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Memorials
Kenya memorials
Information on existing World War 1 and 2 memorials in Kenya.
Memorial - conflict(s) covered; location of memorial; who commemorated; state of memorial; other details of interest/use such as who erected memorial
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Namibia Memorials
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South African Memorials
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Zambia memorials
Information on existing World War 1 and 2 memorials in Zambia.
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Watu Muhimu - carriers / tenga-tenga / labour
Zambia - tenga tenga
Information specifically on Zambian carriers and labourers.
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Kenya - carriers (Military Labour Bureau)
Information specifically on carriers and labour recruited in Kenya.
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Tanzania (mainland), Rwanda and Burundi
Information specifically on carriers and labourers in German East Africa.
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General interest
Soldiers over 60 years old
Soldiers known to be over 60 years old whilst serving in World War 1 in Africa:
FC SELOUS, 25th Royal Fusiliers (Legion of Frontiersmen) - 64 when killed in 1917
Private Austin Vernon HART, 2nd Rhodesia Regiment - 62 (see Gerry van Tonder, Rhodesia Despatches 2021, p48)
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Songs of WW1 and WW2
Please add any songs you know were sung by African units in either of the two wars. If possible, please include references. This is a growing area of interest for a number of researchers and with songs mentioned almost in passing reference locating them is time-consuming.
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