The Heroes
of the East African Campaign

As the railway line moved westwards from Voi towards Taveta a big camp was built half-way at Maktau...

Royal Naval Air Service Rolls Royce armoured cars that were armed with a single water-cooled .303-inch Vickers machine gun; this unit was na

The Mombasa to Kisumu (on Lake Victoria) railway line had been constructed between 1896 and 1902, and over 36,000 workers had been recruited

Mombasa District HQ, ordered 2nd Bn The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment at Bura to organize the Battalion Machine-guns as a separate unit

British advance was westwards from British East Africa (Kenya) through Taveta to Kahe and Moshi.

Whilst Indian Army units were fighting for their survival at Jasin on 18 January 1915, King's African Rifles Askari were also fighting hard

Many brave deeds were performed during that night, and machine gunners, a signaller and an artilleryman were later awarded DCM

In early March 1916 General Smuts ordered an attack into German East Africa near Taveta.

the heavy machine gun fire of the British armoured cars, whilst not very accurate because of the thick bush, demoralised the German Askari

During a mounted infantry engagement the enemy got within a few yards of our men, and it was found impossible to get the more severely wound

After a German attack on a bridge on the Uganda Railway, Nairobi HQ decided to send out three columns to confront the raiders.

conspicuous gallantry in going back about 40 yards 4 times under the close fire of 3 machine guns, to bring up the side shields of his gun..

Corporal Joubert returned alone & brought into safety a wounded trooper from within 25 yards of an enemy machine-gun.

Colour Sergeant Juma i - an African hero.

Warant Officer Scott had been seen by one of the 5 survivors from the bivouac fighting to the last, surrounded by a group of sepoys.

British defensive measures included techniques perfected during the recent war against Boer enemies in South Africa.

An enemy patrol of one officer and around 14 Askari came up the road towards the Bharatpurs, but at a range of about 120 yards the enemy spo

The 2 LNL War Diary for 7th May 1915 lists Cole's Scouts as on an operation with a strength of 5 officers, 98 other ranks and 1 Machine Gun.

"We came into being at the outbreak of war – a small and mixed party gathered together haphazard."

The Kashmir Rifles at Tsavo donated their own boots & 200 yards of pugaree cloth was purchased to wrap around the remaining bare feet.