Sources of Information
The excel spreadsheets listed below contain referenced material – names, ships, places, lists of books, articles, poetry, novels, films, pamphlets and online newspapers of the African campaigns. The files can be downloaded and sorted for personal use.
Below the spreadsheets are links to other reference sources which might be of interest.
Reviews submitted to GWAA
Ed Yorke: Guerrillas of Tsavo by James Willson
Non-fiction on the Great War in East Africa
Novels and films on the East Africa Campaign (chronological order taken from the list above).
Oliver Schulten has produced a 273 page Bibliography Africa First World War 2018. The titles from this edition still need to be cross-referenced with the GWAA bibliography for researchers wanting access to other information about the texts.
Articles from 1914-1918 contains articles published during the war including a section on Africa
Free online books and newspapers contains some books relevant to Africa in World War 1 – always worth a check
Harry’s Africa: www.kaiserscross.com/188001/home.html contains short summary articles on campaigns in Africa. Others are linked on the chronologies above.
Blog postings, including reviews, by thesamsonsedhistorian on World War 1 in Africa
Other links where the Great War in Africa is mentioned
1914-1918 Le Musee Virtuel:
http://collections14-18.skynetblogs.be/1914-1918/
14-18 Mission Centenaire:
http://centenaire.org/fr/dans-le-monde
25th Royal Fusiliers:
http://www.25throyalfusiliers.co.uk/welcome.html
African and Caribbean Memorial: Remembering the Forgotten
http://acmemorial.com/
Africa in Words:
http://africainwords.com
African Studies Association of the UK:
www.asauk.net
Aerodrome Forum:
http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/102984-post5.html
Ancestors of Nigel (O’Neil) Driscoll:
http://www.nigeldriscoll.com.au/24.htm
Anne Samson Historian:
http://thesamsonsedhistorian.wordpress.com
Armchair General:
http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2444186
Auckland City Library for photos on GSWA and EA:
http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/heritageimages/index.htm
Axis History:
http://forum.axishistory.com/
Belgian State Archives:
www.arch.be
Belgian Weapons and Warfare:
http://weaponsandwarfare.com/?cat=62
Blackwood Magazine 1918 (852 pages):
http://www.archive.org/details/blackwoodsmagazi203edinuoft
Boer Rebels and the Kaiser’s Men:
http://www.boervolk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1777#1
Botswana Society:
www.botsoc.org.bw/about.htm
Britain-Zimbabwe Association:
www.britain-zimbabwe.org.uk
British and Commonwealth Military Badge Forum:
http://www.britishbadgeforum.com
British Empire at War Research Group:
http://britishempireatwar.org/
British South Africa Police:
http://bsap.org/
Britain-Tanzania Society:
http://www.btsociety.org/
Cambridge Forecast Group – Colonial and Military globalisation World War 1 in Africa:
http://cambridgeforecast.wordpress.com/2010/02/17/military-globalization-world-war-i-in-africa/
Centenary News:
www.centenarynews.com
Commonwealth War Graves Commission:
http://www.cwgc.org/
Comrades Marathon (South Africa) is run every year in honour of those who fought in the East Africa Campaign:
http://www.comrades.com/History/The-First-Race.aspx
Cross & Cockade International (air war):
http://www.crossandcockade.com/index.asp
Chakoten: Danish Military Historical Society:
http://www.chakoten.dk/indexe.html
Cultural Exchange in a time of global conflict: Colonials, Neutrals and Beligerents during the First World War
http://www.cegcproject.eu/useful-links/
Der Bildbestand der Deutschen Kolonialgesellschaft in der Universitätsbibliothek
Frankfurt am Main:
http://www.ub.bildarchiv-dkg.uni-frankfurt.de/
Deutsches Historisches Museum:
http://www.dhm.de/
Deutsche Schutzgebiete:
http://www.deutsche-schutzgebiete.de/deutsche-kolonien.htm
Deutsch-Sudwes Afrika: Kassenscheine des Gouvernements 1914:
http://www.kolonialgeld.de/html/seitz.html
Diversity House: Breaking the myths
http://www.diversityhouse.org.uk/breaking-the-myths-first-world-war-and-africa-2/
Oral History soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/user-783484915/
East Africa Study Circle Library:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/roger.gilbert/easc/library.html
Europeana 1914-1918:
http://www.europeana1914-1918.eu/en
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania in Moshi, Tanzania (contains some records related to the war years 1914-1918):
http://eap.bl.uk/database/results.a4d?projID=EAP099;r=41
First World War Film Archive (films made during WW1):
http://www.cnc-aff.fr/internet_cnc/Internet/ARemplir/parcours/EFG1914/accueil_EN.html
First World War Poetry Digital Archive:
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/ contains some letters and photos of EA
First World War Society:
http://www.firstworldwarstudies.org/
First World War Studies Collaborative Bibliography:
http://www.firstworldwarstudies.org/?page_id=875 (note: the African titles are supplied by GWAA and do not contain autobiographies or biographies)
Force Publique:
http://www.rudi-geudens.be/html/force_publique.htm
Forces Postal History Society:
http://forcespostalhistorysociety.org.uk/displays.htm
Forgotten Heroes 1914-1918 (North Africans)
http://www.forgottenheroes.eu/
Forum Eerste Wereldoorlog:
http://forumeerstewereldoorlog.nl/viewtopic.php?t=10824
Friends of East Africa:
http://www.friendsofeastafrica.net/
Genealogy Luderitz, Namibia 1909-1919:
http://heim.ifi.uio.no/~jensj/Slekt/Luderitz/
Gentleman’s Military Interest Group:
http://gmic.co.uk/
German Colonial Uniforms (Guns of SMS Konigsberg; Aircraft):
http://s400910952.websitehome.co.uk/germancolonialuniforms/militaria/koenigsberggun.htm
http://s400910952.websitehome.co.uk/germancolonialuniforms/hist%20aircraft.htm
German Colonies Collectors’ Group – Vorlaufer:
http://germancoloniescollectorsgroup.org/vorlaufer
German History Documents (German Historical Institute):
http://germanhistorydocs.ghi-dc.org/search/search.cfm
German South West Africa – Order of Battle (list of contingents involved):
http://www.imperial-research.net/gswa_oob.htm
German War Memorial Website:
http://www.denkmalprojekt.org/en.htm
Germany on Stamps:
http://www.germanyonstamps.iblogger.org/Colonies/Eng/ [click on html links for webpages]
gillww1:
http://gillww1.wordpress.com/about/ contains information on KAR; RNAS in East Africa
Good Reads:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/293129-african-theater-south-west-west-east-north
Graham’s Blog (Lake Tanganyika):
https://graham64.wordpress.com/tag/kingani/
Great North Road:
http://www.greatnorthroad.org/
Great War Blog:
http://ww1blog.osborneink.com/
Great War Forum:
http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?act=idx
The Great War: WW1 Online
http://www.thegreatwar.tv/
see the Youtube channel link
Guide to First World War Collections (JISC)
Guide to First World War Collections (This JISC guide provides information on which archive, museum or library across the UK has material relevant to the First World War)
H-Africa:
http://www.h-net.org/~africa/
Histomil Historica:
http://histomil.com/viewtopic.php?t=11627
Ike Skelton Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library
http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/
IlissAfrica (online library for SubSahara Africa):
http://m.ilissafrica.de/en/
Imperial War Museum, London:
www.iwm.org.uk (documents and photos)
East Africa search: here
Index of the Regiments and Corps of South Africa:
http://web.archive.org/web/20060108005612/http:/www.regiments.org/regiments/southafrica/lists/sargxref.htm
Indian Military Historical Society:
http://www.imhs.org.uk/links.html
In From the Cold:
http://www.infromthecold.org/index.asp
International Guild of Battlefield Guides:
www.gbg-international.com
International Network for the study of Africa and the Great War:
http://africagreatwar.wordpress.com
KAR in German East Africa:
http://www.medalofkar.com/medalofhonour/index.php/kar-in-german-east-africa
King’s African Rifles and East African Forces Association:
http://www.kingsafricanriflesassociation.co.uk/
Konigsberg; Tanzania and German East Africa – an overview of the war
http://poetryrose.beep.com/konigsberg.htm
Languages and the First World War
https://languagesandthefirstworldwar.wordpress.com/
Lancashire Infantry Museum:
http://www.lancashireinfantrymuseum.org.uk/the-regiments-in-the-great-war-1914-18-3/
Lead Adventure Forum:
http://www.lead-adventure.de/index.php?topic=12635.15
KAR: http://www.lead-adventure.de/index.php?PHPSESSID=8826a4f525651b5ef032726e3c633d75&topic=24162.0
Legion of Frontiersmen:
www.CMOLegionofFrontiersmen.info
Legion of Frontiersmen, University of Alberta archive, Bruce Peel Collection
https://bpsc.library.ualberta.ca/collections/legion-of-frontiersmen-collection
Lettow-Vorbeck Family site:
http://www.lettow-vorbeck.de/
Lettow-Vorbeck – books on… (German website):
http://peperonity.com/go/sites/mview/lettow-vorbeck/10264133
Library of Congress newspaper collection
https://www.loc.gov/collections/world-war-i-rotogravures/?q=africa
Liddell Hart Collection, King’s College London:
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/library/collections/archivespec/collections/lhcma.aspx
Machine Gun Corps Old Comrades Association:
http://www.machineguncorps.co.uk/
Masonic Great War Project:
http://www.masonicgreatwarproject.org.uk/
Memorial Gates Trust, Constitution Hill, London:
http://www.mgtrust.org/gea.htm
“Memórias da I Guerra Mundial (1914-1918)” [Memories of the First World War (1914-1918):
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Memórias-da-I-Guerra-Mundial-1914-1918/185749874875651
Military Discussion Forum:
http://www.military-discussion.com/forum/index.php?topic=337.0
Military History Society:
http://www.themilitaryhistoricalsociety.co.uk/
Monuments in Namibia (South West Africa):
http://completenamibia.com/History%20monuments%20north%20east.htm
Namibia
http://klausdierks.com/Chronology/contents.htm
The National Archives, London:
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
See this link for finding information on WW1
Africa blog posts including WW1
The National Archives, London ‘Through a lens’ collection of photographs:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalarchives/collections/72157625827328771/
Naval History:
http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-LogBooksWW1.htm
New Rhodesian Forum:
http://www.newrhodesian.net/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=2941
Northern Rhodesia and Zambia:
http://www.nrzam.org.uk/
Northern Tanzania (an information resource from published sources):
http://www.ntz.info/
On Call in Africa 1910-1932 – Dr Norman Parsons Jewell in Seychelles and East Africa:
http://oncallinafrica.com/
Orders and Medals Society:
http://omrs.org
Penn State African Photos Collection:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pennstatespecial/sets/72157632810433503
The Regimental Museum of the Transvaal Scottish:
http://www.jocks.co.za/museum.htm#The%20Great%20War%20%281914%20-%201918%29
Reichskolonialamt:
http://www.reichskolonialamt.de/index_l.htm
Research Kenya:
http://www.researchkenya.org/index.html database of theses and dissertations completed in/about Kenya
Rhodesian African Rifles:
https://rhodesianafricanrifles.wordpress.com/rhodesian-african-rifles/
Rhodesia Army Association:
http://www.rhodesianforces.org/index.htm
Rhodesian:
http://www.rhodesian.com.au/war%20history.php
Royal Legion of Frontiersmen:
http://www.frontiersmenhistorian.info/fusiliers.htm
Royal Logistics Corps (for Army Service Corps records):
http://www.rlcarchive.org/Welcome.aspx
Royal Museum of the Army and Military History, Brussels, Belgium:
http://www.klm-mra.be/klm-new/engels/collecties/vir_19141918/index.html”
Royal Naval Medal Index:
http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyBritishLG-Royal_Navy_Medals-Index1.htm
SAAF Forum:
http://www.saairforce.co.za/forum/index.php
Samuel Steele Collection, University of Alberta (Legion of Frontiersmen):
http://steele.library.ualberta.ca/index.html
Society of Malawi:
http://www.societyofmalawi.org/
South African Legion:
http://www.sadf.info/indexSouthAfricanForces.html
South African Military History Society:
http://samilitaryhistory.org/
South African Military Units:
http://www.justdone.co.za/SAMU/index.php
South African Military Veterans Association of Australia:
http://www.samvoa.org/wwi.html
South African National Archives:
www.national.archives.gov.za
South African National Defence Archives:
http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/history/sandf-archive
South Africa Remembers:
https://southafricaremembers.wordpress.com/
South African War Graves has the names and cemeteries of those who died in South Africa during World War One:
http://www.southafricawargraves.org/list.htm
Stichting Studiecentrum Eerste Wereldoorlog:
http://www.ssew.nl
Swedish-Tanzania Association:
http://www.svetan.org/doku.php?id=sv:in_english
Token Coins:
http://www.tokencoins.com/gea04a.htm
Traditionsverband:
http://www.traditionsverband.de/
UK Tanzania Research Network:
http://www.africadesk.ac.uk/news/2012/jan/10/uk-tanzania-research-network-seminars-january-june/
Volksbund (German War Graves):
http://www.volksbund.de
War Office Archive (British):
https://www.bl.uk/collection-guides/war-office-archive
Weltkriegsopfer:
http://www.weltkriegsopfer.de/Friedhof-Denkmal-Deutscher-Soldatenfriedhof-Agbeluwoe_Friedhofdetails_0_4728.html
Western Front Association:
http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/great-war-on-land/other-war-theatres/
We Were Rhodesians:
http://www.wewererhodesians.com
Witwatersrand Rifles:
http://witwatersrandrifles.webs.com/deployments.htm#866793870
World War 1 Bridges – Italy:
http://www.worldwarone.it/
World War One Centenary: Continuations and Beginnings:
http://ww1centenary.oucs.ox.ac.uk/
World War One Collections:
http://www.jiscww1discovery.net/home
World War 1 Document Archive with link to World War 1 Discussion List:
http://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/Main_Page
World War 1 documenting the first total war of the Twentieth Century (Yale University):
http://www.library.yale.edu/rsc/WWI/primary.html
World War One Historical Association:
http://ww1ha.org/
World War One Historical Association – Tripwire:
http://www.worldwar1.com/tripwire/smtw.htm
World War One Historical sites in Kenya:
http://www.facebook.com/kenyabattlefields
World War One in Africa Project:
http://wwiafrica.ghost.io/
Yahoo Groups (GreatWarColonial):
http://games.dir.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ColonialWars/conversations/topics/51607
The Yorkshire Regiment:
http://www.ww1-yorkshires.org.uk/html-files/nairobi-south-cemetery.htm
Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO):
http://www.zmo.de/