The Heroes
of the East African Campaign

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

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..

The Rajputs came under effective enemy fire when they approached the railway cutting.

During the British advance on Tanga the 101st Grenadiers a sound and steady unit, were deployed on the left of the British lines.

the British advanced on Tanga town with the 2nd Kashmir Rifles on the right flank and the 3rd Kashmir Rifles immediately to the left.

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

A resident of East Africa & an Indian intelligence officer were selected to land ahead of the invasion to obtain vital information...

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