Author Topic: Re: WW1 East Africa Pictures (Read 11245 times)

juergen c. olk · « **Reply #45 on:** 02 November 2013, 12:54:21 AM »

Kings carbine ,thanx for the wonderful links it is hard to find items on the Portuguese.

juergen c. olk · « **Reply #46 on:** 02 November 2013, 01:17:35 AM »

The Gambian Conpany signal section.350 men strong,Togoland, Kamerun,1917-German East Afrika,all the while attached to the Nigerians,which explains my mistake,but which means they could have easily been equipped and dressed the same as the campaigns wore on.

Plynkes · « **Reply #47 on:** 02 November 2013, 10:49:13 AM »

Thanks, Juergen. Seems like the Gambia Company dressed the same as the Nigerians, in the green caps of the WAFF. Never actually seen a pic of them before.

marco55 · « **Reply #48 on:** 21 January 2021, 03:43:13 AM »

Great pics.
Mark

flatpack · « **Reply #49 on:** 21 January 2021, 08:01:08 AM »

Fantastic photos, and very inspirational for our ww1 East Africa games.
Many thanks.

FifteensAway · « **Reply #50 on:** 25 February 2025, 04:26:36 AM »

Just discovered this thread. Yes, lots of cool photos and other useful information.

And you can now get a decent collection going in 15 mm by using the QRF range if you have the patience to wade through their website, afraid it is not user friendly any more - but they have enough figures covered to do German East Africa - just have to fudge a little for the Belgians and the Portuguese since, at last check, they didn't have specific figures for those two nations. But you can find ruga-ruga and porters, askaris.

pdyh · « **Reply #51 on:** 18 May 2025, 04:13:11 PM »

These photos may be of interest - they were taken by my wife's grandfather who had emigrated to Nigeria and joined to as a lieutenant, fighting in both West and East Africa.

(Pictures labelled, "Gun in Action Jan 1st 1917", "Rifigi River" and "My Sgt. Major")

(He was in the 1st Nigerian Regt.)