coltroep Posted 17 November , 2010 Share Posted 17 November , 2010 Where has that picture be taken an at what Moment??????? Our next group of pictures will be related to Tanga especially the events of November 1914. But first the village of Mombo in the Pangani valley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coltroep Posted 17 November , 2010 Share Posted 17 November , 2010 The Boma at Tanga The Boma at Tanga Can you send me the old foto of the hospital thanks coltroep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KONDOA Posted 18 November , 2010 Author Share Posted 18 November , 2010 Coltroep The picture of Mombo withe the train was taken in 1912 around the time the railway was completed. Mombo is on the Usumbara railway between Tanga and Moshi. The railway is now derelict. Any photographs I had of this trip have unfortunately been l;ost due to a hard drive malfunction. The only copies are those posted here on the forum, please use as you wish. Roop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozmaz Posted 14 February , 2011 Share Posted 14 February , 2011 Was interested to see the photo of James Macqueen MC gravestone as he is my great great uncle. He led a very interesting life and is mentioned in quite a few books: "German East Africa" by Albert F Calvert, "The National History of South Africa" by Frederick W Fitzsimons and "Red Strangers: The White Tribe of Kenya" by Christine S Nicholls. In 1884 my great great grandfather received a letter informing him that James had been captured by the Boers on his way from the gold fields of Transvaal to Kimberly. He enlisted in 1901 as a member of Steinaecker's Horses. As far as we can ascertain he was married briefly but unfortunately she died in 1902 in South Africa. He must have travelled back to England because in 1915 he enlised in the 25th Battalion of the Royal Fusilers, otherwise known as the Legion of Frontiersmen led by Colonel Patrick Driscoll. I have also been unable to find out much about when he joined the 2nd Battalion Rhodesia Regiment or his MC but it is even more remarkable when you realise that he had only one arm - the other having been crushed by an elephant in 1908 during a big game hunt. On his death his brother in Canada printed this obituary - "died December 14, 1917 at Dodoma, German E Africia, Capt James Macqueen, soldier, traveller, hunter, writier . . . servied in S African campaign, after Boer War wouned by elephant, but served in this war". Maz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveE Posted 14 February , 2011 Share Posted 14 February , 2011 He must have travelled back to England because in 1915 he enlised in the 25th Battalion of the Royal Fusilers, otherwise known as the Legion of Frontiersmen led by Colonel Patrick Driscoll. I have also been unable to find out much about when he joined the 2nd Battalion Rhodesia Regiment or his MC but it is even more remarkable when you realise that he had only one arm - the other having been crushed by an elephant in 1908 during a big game hunt. Hi Maz and welcome to the forum. Firstly let me say that as far as I can tell James MacQueen didn't enlist in the 25th Battalion and in all my research on this battalion I've yet to come across any evidence to this effect. You may well know differently and if that's the case I'd really like to know. He entered the East African theatre with the 2nd Rhodesia Regiment on 15th March 1915, the date that battalion arrived in theatre and a whole month before the 25th Battalion Royal Fusiliers left England. I'll check Capell's history of the battalion tonight to see if it adds anything. His MC was listed in the London Gazette #29460, 2nd February 1916, page 1337 but with no citation. I see that James, in post #191, has referred to Capell's history already and states that it was awarded for an action at Longido. Regards Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveE Posted 14 February , 2011 Share Posted 14 February , 2011 Maz I've checked Capell's history of the 2nd Rhodesia Regiment and he states in the "Roll of Members" that Capt. James McQueen attested to the battalion on 4th February 1915. He first gets a mention in the body of the text for 6th March 1915 when "Horses were entrained for Beira, and Major Masterman, Embarkation Officer, and Capt. McQueen, Transport Officer, went with them." That suggests to me, as I said in my previous post, that he didn't join the 25th Royal Fusiliers, certainly not in the UK at any rate as they didn't start to recruit until 12th February 1915. Regards Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozmaz Posted 15 February , 2011 Share Posted 15 February , 2011 Thanks Steve for looking that up for me I will amend my information on him. I found the information about the Fusiliers in the book "Red Strangers: The White Tribe of Kenya" by Christine S Nicholls printed in 2005 on Page122 but not sure where she got her information from. I am in Australia so most o f my research is done on the internet - there are supposedly some manuscripts or papers that James wrote in the National Archives in London so hopefully one day I may be able to go and read them and find out more about him. I have copies of his medal cards but they don't have much information as far as I can see on them. Maz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveE Posted 15 February , 2011 Share Posted 15 February , 2011 I found the information about the Fusiliers in the book "Red Strangers: The White Tribe of Kenya" by Christine S Nicholls printed in 2005 on Page122 but not sure where she got her information from. Hi Maz I can't see that she provided a source for that particular piece of information so rather suspect that she's, mistakenly, grouped him into the 25th Royal Fusiliers with other men of similar standing and ideals. Certainly Selous, Outram and Ryan were all commissioned into the 25th Royal Fusiliers but, as I've demonstrated, Captain MacQueen wasn't. Regards Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowshed Posted 28 August , 2013 Share Posted 28 August , 2013 Maz I know it is over two years since the last post on this forum, but I've only recently returned to my grandfather's journals about his time with the 2nd Rhodesia Regiment in East Africa in the Great War, and so I have only just come across this resource/forum. He refers to Captain MacQueen a couple of times in his journal: "On our way down from the hills [at Bura] a Scotsman named Davie was following me and was grousing at the weather, the hills, the march, the officers, and a few other things. He kept appealing to the man behind him for confirmation of his grievances, addressing him as 'Mac'. Mac replied to all his remarks; I took this man to be McShea, one of our company, and so did Davie, but coming round a bend I looked back. I was horrified to see it was Captain McQueen of our regiment, who was enjoying the conversation hugely and the criticism of his brother officers." "Captain McQueen, the only man of ours who went [on the attack on Longido West], received the Military Cross for distinguished service. He joined with only one arm, but he seemed to do as much with one as with two. The natives in these parts have a curious custom; when they catch a thief they cut off his hand, if caught again they cut off the arm, and if again at the shoulder. They used to say: "Captain McQueen, very big thief" as he had had his cut off very high up." If you ever return to this forum I hope these snippets about him are of interest. My Grandfather was Thomas Otho Shearburn White, private 886, attested in the 2nd Rhodesia Regiment 24th December 1914. Regards Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushfighter Posted 29 August , 2013 Share Posted 29 August , 2013 Simon Thank you. Any information on James McQueen MC is very interesting. Harry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Mc Posted 24 August , 2023 Share Posted 24 August , 2023 Resurrecting this thread, but if anyone visits Dodoma Cemetery I would appreciate a photo of Company Sergeant Major James Rourke's gravestone. I'm not sure if he fell in action or died of disease/wounds, but he was exhumed and re-buried from Kilamatinde. Died 27 July 1916. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KONDOA Posted 23 September , 2023 Author Share Posted 23 September , 2023 I took the photos in Dodoma so it should be available from CWWG photo archive. Roop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Mc Posted 25 September , 2023 Share Posted 25 September , 2023 Thanks Roop but no individual stone photo there, just a general view of the cemetery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KONDOA Posted 25 September , 2023 Author Share Posted 25 September , 2023 3 hours ago, Peter Mc said: Thanks Roop but no individual stone photo there, just a general view of the cemetery. https://www.southafricawargraves.org/search/details.php?id=21923 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Kotthaus Posted 25 September , 2023 Share Posted 25 September , 2023 10 minutes ago, KONDOA said: https://www.southafricawargraves.org/search/details.php?id=21923 Dear Roop, happy the hear from you again; - hope and wish you are doing well. Please go ahead and continue . . . . Regards Holger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KONDOA Posted 25 September , 2023 Author Share Posted 25 September , 2023 (edited) Hello Holger, yes I am still here between global wanderings. Hoping you are well. Edited 25 September , 2023 by KONDOA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Mc Posted 25 September , 2023 Share Posted 25 September , 2023 Thank you Roop. I can now add this to my story on James Rourke. https://irishconstabulary.com/viewtopic.php?p=19411#p19411 Dodoma appears to be a well maintained cemetery. I was in Tanzania last year and found the people there so friendly and helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KONDOA Posted 25 September , 2023 Author Share Posted 25 September , 2023 (edited) Great that you have been. It is a few years since my last trip. My sister lives there so I should really make the effort again soon. Yes, the people are wonderful in my experience. Edited 25 September , 2023 by KONDOA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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