INDENT Major Eric Anthony Rollo Gore-Browne, born 1890, educated at Oundle and Sandurst was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, Dorsetshire Regiment, 1910 and was employed with the King's African Rifles from December, 1913; advanced to Captain, 1915 and on 21 September that year he was wounded in the action at Longido, German East Africa and was carried by stretcher and mule cart 70 miles, more than half way to Nairobi (Major 1916; Croix de Guerre, 1917.) Early in 1918 he entered German East Africa and later he commanded the fort at Nhamacurra, Portuguese East Africa where, after a gallant defence lasting three days from July 1-3 1918, the garrison was overwhelmed by a large German force under Von Lettow. Major (acting Lieut.Colonel) Gore-Brown had no option but to save the remnant of his force as best he could "...Now only the K.A.R. on the right held fast...the cheering German troops raced across sugar and sisal fields...the British found themselves all but rivetted down by cross-fire...Their commander Major E.A.Gore-Browne, had no choice but to order a gradual withdrawal towards a wide stream in the hope of fording it and taking up stronger positions on the opposite bank. Suddenly...the usually unflappable K.A.R. troops became infected with the Portuguese panic. Instead of retiring in order, they swarmed into the river and tried to swim to the other side...nearly half the force was shot dead, snapped up by crocodiles or drowned in the boiling current. Among those lost was Gore-Browne, who went under while trying to stem the rout..." He is commemorated on the Mombasa Memorial (The Battle for the Bundu - Charles Miller and The King's African Rifles - Moyse-Bartlett refer)