The Heroes
of the East African Campaign

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

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

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

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

For conspicuous gallantry when holding with a few men a post, which he had constructed, against an overwhelming number of the enemy with a m

Northern Rhodesia Police battalion served on the southern front in the East Africa Campaign and saw some hard fighting against German Askari

The BEA Police selected 400 Askari for the Police Service Battalion plus twelve European officers and two Warrant Officers

Occasionally a stiff fight developed with the Germans, but most of the time was spent on reconnaissance patrols.

3rd Kashmir Rifles suffered severely, but used their puggarees (cloth bands wound around head dress) as protection & remained in action

Serjeant Frederick Charles Booth VC DCM British South Africa Police attached to The Rhodesia African Regiment Frederick Booth was serving...

In the early months of the Great War Britain decided to send Indian Expeditionary Force ‘B’ (IEF ‘B’) across the Indian Ocean to deliver...

A Military Cross to Lieutenant Edward Lionel Musson and a King’s African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal to Sergeant Aboukir Ahmed,...

For gallant conduct on 3rd November 1914, during the engagement at Longido (East Africa), when he assisted to carry a wounded comrade into c