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**[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30182/supplement/7070 The Tanganyika Naval Expedition] [1915-1916] ''The London Gazette'' 13 July 1917 Supplement: 30182 Page: 7070. This incident inspired ''The African Queen'', the 1935 novel by C. S. Forester and 1951 film (starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn) and was retold in the book ''Mimi and Toutou Go Forth: The Bizarre Battle for Lake Tanganyika'' by Giles Foden.
***[https://archive.org/stream/unitedempire09royauoft#page/287/mode/1up "Naval Operations in Central Africa"] by Commander G B Spicer Simson RN, page 287 ''United Empire The Royal Colonial Institute Journal'' Volume IX New Series 1918 Archive.org. The Tanganyika Naval Expedition.
*''Taking Tanganyika: Experiences of an Intelligence Officer 1914-1918'' by Christopher J. Thornhill c 1937 is available in a reprint edition,<ref>[https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/taking-tanganyika-experiences-of-an-intelligence-officer-1914-1918/ ''Taking Tanganyika: Experiences of an Intelligence Officer 1914-1918''] by Christopher J. Thornhill. Naval & Military Press.</ref> which in turn is available as an online book on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3.<ref>[https://www.fold3.com/browse/251/hTGb85NZ8zdzOfWaRVpBjFOt2 ''Taking Tanganyika''online book on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3] fold3 , (located in World War2/Military books/East Africa)</ref>.
*[https://archive.org/details/fourthsupplement00grea ''Fourth Supplement to The London Gazette of Tuesday, the 2nd of April, 1918''] Archive.org . The Supplement date is 5 April 1918. East Africa.
*[https://archive.org/details/withbothasmutsin00whitrich ''With Botha and Smuts in Africa''] by W Wittall Late Lieutenant–Commander, RN, Armoured Car Division 1917 Archive.org. Also includes South West Africa.
**[https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.209017/2015.209017.Francis-Brett#page/n115/mode/2up " ‘Marching on Tanga’ "] Chapter XI, page 109 ''Francis Brett Young'' by E G Twitchett 1935 Archive.org, Digital Library of India Collection. Comments about the book.
*[http://lib.militaryarchive.co.uk/library/infantry-histories/Historical-Record-101st-Grenadiers-1778-1923.asp ''Historical Record of the 101st Grenadiers, 1778-1923''] 2nd edition 1928. lib.militaryarchive.co.uk. Note: to view the document you require Flash (turned on). Includes WW1 service in East Africa, including Tanga, and [[Egypt, Palestine, Syria (First World War)|Egypt and Palestine]].
*For an Indian Army regimental history, see [[4th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry| 2nd Battalion, Madras Pioneers]], the history available on fold3 (Ancestry owned pay website). Includes service in 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].
