The Heroes
of the East African Campaign

On Friday 15th June 1917 The dispatch sent from Rear Admiral E. Charlton describing operations by the Royal Navy along the coast of Tanzania

On 19 July the Regiment advanced towards a known enemy position as part of a column manoeuvre to seize water holes at Narungombe

GEA seat of government, principal port of German East Africa, & the terminal of the Railway under Allied Control

The British plan for seizing Dar Es Salaam was to advance south from Bagamoyo whilst a fourth column moved southwest to Ngerengere.

The Army requested that the Royal Navy seize Bagamoyo (a former capital of German East Africa).

Supply lorries were fired upon, motor ambulances blown up by mines, telegraph & telephone wires cut.

At the end of the Spring rains in 1916 British Columns under General Smuts pushed south down the Pangani River and the Usambara railway line

High in the South Pare Mountains above Mombo was the German hill-station of Wilhelmstal

The southern British advance into German East Africa (Tanzania) was down the Pangani River and the adjacent Usambara railway track.

This article complements the previous one on Hannyngton's Loop. Whilst Brigadier Hannyngton advanced with Centre Column down the Usambara...

Hannyngton was to continue his advance, with the South Pare hills to his right, down to Mkomazi a diversion named 'Hannyngton’s Loop'

The port of Mwanza was the obvious next target for the Allies.

attack came down Lake Victoria to seize Ukerewe Island. It was important to seize the island in preperation for a later attack on Mwanza

British Military Headquarters hushed up details of the action at Longido West on 20 September 1915 in order not to damage morale.

The raid was a success - the first notable British success in the East African Campaign.

The line of trees marks the Soko River. German trenches were dug in the bush for concealment with excellent field of fire against advancing

At the end of 1914 British East Africa (Kenya) had been reinforced by Indian Expeditionary Forces “B” and “C”. These forces contained...

A machine gun opened up on them at close range and killed almost all of them immediately

Captain Bloomfield reached Corporal Bowker & carried him back through heavy machine-gun fire. This act showed valour & endurance.

By mid-March 1916 British forces had successfully crossed into German East Africa (Tanzania) from the Taveta area. Accompanying the...