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East African Campaign Memorials

ARAB RIFLES MEMORIAL

Mombasa, Kenya

AFRICAN MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING

Nairobi, Kenya

The African combatant troops raised for the East African campaign numbered 34,000. The non-combatant porters, stevedores and followers of the Military Labour Corps 600,000. Almost 50,000 of these men were lost, killed in action died of sickness or wounds, but as no complete record of their names exists, no names appear on the memorials.

KISUMU CEMETERY

Kenya

MUMIAS CEMETERY

Kenya

GILGIL WAR CEMETERY

Kenya

TAVETA MILITARY CEMETERY

Taveta, Kenya

WAJIR CEMETERY

Kenya

AFRICAN MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

The African combatant troops raised for the East African campaign numbered 34,000. The non-combatant porters, stevedores and followers of the Military Labour Corps 600,000. Almost 50,000 of these men were lost, killed in action died of sickness or wounds, but as no complete record of their names exists, no names appear on the memorials.

MURANGA (ST. JAMES AND ALL MARTYRS) CHURCHYARD

Muranga, Kenya

MAKTAU INDIAN CEMETERY

Maktau, Kenya

NAIROBI (FOREST ROAD) CEMETERY

Nairobi, Kenya

NAKURU NORTH CEMETERY

Nakuru, Kenya

KISII BOMA MILITARY GRAVE

Kenya

MWELE NDOGO MILITARY GRAVE

Kenya

AFRICAN MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING

Mombasa, Kenya

The African combatant troops raised for the East African campaign numbered 34,000. The non-combatant porters, stevedores and followers of the Military Labour Corps 600,000. Almost 50,000 of these men were lost, killed in action died of sickness or wounds, but as no complete record of their names exists, no names appear on the memorials.

KAJIADO CEMETERY

Kajiado, Kenya

MOMBASA (MBARAKI) CEMETERY

Mombasa, Kenya

NAIROBI SOUTH CEMETERY

Nairobi, Kenya

TAVETA INDIAN CEMETERY

Taveta, Kenya

VOI CEMETERY

Voi, Kenya

Courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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