civil Establishment" and Section 13 "Pensions". Google Books. [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28Nyasaland+Protectorate++Blue+Book%29&sort=date ''Nyasaland Protectorate  Blue Book''] 1919, 1928-1938. Archive.org.
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=7gwSAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP7 ''Protectorate of Northern Nigeria Blue Book 1908''] Includes Civil Establishment Section N, Officers who have given security for the discharge of their duties Section O, and Pensions Section P. Google Books. [https://archive.org/details/blue-book-northern-nigeria-1908/page/n1/mode/2up Archive.org mirror version].
*''Northern Rhodesia Blue Book'' [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=9x9QAQAAIAAJ&pg=PP3 1929 No. 6], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=gI9QAQAAIAAJ&pg=PP5 1931 No. 8], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=59dQAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP5 1947, No. 24], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=U9hQAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP5 1948 No. 25] Google Books. [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28Northern+Rhodesia+Blue+book%29&sort=date Archive.org versions]
: Note, Northern Rhodesia was administered by the British Government as a protectorate from 1924. Prior to that it was administered by the British South Africa Company (BSAC), see the Wikipedia page [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Rhodesia Northern Rhodesia], so perhaps South African records may also contain early  Northern Rhodesia records.
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=DstQAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP5 ''Sierra Leone Blue Book... 1938''] Google Books. Includes Section 12 "Civil Establishment" and Section 13 "Pensions".  Google Books. [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28Sierra+Leone+Blue+Book%29&sort=date ''Sierra Leone Blue Book''] 1915, 1917-1918, 1925-1938. Archive.org
*''Tanganyika Territory Blue Book'' [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=t1mDK0dk480C&pg=PP5 1924], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=oM3vHI-uu3MC&pg=PP5 1925], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=Za6QRS5uBCEC&pg=PP5 1926], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=ptX2rQDPQLgC&pg=PP5 1927], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=eDFr6qO7R9UC&pg=PP5 1928], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=y15v5e2wHsQC&pg=PP5 1929], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=qum0QV7iTeQC&pg=PP5 1930], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=Z5ULss3Mp8kC&pg=PP5 1931], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=_Ee9_J-88wYC&pg=PP5 1932], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=jWDFHu3REqIC&pg=PP5 1938]. Google Books. [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28Tanganyika+Blue+book%29&sort=date Archive.org versions] 1924-1938, 1945-1948.
*[https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28Uganda+Protectorate+Blue+Book%29&sort=date ''Uganda Protectorate Blue Book'' at Archive.org]. 1908, 1913-1924, 1938.
:[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=Dg0SAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP5 1908], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=PnwzAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP5 1920]. Google Books.
*''Zanzibar Protectorate Blue Book'' [https://archive.org/search.php?query=%28Zanzibar++Protectorate+Blue+Book%29&sort=date ''Zanzibar Protectorate Blue Book'' at Archive.org] 1916-1919, 1927, 1932, 1947.
:[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=9-k0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PP1 1916], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=des0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PP5 1917], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=kOs0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PP7 1918],  [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=nus0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PP5 1919].  Google Books.
*Government Gazettes
**[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=1sizo659wZMC&source=gbs_all_issues_r&cad=1 ''The Kenya Gazette''] Issues from 1899.  (broken range). Initial title is ''The Official Gazette of the East Africa and Uganda Protectorates''. There is a  small tool bar which enables you to scroll the volumes available. There appear to be no editions for 1916 . There is a Search facility for all issues. Google Books
*:''The Kenya Gazette'' is an official publication of the government of the Republic of Kenya. It contains notices of new legislation, notices required to be published by law or policy as well as other announcements that are published for general public information. It is published every week, usually on Friday, with occasional releases of special or supplementary editions within the week.
**[https://gazettes.africa Gazettes.Africa] Government Gazettes from various African Countries. Generally more recent years, but some more distant years and  worth checking out, particularly when researching deaths.  
*[https://archive.org/details/newaccuratedescr00bosm/page/n5 ''A new and accurate description of the coast of Guinea, divided into the Gold, the Slave, and the Ivory coasts''] by Willem Bosman, Chief Factor for the Dutch at the Castle of St. George d’Elmina. 1907 reprint of original 1705 edition translated from the c 1703 Dutch edition. Archive.org. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GblfAAAAcAAJ&pg=PP11 1705 edition] Google Books
*[https://archive.org/details/newaccuratedescr00bosm/page/n5 ''A new and accurate description of the coast of Guinea, divided into the Gold, the Slave, and the Ivory coasts''] by Willem Bosman, Chief Factor for the Dutch at the Castle of St. George d’Elmina. 1907 reprint of original 1705 edition translated from the c 1703 Dutch edition. Archive.org. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GblfAAAAcAAJ&pg=PP11 1705 edition] Google Books
*[https://archive.org/details/englishestablish00mart/page/n3  "The English Establishments on the Gold Coast in the second half of the eighteenth century"] by Eveline C Martin 1922. Archive.org.  An article from ''Transactions of the Royal Historical Society'' 4th Series 1922, pages 167-189. Also included "Note on Manuscript Sources and Bibliography" pages 190-208.
*[https://archive.org/details/englishestablish00mart/page/n3  "The English Establishments on the Gold Coast in the second half of the eighteenth century"] by Eveline C Martin 1922. Archive.org.  An article from ''Transactions of the Royal Historical Society'' 4th Series 1922, pages 167-189. Also included "Note on Manuscript Sources and Bibliography" pages 190-208.
*[https://archive.org/details/b22017173/page/n5/mode/2up ‪''Journal of a Voyage Performed in the Lion Extra Indiaman, from Madras to Columbo and Da Lagoa Bay, on the eastern coast of Africa ... in the Year 1798'']‬ by William White, Captain, [[73rd Regiment of Foot|73rd Highland Regiment of Foot]]. 1800. Archive.org  
*[https://archive.org/details/b22017173/page/n5/mode/2up ‪''Journal of a Voyage Performed in the Lion Extra Indiaman, from Madras to Columbo and Da Lagoa Bay, on the eastern coast of Africa ... in the Year 1798'']‬ by William White, Captain, [[73rd Regiment of Foot|73rd Highland Regiment of Foot]]. 1800. Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/historyofbritish00martrich ''History of the British possessions in the Indian & Atlantic Oceans; comprising Ceylon, Penang, Malacca, Sincapore, the Falkland Islands, St. Helena, Ascension, Sierra Leone, the Gambia, Cape Coast Castle, &c., &c.''] by R Montgomery Martin  1837 Archive.org  
*[https://archive.org/details/forestfield00hall/page/n9 ''The Forest and the Field''] by H. A. L. The "Old Shekarry" 1867. Archive.org.  India and Africa.
*[https://archive.org/details/forestfield00hall/page/n9 ''The Forest and the Field''] by H. A. L. The "Old Shekarry" 1867. Archive.org.  India and Africa.
:[https://archive.org/details/wrinklesorhintst00halhiala/page/n4 ''Wrinkles; or, Hints to sportsmen and travellers on dress, equipment, and camp life''] by The Old Shekarry [Henry Astbury Leveson], a New Edition 1874. Archive.org
:[https://archive.org/details/wrinklesorhintst00halhiala/page/n4 ''Wrinkles; or, Hints to sportsmen and travellers on dress, equipment, and camp life''] by The Old Shekarry [Henry Astbury Leveson], a New Edition 1874. Archive.org
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*Zulu War, 1879, see [[South Africa]].
*Zulu War, 1879, see [[South Africa]].
*[https://archive.org/details/b21298038/page/n5 ''West African hygiene, or, Hints on the preservation of health and the treatment of tropical diseases, more especially on the west coast of Africa''] by Charles Scovell Grant 2nd edition 1884. Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/b21298038/page/n5 ''West African hygiene, or, Hints on the preservation of health and the treatment of tropical diseases, more especially on the west coast of Africa''] by Charles Scovell Grant 2nd edition 1884. Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/tradeandpoliticsinthenigerdelta/page/n3/mode/2up ''Trade and politics in the Niger Delta, 1830-1885: an introduction to the economic and political history of Nigeria''] by K Onwuka Dike 1966 edition, first published 1956 Archive.org
*''Austral Africa: Losing it or Ruling it  being incidents and experiences in Bechuanaland, Cape Colony, and England'' by John Mackenzie 1887. [https://archive.org/details/australafricalos01mack Vol. I], [https://archive.org/details/australafricalos02mack Vol. II] Archive.org, Ministry of Culture/National Library of India Collection.
*''Austral Africa: Losing it or Ruling it  being incidents and experiences in Bechuanaland, Cape Colony, and England'' by John Mackenzie 1887. [https://archive.org/details/australafricalos01mack Vol. I], [https://archive.org/details/australafricalos02mack Vol. II] Archive.org, Ministry of Culture/National Library of India Collection.
*[https://archive.org/details/sierraleoneorwhi00banbrich/page/n9/mode/2up ''Sierra Leone; or, The white man's grave''] by G A Lethbridge Banbury 1889 Archive.org. The author was a Government official. Archive.org.
*[https://archive.org/details/landofgolddiamon00ingr ''The Land of Gold, Diamonds and Ivory; being a Comprehensive Handbook and Guide to the Colonies, States and Republics of South and East Africa''] by J F Ingram 1889 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/landofgolddiamon00ingr ''The Land of Gold, Diamonds and Ivory; being a Comprehensive Handbook and Guide to the Colonies, States and Republics of South and East Africa''] by J F Ingram 1889 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924028595944 ''British East Africa; or, IBEA; a history of the formation and work of the Imperial British East Africa Company''] by  P L McDermott 1893 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924028595944 ''British East Africa; or, IBEA; a history of the formation and work of the Imperial British East Africa Company''] by  P L McDermott 1893 Archive.org
*[http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_00000005C910 ''Handbook of British East Africa, including Zanzibar, Uganda, and the territory of the Imperial British East Africa Company''] Prepared in the Intelligence Division, War Office. 1893. [By Captain H. J. Foster, R.E.] Great Britain. War Office. Intelligence Division. London, HMSO Stationery Office, 1893.
*[http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_00000005C910 ''Handbook of British East Africa, including Zanzibar, Uganda, and the territory of the Imperial British East Africa Company''] Prepared in the Intelligence Division, War Office. 1893. [By Captain H. J. Foster, R.E.] Great Britain. War Office. Intelligence Division. London, HMSO Stationery Office, 1893. Lacks maps.  British Library Digital Collection.
*[https://archive.org/details/biggameshooting01philiala/page/n7/mode/2up ''Big Game Shooting, Volume I''] by Clive Phillipps-Wolley 1894 Archive.org. Part of ''The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes''.
*[https://archive.org/details/biggameshooting01philiala/page/n7/mode/2up ''Big Game Shooting, Volume I''] by Clive Phillipps-Wolley 1894 Archive.org. Part of ''The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes''.
*[https://archive.org/details/withmountedinfan00alde/page/n7/mode/2up ''With the Mounted Infantry and the Mashonaland Field Force, 1896''] by E A H Alderson, (Edwin Alfred Hervey) 1898 Archive.org. The location became part of Southern Rhodesia,  now  northern Zimbabwe.
*[https://archive.org/details/withmountedinfan00alde/page/n7/mode/2up ''With the Mounted Infantry and the Mashonaland Field Force, 1896''] by E A H Alderson, (Edwin Alfred Hervey) 1898 Archive.org. The location became part of Southern Rhodesia,  now  northern Zimbabwe.
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*[https://archive.org/details/withmacdonaldinu00aust/page/n8/mode/2up ''With Macdonald in Uganda : a narrative account of the Uganda Mutiny and Macdonald Expedition in the Uganda Protectorate and the territories to the north''] [1897-98] by Major Herbert H Austin 1903 Archive.org.  
*[https://archive.org/details/withmacdonaldinu00aust/page/n8/mode/2up ''With Macdonald in Uganda : a narrative account of the Uganda Mutiny and Macdonald Expedition in the Uganda Protectorate and the territories to the north''] [1897-98] by Major Herbert H Austin 1903 Archive.org.  
:Article [https://www.jstor.org/stable/2637864 "Macdonald's Expedition and the Uganda Mutiny, 1897-98"] by R. W. Beachey ''The Historical Journal'' Vol. 10, No. 2 (1967), pp. 237-254. Register with jstor.org and read online for free.
:Article [https://www.jstor.org/stable/2637864 "Macdonald's Expedition and the Uganda Mutiny, 1897-98"] by R. W. Beachey ''The Historical Journal'' Vol. 10, No. 2 (1967), pp. 237-254. Register with jstor.org and read online for free.
:[https://archive.org/details/amongswampsgiant00aust/page/n5/mode/2up ''Among Swamps and Giants in Equatorial Africa.  An account of surveys and adventures in the southern Sudan and British East Africa''] by Major H H Austin 1902 Archive.org. Surveys undertaken  from October 1899.
*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924028000499/page/n11 ''The life of Sir George Pomeroy-Colley, K. C. S. I., C. B., C. M. G., 1835-1881; including services in Kaffraria--in China--in Ashanti--in India and in Natal''] by Lieut.-General Sir William F Butler 1899 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924028000499/page/n11 ''The life of Sir George Pomeroy-Colley, K. C. S. I., C. B., C. M. G., 1835-1881; including services in Kaffraria--in China--in Ashanti--in India and in Natal''] by Lieut.-General Sir William F Butler 1899 Archive.org
*''Précis of Information Concerning the British Central Africa Protectorate. With Notes on Adjoining Territories. February 1899'' by Major C B Vyvyan, Intelligence Division, War Office. HMSO 1899, [https://archive.org/details/british-central-africa-protectorate/page/n9/mode/2up Archive.org], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=YSYoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1 Google Books].
*''Précis of Information Concerning the British Central Africa Protectorate. With Notes on Adjoining Territories. February 1899'' by Major C B Vyvyan, Intelligence Division, War Office. HMSO 1899, [https://archive.org/details/british-central-africa-protectorate/page/n9/mode/2up Archive.org], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=YSYoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1 Google Books].
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*[https://archive.org/details/ashanticampaign00montgoog/page/n10 ''The Ashanti Campaign of 1900''] by Captain C H Armitage and Lieutenant-Colonel A F Montanaro 1901 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/ashanticampaign00montgoog/page/n10 ''The Ashanti Campaign of 1900''] by Captain C H Armitage and Lieutenant-Colonel A F Montanaro 1901 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/fromkabultokumas00will/page/n8 ''From Kabul to Kumassi''] by Brigadier-General Sir James Willcocks 1904 Archive.org. In late 1897 Willcocks was offered second in command of a new Force about to be raised on the Niger in West Africa. He remained in Africa until 1901.
*[https://archive.org/details/fromkabultokumas00will/page/n8 ''From Kabul to Kumassi''] by Brigadier-General Sir James Willcocks 1904 Archive.org. In late 1897 Willcocks was offered second in command of a new Force about to be raised on the Niger in West Africa. He remained in Africa until 1901.
*[https://archive.org/details/twixtsirdarmenel00welliala/mode/2up '''Twixt Sirdar & Menelik; an account of a year's expedition from Zeila to Cairo through unknown Abyssinia''] by the late Captain  M S Wellby 18th Hussars 1901. Archive.org
:[https://blogs.bl.uk/magnificentmaps/2017/11/captain-wellby-and-his-1000-mile-march.html "Captain Wellby and his 1,000-mile march"] 09 November 2017 British Library blog.
*[https://archive.org/details/westafricanpock00unkngoog/page/n5  ''The West African Pocket Book: A Guide for Newly-appointed Government Officers''] Compiled by direction of the Secretary of State for the Colonies . Provisional edition 1905. [https://archive.org/details/westafricanpocke00grea/page/n4 Fifth Edition November 1920] Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/westafricanpock00unkngoog/page/n5  ''The West African Pocket Book: A Guide for Newly-appointed Government Officers''] Compiled by direction of the Secretary of State for the Colonies . Provisional edition 1905. [https://archive.org/details/westafricanpocke00grea/page/n4 Fifth Edition November 1920] Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/eastafricaprotec00eliouoft ''The East Africa Protectorate''] by Sir Charles Eliot 1905 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/eastafricaprotec00eliouoft ''The East Africa Protectorate''] by Sir Charles Eliot 1905 Archive.org
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:[https://archive.org/details/sevenlivesofcolo0000bria/mode/2up ''The seven lives of Colonel Patterson : how an Irish lion hunter led the Jewish Legion to victory''] by Denis Brian 2008.  Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. There are several chapters on his time in Africa c 1898-1914. He joined the British Army 14 March 1885 age 17. C 1892 he was a sergeant in India, where he later studied engineering.
:[https://archive.org/details/sevenlivesofcolo0000bria/mode/2up ''The seven lives of Colonel Patterson : how an Irish lion hunter led the Jewish Legion to victory''] by Denis Brian 2008.  Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. There are several chapters on his time in Africa c 1898-1914. He joined the British Army 14 March 1885 age 17. C 1892 he was a sergeant in India, where he later studied engineering.
:It appears he was first commissioned as a Lieutenant, in the Imperial Yeomanry 16 March 1900 ([https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27174/page/1792 ''London Gazette'']) with the name J H Paterson (corrected in a later edition).
:It appears he was first commissioned as a Lieutenant, in the Imperial Yeomanry 16 March 1900 ([https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27174/page/1792 ''London Gazette'']) with the name J H Paterson (corrected in a later edition).
*''History of Nigeria'' by Sir Alan Burns, first published 1929. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.15075/page/n3/mode/2up 3rd edition 1942] Archive.org. [https://archive.org/details/historyofnigeria0000burn/page/n7/mode/2up 6th Edition (9th Impression) 1964] Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. The author served in Nigeria 1912 to 1934. He later became Governor of the Gold Coast, and in 1942 acted as Governor of Nigeria.
*[https://archive.org/details/1937-jusii-v67/page/103/mode/2up "The Nigeria Regiment"] by Captain W G Hingston pages 103-108 ''Journal of the United Service Institution of India Volume 67, 1937''. Archive.org. Part of the Royal West African Frontier Force.
*[https://archive.org/details/britishoversease0000carr/page/n5/mode/2up ''The British Overseas : Exploits of a Nation of Shopkeepers''] by  C E Carrington 1950. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. Includes many chapters about Africa.
*[https://archive.org/details/britishoversease0000carr/page/n5/mode/2up ''The British Overseas : Exploits of a Nation of Shopkeepers''] by  C E Carrington 1950. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. Includes many chapters about Africa.
*
*[https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/34096 ''The King's African Rifles: A Study in the Military History of East and Central Africa, 1890-1914''] by H M Bartlett 1954. PhD thesis  SOAS University of London.
*[https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/34096 ''The King's African Rifles: A Study in the Military History of East and Central Africa, 1890-1914''] by H M Bartlett 1954. PhD thesis  SOAS University of London.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20181011062612/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, now archived at Archive.org. Originally required Flash turned on, this requirement  still applies - you can only access the digitised print copy if you still have Flash installed. [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], [http://lib.militaryarchive.co.uk/library/Miscellaneous-Volumes/library/The-History-of-the-Royal-West-African-Frontier-Force/files/assets/basic-html/page7.html Contents page]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20181011062612/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, now archived at Archive.org. Originally required Flash turned on, this requirement  still applies - you can only access the digitised print copy if you still have Flash installed. [https://web.archive.org/web/20181011063721/http://lib.militaryarchive.co.uk/library/Miscellaneous-Volumes/library/The-History-of-the-Royal-West-African-Frontier-Force/files/assets/basic-html/page1.html Partial Transcribed version to page 43 (digital Page 61)], [https://web.archive.org/web/20181011063611/http://lib.militaryarchive.co.uk/library/Miscellaneous-Volumes/library/The-History-of-the-Royal-West-African-Frontier-Force/files/assets/basic-html/page7.html Contents page] archived version.
:[https://www.fold3.com/browse/251/hTGb85NZ8-LtY0s36phLNTLGg ''The Great War in West Africa''] by Edmund Howard Gorges, Commandant West African Regt, originally published c 1916, is available on fold3.com, a pay website owned by Ancestry, located in Military Books (locate from the Search)/West Africa. This is an  online version of a  Naval & Military Press reprint edition.<ref>[https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/great-war-in-west-africa/ ''Great War in West Africa''] by Edmund Howard Gorges, originally published c 1916.  Naval & Military Press reprint.</ref>
:[https://www.fold3.com/browse/251/hTGb85NZ8-LtY0s36phLNTLGg ''The Great War in West Africa''] by Edmund Howard Gorges, Commandant West African Regt, originally published c 1916, is available on fold3.com, a pay website owned by Ancestry, located in Military Books (locate from the Search)/West Africa. This is an  online version of a  Naval & Military Press reprint edition.<ref>[https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/great-war-in-west-africa/ ''Great War in West Africa''] by Edmund Howard Gorges, originally published c 1916.  Naval & Military Press reprint.</ref>
*''Armaments Year-Book : General and Statistical Information'' published by League of Nations. [https://hdl.handle.net/2027/ien.35556028984169?urlappend=%3Bseq=145 "East Africa" followed by "West Africa"] page 145 ''1924 First Year, 2nd Edition'' HathiTrust; [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=KXAAAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA181 "East Africa", "West Africa"] page 181, [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=KXAAAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA204 "Mandated Territories"] page 204 includes Africa.  ''1937 edition''. Google Books. See [[Indian Army#Historical books online|Indian Army - Historical books online]]  for volumes 1-15, the complete series of this publication.
*''Armaments Year-Book : General and Statistical Information'' published by League of Nations. [https://hdl.handle.net/2027/ien.35556028984169?urlappend=%3Bseq=145 "East Africa" followed by "West Africa"] page 145 ''1924 First Year, 2nd Edition'' HathiTrust; [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=KXAAAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA181 "East Africa", "West Africa"] page 181, [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=KXAAAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA204 "Mandated Territories"] page 204 includes Africa.  ''1937 edition''. Google Books. See [[Indian Army#Historical books online|Indian Army - Historical books online]]  for volumes 1-15, the complete series of this publication.
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*[https://archive.org/details/colonialwestafri0000crow/page/n7 ''Colonial West Africa : Collected Essays''] by Michael Crowder 1978. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
*[https://archive.org/details/colonialwestafri0000crow/page/n7 ''Colonial West Africa : Collected Essays''] by Michael Crowder 1978. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
*[https://archive.org/details/talesfromdarkcon00sour ''Tales from the Dark Continent: images of British colonial Africa in the twentieth century''] by  Charles Allen 1979. Archive.org Lending Library. Originally commissioned by, and broadcast on BBC Radio as oral history documentaries.
*[https://archive.org/details/talesfromdarkcon00sour ''Tales from the Dark Continent: images of British colonial Africa in the twentieth century''] by  Charles Allen 1979. Archive.org Lending Library. Originally commissioned by, and broadcast on BBC Radio as oral history documentaries.
*[https://archive.org/details/nigeriankaleidos0000nive/page/n5/mode/2up ''Nigerian Kaleidoscope : Memoirs of a Colonial Servant''] by Sir Rex Niven 1982. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. Covers the years between 1921 and 1961 when the author served in various roles in the Nigerian Administration.
*[https://archive.org/details/savagewarsbritis00jame ''The Savage Wars : British Campaigns in Africa, 1870-1920''] by Lawrence James  1985  Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
*[https://archive.org/details/savagewarsbritis00jame ''The Savage Wars : British Campaigns in Africa, 1870-1920''] by Lawrence James  1985  Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
*[https://www.oapen.org/search?identifier=341404;keyword=Victorian%20Soldier%20Africa ''The Victorian Soldier in Africa''] by Edward M Spiers 2004. ''Open Access'' oapen.org.
*[https://archive.org/details/africanexperienc0000dorm/mode/2up ''African Experience : an Education Officer in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia)''] by T. E. Dorman (Thomas Edwin) 1993. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. He was employed by the Colonial Office as a teacher in Northern Rhodesia from 1954 until  March 1965, Zambia  having become independent in October 1964.
*[http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/34991 ''The Victorian Soldier in Africa''] by Edward M Spiers 2004. ''Open Access'' oapen.org.
*''The Colonial Office List for ...''.  Includes a section on each country, and the Colonial Office List at the end of each volume. First published 1862.  See [[Directories online#Colonial Office List|Directories online - Colonial Office List]] for a broken range 1862-1940.
*''The Colonial Office List for ...''.  Includes a section on each country, and the Colonial Office List at the end of each volume. First published 1862.  See [[Directories online#Colonial Office List|Directories online - Colonial Office List]] for a broken range 1862-1940.
*''Colonial Reports - Annual.  Annual Report on the Social and Economic Progress of the People of … '' [by Great Britain Colonial Office]. [https://archive.org/details/colonial-reports-annual-1931/page/n1/mode/2up Nos. 1570-1599  1931] Archive.org. Includes  1931 reports relating to the African colonies of  Somaliland, The Gambia, Sierra Leone,  Bechuanaland Protectorate, Nyasaland,  Basutoland, Zanzibar Protectorate, Northern Rhodesia, Swaziland, Mauritius.
:[https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28%22Colonial+Reports+-+Annual%22%29&sort=date Archive.org editions of ''Colonial Reports - Annual'' from 1908 onwards]
:[https://archive.org/details/sessionalpapers19commgoog/page/n5/mode/2up ''Papers presented to British Parliament 1902''] consisting of ''Colonial Reports- Annual'' No. 331 Fiji 1900 to No. 375 Gold Coast 1901, for the colonies Bahamas to Grenada [B-G].  Archive.org
:Colonial Office Reports from 1946 titled  ''Annual Report on ...'' or ''Report on...''  [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28Annual+Report+on+Basutoland%29&sort=date ''Basutoland''] 1946 to 1963, also 1931-1938; [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28Annual+Report+on+Bechuanaland%29&sort=date ''Bechuanaland Protectorate''] 1946 to 1953; [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28Annual+Report+on+Gambia%29&sort=date ''Gambia''] 1946 to 1949;  [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28%22Annual+report+on+the+Gold+Coast%22%29&sort=date  ''The Gold Coast''] 1946 to 1954; [https://archive.org/search.php?query=%28Colonial+Office%29+AND+title%3A%28Annual+report+on+the+Colony+and+Protectorate+of+Kenya%29&sort=date ''The Colony and Protectorate of Kenya''] 1946 to 1962, also reports 1932-1938; [https://archive.org/search.php?query=%28Colonial+Office%29+AND+title%3A%28Annual+report+on+Nigeria%29&sort=date  ''Nigeria''] 1946 to 1955; [https://archive.org/search.php?query=%28Colonial+Office%29+AND+title%3A%28Annual+report+on+Northern+Rhodesia%29&sort=date  ''Northern Rhodesia''] 1946 to 1962; [https://archive.org/search.php?query=%28Colonial+Office%29+AND+title%3A%28Annual+report+on+Nyasaland%29&sort=date  ''Nyasaland''] 1946 to 1962; [https://archive.org/search.php?query=%28Colonial+Office%29+AND+title%3A%28Annual+report+on+Sierra+Leone%29&sort=date ''Sierra Leone''] 1946 to 1958; [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28Annual+Report+on+Swaziland%29&sort=date ''Swaziland''] 1946 to 1951, and some earlier; [https://archive.org/details/colonial-report-uganda-1946/page/n7/mode/2up ''Uganda''] 1946 to 1952. Archive.org
* ''The Corona Library'' series, a series of illustrated volumes under the sponsorship of the Colonial Office and published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, dealing with the United Kingdom’s dependent territories, the way their people lived, and how they were governed produced 1952-1970. The African publications 1954-1966 were [https://archive.org/details/basutoland-coates/page/n7/mode/2up ''Basutoland''] 1966; [https://archive.org/details/bechuanaland-young/page/n1/mode/2up ''Bechuanaland''] 1966; [https://archive.org/details/nyasaland-debenham/page/n1/mode/2up ''Nyasaland. The Land of the Lake''] 1955; [https://archive.org/details/sierra-leone-lewis/page/n1/mode/2up ''Sierra Leone. A Modern Portrait''] 1954; [https://archive.org/details/swaziland-barker/page/n7/mode/2up ''Swaziland''] 1965; [https://archive.org/details/uganda-ingrams/page/n1/mode/2up ''Uganda. A Crisis of Nationhood''] 1960. All Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/referenceguideto030515mbp/page/n367 "Africa"] page 354  ''A Reference Guide To The Literature Of Travel Volume One: The Old World'' by Edward Godfrey Cox 1948 reprint edition, originally published 1935. Archive.org.
*[https://archive.org/details/referenceguideto030515mbp/page/n367 "Africa"] page 354  ''A Reference Guide To The Literature Of Travel Volume One: The Old World'' by Edward Godfrey Cox 1948 reprint edition, originally published 1935. Archive.org.
*[https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.16082/page/n3/mode/2up ''Drug Plants Of Africa''] by Thomas S. Githens 1949 Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India.
*[https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.16082/page/n3/mode/2up ''Drug Plants Of Africa''] by Thomas S. Githens 1949 Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India.
*[http://sammlungen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/kolonial/nav/index/all?&s=date&max=100 Koloniale Sammlungen], [Colonial collections] mainly German language books, (limited English and French language) about the German colonies in Africa. Universitätsbibliothek, Frankfurt am Main.
*[http://sammlungen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/kolonial/nav/index/all?&s=date&max=100 Koloniale Sammlungen], [Colonial collections] mainly German language books, (limited English and French language) about the German colonies in Africa. Universitätsbibliothek, Frankfurt am Main.
*Fiction
:From another part of the website
**[https://archive.org/details/crescentmoon00younrich/page/n3 ''The Crescent Moon''] by Francis Brett Young 1918 Archive.org. Author of ''Marching on Tanga'', see [[East Africa (First World War)]].
:*[http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/25294  ''Adressbuch für Deutsch-Ostafrika''] Published in Berlin 1913. German language. Link to a pdf download Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main.
:*[http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/27656 ''The German administration in East Africa: a select annotated bibliography of the German colonial administration in Tanganyika, Rwanda and Burundi, from 1884 to 1918''] by John William East 1987. A thesis submitted for the fellowship of the Library Association, London November 1987. English language. Link to a pdf download Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main.


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East Africa. Also includes other parts of Africa, including West Africa, but see the separate page for South Africa.

Also see

Information about the database African Newspapers, Series 1 and 2, 1800-1925; and African Newspapers: The British Library Collection, both part of Readex World Newspapers Archive, both of which are available at the British Library. Also information about a database containing a collection of African Blue Books from thirteen colonies across Africa, also available at the British Library.

British African regiments such as the King's African Rifles

Excludes South Africa.

After Uganda was declared a Protectorate in 1893, the colonial authorities formed a military force of some 600 regulars and 300 reservists, most of whom were Sudanese recruited in Egypt. A small number of Arabic-speaking British officers were responsible for training this force. In 1895 this force was organized into rifle companies, which collectively became known as the "Uganda Rifles".

Growing disillusionment in the Uganda Rifles over issues such as loneliness, poor food, poor pay and frequent reassignments to remote areas led to a mutiny in 1897. Several British officers were killed, and discontent amongst Uganda’s moslem community, which was sympathetic to the Sudanese, erupted into violence in several places. The British despatched troops from India to put down the mutiny and to stop the violence, although this took until 1899 to complete.

As a result of the mutiny, towards the end of 1897 the colonial government decided to reorganise the Uganda Rifles on an urgent basis, and a number of commissioned and non-commissioned officers for the task of reorganisation were recruited in London. A newspaper report of the day said ,,,The Soudanese forming the force will be greatly reduced, and the vacancies filled up by recruiting from the East African Protectorate and, possibly, also from India… The non-commissioned officers were ready to depart for Uganda around 20th-21st January 1898, and the commissioned officers followed in due course.[1]

The King's African Rifles (KAR) was formed on 1 January 1902 from various local regiments, and were responsible for the defence of British colonies and protectorates in East Africa, initially Nyasaland, Kenya, Uganda, British Somaliland, and later Tanganyika Territory and Zanzibar. Each colony was responsible for recruiting and maintaining its own battalions.[2] The 1st and 2nd (Nyasaland) Battalions [later Regiments] were established from the Central African Regiment, 3rd (Kenya) Battalion [later Regiment] from the East Africa Rifles, 4th and 5th (Uganda) Battalions [later Regiments] from the Uganda Rifles, and 6th (Somaliland) Battalion [later Regiment] from local Somaliland forces. In 1910 this was disbanded, though a 6th (Tanganyika) Regiment emerged in 1917.[3]At least during war time, each regiment could have multiple battalions. Men were recruited locally while officers, and at least some NCOs were from the British Army.

The Army and Navy Gazette 15 February 1902 (page 2) stated

"We alluded recently to the creation of the King's African Rifles, under the Foreign Office, embodying the East and Central Africa and Uganda Forces, as an example of an organisation having many features to commend it, since it brings all units under a single and controlling responsible authority, and will cause the whole to be disciplined upon a simple system under settled rules and regulations.[4]

Control of the King’s African Rifles appears to have passed to the Colonial Office in 1905.

From 1927 the administration of the King’s African Rifles, together with that of the Royal West Africa Frontier Force (previously The Niger and West Africa Frontier Force, known from 1900-1918 as the West Africa Frontier Force) was brought together in a new Military Branch within the Colonial Office. In September 1931 the appointments of inspector generals for the KAR and RWAFF were combined into one post; the Inspector General of African Colonial Forces.

The East African Mounted Rifles (EAMR) was a Volunteer regiment of settlers formed in Nairobi, Kenya, on 5 August 1914. Most of the members of the EAMR were expert riders, crack shots and they had the immense advantage of knowing the country, the conditions and the lingua franca of the country, Swahili. Within a few months many were transferred to other units to satisfy the demand for men who knew the country.[5] Due to transfers, the regiment had faded away by May 1917.[6]

The Rhodesia Regiment was in existence for various periods from 1899, including the Boer War and the First World War. Initially, many of the soldiers came from the Southern Rhodesia Volunteers. During the Second World War, the Battalions were only engaged in Home Service. Refer External links, below.

Records

  • Also see External links, below.
  • Officers will generally be mentioned in the London Gazette, and British Army Lists. It appears they are more likely to be mentioned in the official War Office publications Quarterly and Monthly Army Lists, or listed with more detail, compared with the commercial Army Lists. For more details of these publications, including many available online, see British Army - Records. As an (online) example: September 1919 Monthly List, under "Special Lists", lists King's African Rifles officers in Staff, 1st-7th Regiments, Signal Company and Pay Department.[7] Monthly Lists , under "Special Lists" may also include a list of "Officers in [Colonial] Civil Employment".
  • A researcher found an officer of the Uganda Rifles 1901-2 mentioned in The National Archives record "Africa: Protectorate staff lists (East Africa, Uganda, Somali Coast, Central Africa, King's African Rifles), 1896-1905 FO 403/556"[8]
  • Catalogue entry CO 534 Colonial Office: King's African Rifles Original Correspondence TNA. This series contains original correspondence relating to the King's African Rifles 1905-1926.
  • Catalogue entry Subseries within WO 106 King's African Rifles, including Somaliland Camel Corps TNA. 1895-1937.
  • "Nominal Roll Of Warrant And Non Commissioned Officers Serving In The King's African Rifles. Quarter ending September 1918" for the Nairobi-based regiments. (The Nyasaland regiment, 1KAR, was administered from Zomba, Nyasaland and British personnel attached to it do not appear on this list). TNA, but reference not stated.[9] Note however the source is later stated to be NAM (National Army Museum)[10]
  • Search TNA Discovery for WW1 (East Africa, Cameroon and West Africa: WO 95/5289-5388) and WW2 War Diaries.
  • King's African Rifles Papers at the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
  • There are some King's African Rifles records at the National Army Museum, London including
    • Miscellaneous documents associated with the 2nd King's African Rifles in East Africa, 1916-1918; associated with World War One, East Africa (1914-1918). Archives NAM Accession Number 1965-06-16
    • Correspondence and documents relating to the history of the King's African Rifles collected by Lt Col H Moyse Bartlett, nd. Archives NAM Accession Number 1967-05-60
  • Catalogue entry CO 445 Colonial Office: Niger and West Africa Frontier Force and West Africa Frontier Force Original Correspondence TNA This series contains original correspondence relating to the Niger and West Africa Frontier Force to 1899, the West Africa Frontier Force from 1900, and the Royal West Africa Frontier Force from 1918. It was raised locally in 1897 to protect the frontiers of the British protectorates in West Africa against the French. It was paid by the imperial government, and officered by the British Army. It took the title 'Royal' in April 1928, and was responsible for the defence of The Gambia, Gold Coast, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria.
  • Catalogue entry CO 820 Colonial Office: Military Original Correspondence TNA. From 1927 to 1938, the files relate principally to two colonial military forces: the King's African Rifles and the Royal West African Frontier Force. From 1939 there is also correspondence relating to other African colonial forces,
  • Service records, should they still exist, would be found in African archives. Researchers have found emails to such archives have not been answered. For practical purposes, any potential service records appear unaccessable, unless perhaps you are personally able to visit the relevant African country. There is no information known about holdings, but any records which survive are likely to relate to later, rather than earlier periods.
  • For missing or POW soldiers, see the relevant section on the page British Army, including WW1 British Red Cross & Order Of St John Enquiry Lists For Wounded And Missing
  • For soldiers who died during WW1 (possibly also those who became disabled) see British Army - WFA WW1 pension record cards as a possible source of records.
  • See Cemeteries for Commonwealth War Graves Commission records.

Regimental histories

  • Also see Historical books online, below.
  • The King's African Rifles. A Study in the Military History of East and Central Africa, 1890-1945 by Lieut.-Colonel H Moyse-Bartlett 1956. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01001096707. Sample pages only, reprint edition Volume 1, Volume 2 Google Books. Includes Contents.
The history to 1914 by the same author published 1954 is available, see Historical books online, below.
  • Historical records of the 3rd Battalion [King's African Rifles] 1895-1933. TNA WO 106/270
  • Record of the 3rd Battalion [King's African Rifles] during the campaign in East Africa TNA WO 106/273
  • The Story of the East African Mounted Rifles by C.J. Wilson 1938. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01009620624. Also available in a reprint edition.[11]
  • The Rhodesian African Rifles by Christopher Owen 1970. Series: Famous regiments. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01002736055 . This book is stated elsewhere to cover a five year period from it's foundation to service in South-East Asia in the Second World War.

Regimental articles

Records, other than military

  • The British Library holds the book Handbook for East Africa, Uganda & Zanzibar, 1904 UIN: BLL01001149896, which is believed to be the first issue. Classified as a Journal, so perhaps there may be additional editions. Stated elsewhere to contain lists of “past and present officials”. Also available at the Society of Genealogists. The 1905 edition is available at Cambridge University Library. The editions for 1906 and 1907 are available online, see below.
  • "The Red Book" 1909. The Directory of East Africa, Uganda and Zanzibar compiled by The Standard Printing and Publishing Works Mombasa and Nairobi is available online, see below. There is also reference to a 1912 Directory which is appears to be this title.
The British Library holds the title The Red Book," 1919 [etc.]. The Standard British East Africa & Uganda Handbook and Directory. UIN: BLL01002858959 . It is catalogued as a Journal, however exact BL holding is not stated. The 1919 edition is also held at the Libraries of the University of Cambridge,
The Red Book 1922-23. Handbook and Directory for Kenya Colony and Protectorate, Uganda Protectorate, Tanganyika Territory and Zanzibar Sultanate compiled by the “East African Standard, Ltd” Mombasa and Nairobi is available online, see below.
The East African Red Book 1925-26 is held at the SOAS Library, University of London, and Cambridge University and The East African Red Book, 1930-31 is held at the University of Oxford Libraries and at Cambridge University.
The British Library holds the book The Swift Directory of British East Africa, Uganda, and Zanzibar ... [1915] published Calcutta : Thacker, Spink & Co. UIN: BLL01000944752 . It is possible this title may be similar in format to Thacker's Indian Directory.
Saben's Commercial Directory and Handbook of Uganda 1947/48 [1st Issue], 1955-56 [9th Issue] and 1960-61 are available online, see below.
  • For doctors who qualified in the United Kingdom, see Doctor. Also there are entries for British East Africa Protectorate and Africa Protectorates (varies according to date) in editions of The Medical Directory of India, Burma and Ceylon ... Compiled by the editorial staff of the Practical Medicine, published at Delhi. There are known editions for 1908, 1910 and 1924 available at libraries in London. See Doctor - Lists of medical officers - Other lists for details.
  • The book Scots in Africa Pt 1 by David Dobson 1999 (29 pages). Available at the National Library of Scotland, catalogue entry, some Scottish universities and Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society, Glasgow. Also held by Senate House Library, University of London, according to Library Hub Discover. Also held by Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah USA. FamilySearch catalogue entry with details of the book ..."the information has largely come from contemporary Scottish newspapers, and data culled from documentation in Scottish archives".
  • For Mauritius, see French-External links.

External links

  • FamilySearch, a free website provided by the LDS (Mormon) Church has a category Africa, mainly consisting of transcribed records. Alternatively, from the Map, click on Africa, then select relevant country. It is necessary to be signed in to FamilySearch to view any records. In addition, Search the Catalog for digitised microfilms relating to Africa, ensuring you are signed in to FS, as results can differ if you are not. Countries are catalogued according to their modern name. For more about digitised microfilms, see FamilySearch and FamilySearch Centres.
  • Findmypast and Ancestry, both pay websites may have relevant records. See South Africa for (general) links to record sets/databases.
    • "England, Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976", This is part of the Birth, Marriage & Death, including Parish, section of pay website Ancestry database and holds some genealogical information relating to countries in East Africa.
    • Findmypast in the category "Newspapers & periodicals", with the same contents also available on the British Newspaper Archive, both pay websites, includes the titles
      • African Telegraph and Gold Coast Mirror, published in London. (Details [12]). Added Sep 21, 2022, with available years 1914-1915, 1918-1919, with 1914–19 planned, with details on a BNA page.
      • African Times and Orient Review, published in London. (Details[12]). Added Sep 21, 2022, with available years 1912-1914, 1917-1918, with 1912–18 planned, with details on a BNA page
      • East African Standard, ‘oldest established newspaper published in Kenya and Uganda.’ Established in Mombasa, Kenya, as the weekly African Standard in 1902, it moved to Nairobi in 1910 and became the East African Standard. (Details[13]). Added Nov 21, 2022, with available years 1934 only, with details on a BNA page. (For BNA, classified under Regions as Kenya,Kenya and under Counties as Nairobi, Kenya. For Fmp, similarly for Counties and Place).
      • Uganda Herald, founded in 1912 in the Ugandan capital of Kampala, the English-language Uganda Herald newspaper appeared every Wednesday. (Details[13]). Added Nov 21, 2022, with available years 1940 only, with details on a BNA Page. 1936 issues since added. (For BNA, classified under Regions as Uganda, Uganda and under Counties as Kampala, Uganda. For Fmp, similarly for Counties and Place).
It is possible to browse individual editions on BNA, in addition to searching. To browse the Findmypast editions, use the filters under "Narrow your search results" (left hand side of the webpage) "By Newspaper" and "By Date".
  • Europeans In East Africa. The database holds information on people of European origin who lived and worked in East Africa from about 1880 to 1939. It concentrates mainly on Kenya, but there are some entries for Uganda and Tanzania.
  • East African Cemeteries and Memorials. Includes cemeteries from
    • Kenya
    • Tanzania
    • Uganda
  • Find a Grave includes some African records.
  • South Africa War Graves Project The goal of the South Africa War Graves Project is to archive photographs of every single South African & Rhodesian war grave located in countries worldwide, from the 2nd Anglo-Boer War onwards, including WW1 and WW2. Currently a work in progress. Includes a database to Search.
  • There may be a relevant Ancestry Message Board
Search all Ancestry Message Boards. You do not need to be an Ancestry subscriber, but to post, you must register with Ancestry.
Government Gazettes, some of which are available at the National Archives, Kew are mentioned as a good source of information in the above links. A limited number are available online, refer below.
These pages c 2008 are from the archived website “Empire’s Children”, a website connected with the 2007 Channel 4 television series of the same name. Note, some of the information may now be outdated. Many of the internal links have not been archived.
There is a "Resources" chapter in the book Empire’s Children: Trace Your Family History Across the World by Anton Gill 2007, (Archive.org Books to Borrow), which consists mainly of a bibliography and does not include records. This book accompanied the television series Empire's Children.
  • Rhodesia Regiment Wikipedia.
  • The Rhodesian African Rifles: The Growth and Adaptation of a Multicultural Regiment through the Rhodesian Bush War, 1965-1980 by Major Michael P Stewart. Master’s Thesis 2011 US Army Command and General Staff College. Contains a brief history of the Regiment prior to 1965. Archive.org
  • Data base for BSA Police. bsapolice.org. The Rhodesian Police. The British South Africa Police was established in 1896 as a as a mounted infantry unit and became the Police force for the British South Africa Company (BSAC) formed in 1889 which administered Northern and Southern Rhodesia prior to changes which saw these regions being administered by the British in 1924 and 1923 respectively. BSA Police continued under that name until 1980. The website includes a Bibliography of Books about the BSA Police.
  • British Colonial History in Africa, now an archived website. Links to a number of articles (Monographsi) and to a page listing the contents of the first seven editions of the Journal of the Royal West African Frontier Force which was published twice yearly from July 2011. At 2019/9, Cambridge University has all volumes to v. 2, no. 6 (2018 Dec.) , while Oxford University appears to have Volume 1, issues 1-6 and 10, Volume 2, issues 1-7 (2019 July).

Maps

Historical books online

  • Handbook for East Africa, Uganda and Zanzibar 1906. Printed at the “East African Standard” Printing Press, Mombasa. Compiled by a committee sanctioned by His Majesty's commissioner (according to a catalogue note in Jisc Library Hub Discover). Archive.org, Index, Google Books.
Handbook for East Africa, Uganda and Zanzibar 1907. Printed at the Government Printing Press Mombasa. Compiled by a committee sanctioned by His Majesty's commissioner (according to a catalogue note in Jisc Library Hub Discover). Archive.org, Google Books. The contents include List of Officials East Africa Protectorate page 48, List of European Residents in East Africa page 274, Index page 301.
"The Red Book" 1909. The Directory of East Africa, Uganda and Zanzibar compiled by The Standard Printing and Publishing Works Mombasa and Nairobi 1909. Archive.org, Contents, Google Books
The Red Book 1922-23. Handbook and Directory for Kenya Colony and Protectorate, Uganda Protectorate, Tanganyika Territory and Zanzibar Sultanate compiled by the “East African Standard, Ltd” Mombasa and Nairobi. Archive.org Google Books. The contents include Who’s Who page 399, Professional and Trade Directory page 445, List of holders with registered telegraphic addresses page 503, Directory of Residents page 524, Index page 603.
Saben's Commercial Directory and Handbook of Uganda 1947/48 [1st Issue], 1955-56 [9th Issue], 1960-61. Archive.org.
Colony and Protectorate of Kenya Blue Book for the year ended 31 December... 1930. Title changed to Kenya Colony and Protectorate Blue Book 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936. Google Books. Archive.org mirror versions.
University of Nairobi Research Archive Collection of East African Protectorate Blue Books catalogued as 1901-1902, 1902-1903, 1903, 1904-1905, 1906, 1906-1907, 1907-1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1912-1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1926-1938, 1943-1946. From 1926 catalogued title changes to Kenya Colony and Protectorate Blue Book and some earlier editions are catalogued with this title. Other editions are catalogued under the title British East Africa Protectorate Blue Book.
Note, Northern Rhodesia was administered by the British Government as a protectorate from 1924. Prior to that it was administered by the British South Africa Company (BSAC), see the Wikipedia page Northern Rhodesia, so perhaps South African records may also contain early Northern Rhodesia records.
1908, 1920. Google Books.
1916, 1917, 1918, 1919. Google Books.
Wrinkles; or, Hints to sportsmen and travellers on dress, equipment, and camp life by The Old Shekarry [Henry Astbury Leveson], a New Edition 1874. Archive.org
Revolt in Southern Rhodesia, 1896-7: a study in African resistance by T. O. Ranger 1967 Archive.org
The reorganisation of the military in Uganda c 1900 page 252 The Uganda Protectorate; an attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central Africa... by Sir Harry Johnston, Volume 1, 1902 Archive.org. Includes a brief reference to Indian troops.
Britain across the seas. Africa: History and description of the British Empire in Africa by Sir Harry Johnston 1910 Archive.org
The Benin Massacre by Captain Alan Boisragon 1898 Archive.org
Life of Admiral Sir Harry Rawson by Geoffrey Rawson 1914 Archive.org. Includes information about operations in East Africa 1896 which led up to the storming of Mweli.
Article "Macdonald's Expedition and the Uganda Mutiny, 1897-98" by R. W. Beachey The Historical Journal Vol. 10, No. 2 (1967), pp. 237-254. Register with jstor.org and read online for free.
Among Swamps and Giants in Equatorial Africa. An account of surveys and adventures in the southern Sudan and British East Africa by Major H H Austin 1902 Archive.org. Surveys undertaken from October 1899.
The is also a personal account of this Expedition by "One who was there" in Royal United Services Institution Journal Volume 43, 1899 - Issue 255, pages 534-542.
"Captain Wellby and his 1,000-mile march" 09 November 2017 British Library blog.
The Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo by Lieut.-Col. J H Patterson 1925 Archive.org.
John Henry Patterson (author) Wikipedia. For other books by Patterson see Gallipoli and Egypt, Palestine, Syria (First World War)‎.
The seven lives of Colonel Patterson : how an Irish lion hunter led the Jewish Legion to victory by Denis Brian 2008. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. There are several chapters on his time in Africa c 1898-1914. He joined the British Army 14 March 1885 age 17. C 1892 he was a sergeant in India, where he later studied engineering.
It appears he was first commissioned as a Lieutenant, in the Imperial Yeomanry 16 March 1900 (London Gazette) with the name J H Paterson (corrected in a later edition).
The Great War in West Africa by Edmund Howard Gorges, Commandant West African Regt, originally published c 1916, is available on fold3.com, a pay website owned by Ancestry, located in Military Books (locate from the Search)/West Africa. This is an online version of a Naval & Military Press reprint edition.[14]
The African Dream by Brian Gardner 1970. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
Archive.org editions of Colonial Reports - Annual from 1908 onwards
Papers presented to British Parliament 1902 consisting of Colonial Reports- Annual No. 331 Fiji 1900 to No. 375 Gold Coast 1901, for the colonies Bahamas to Grenada [B-G]. Archive.org
Colonial Office Reports from 1946 titled Annual Report on ... or Report on... Basutoland 1946 to 1963, also 1931-1938; Bechuanaland Protectorate 1946 to 1953; Gambia 1946 to 1949; The Gold Coast 1946 to 1954; The Colony and Protectorate of Kenya 1946 to 1962, also reports 1932-1938; Nigeria 1946 to 1955; Northern Rhodesia 1946 to 1962; Nyasaland 1946 to 1962; Sierra Leone 1946 to 1958; Swaziland 1946 to 1951, and some earlier; Uganda 1946 to 1952. Archive.org
  • The Corona Library series, a series of illustrated volumes under the sponsorship of the Colonial Office and published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, dealing with the United Kingdom’s dependent territories, the way their people lived, and how they were governed produced 1952-1970. The African publications 1954-1966 were Basutoland 1966; Bechuanaland 1966; Nyasaland. The Land of the Lake 1955; Sierra Leone. A Modern Portrait 1954; Swaziland 1965; Uganda. A Crisis of Nationhood 1960. All Archive.org
  • "Africa" page 354 A Reference Guide To The Literature Of Travel Volume One: The Old World by Edward Godfrey Cox 1948 reprint edition, originally published 1935. Archive.org.
  • Drug Plants Of Africa by Thomas S. Githens 1949 Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India.
  • Koloniale Sammlungen, [Colonial collections] mainly German language books, (limited English and French language) about the German colonies in Africa. Universitätsbibliothek, Frankfurt am Main.
From another part of the website

References

  1. nhclark. 2nd Lt John Simeon WARD - Uganda Rifles (1899-1903) Victorian Wars Forum 14 May 2018, now archived. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. CO 820 Colonial Office: Military Original Correspondence TNA.
  3. King's African Rifles Papers at the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford.
  4. LeoHickman. 2nd Lt John Simeon WARD - Uganda Rifles (1899-1903) Victorian Wars Forum 6 June 2018. now archived. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  5. stevebecker. East African Mounted Rifles Great War Forum 14 June , 2014, quoting The Story of the East African Mounted Rifles by C.J. Wilson 1938. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  6. Nine Faces Of Kenya by Elspeth Huxley. Google Books
  7. September 1919 Monthly List, page 2518 digital.nls.uk.
  8. LeoHickman. 2nd Lt John Simeon WARD - Uganda Rifles (1899-1903) Victorian Wars Forum 5 June 2018, now archived. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  9. bushfighter. Kings African Rifles Great War Forum 8 July 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  10. bushfighter. W H Coventry in the 2nd Kings African Regiment Great War Forum 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  11. The Story of the East African Mounted Rifles by C.J. Wilson leonaur.com.
  12. 12.0 12.1 "Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week" September 27, 2022. The British Newspaper Archive Blog (Scroll down).
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