Wahala in Haho, Plateaux, Togo — West Africa
Wahala World War I Cemetery
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 20, 2023
1. Wahala World War I Cemetery Memorial
(1ere Guerre Mondiale 1914)
Ici repose G.M. Thomson Lieutenant Royal Scots tue a l’enemi au combat de Chra le 22 aout 1914
Corps Expeditionnaire Francais
Segou Hamara Sergent N MLE 9693 Mort pour la France
Bakari Tago Caporal N MLE 6853 Mort pour la France
Ibrahim Fall Caporal N MLE 0061 Mort pour la France
Lebe Kone Tirailleur 1er CL N MLE 13325 Mort pour la France
Niantigny Traore Tirailleur 1er CL N MLE 14351 Mort pour la France
Moussa Kone Tirailleur 1er CL N MLE 3644 Mort pour la France
Taragle Koumimiou Tirailleur 1er CL N MLE 3666 Mort pour la France
Moussa Coulibali Tirailleur 1er CL N MLE 3669 Mort pour la France
Pata Fofana Tirailleur 2er CL N MLE 0445 Mort pour la France
Bi Yeo Tirailleur 2er CL N MLE 0368 Mort pour la France
Mabadou
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Bakari Kone Tirailleur 2éme CL N MLE 3493 Mort pour la France
Saniouma Dringo Tirailleur 2éme CL N MLE 4379 Mort pour la France
Sorenti Coumoubali Tirailleur 2éme CL N MLE 0578 Mort pour la France
Moussa Coulibali Tirailleur 2éme CL N MLE 0439 Mort pour la France
Digbene Yeo Tirailleur 2éme CL N MLE 0373 Mort pour la France
Corps Expeditionnaire Britannique
Asuri Moshi Sergente N MLE 6539
Larsey Moshi Lance Corporal N MLE 5353
Alaribo Grumah Private N MLE 5083
Salufu Kandjaga Private N MLE 549
Wendi Moshi Private N MLE 6939
A la memoire de tous les combattants morts au champ d’honneur a la Bataille de Chra Wahala 22 aout 1914
Cemetery of the soldiers fallen at the Battle of Chra Wahala
(1st World War 1914)
Here rests G.M. Thomson Lieutenant Royal Scots killed by the enemy at the battle of Chra on August 22, 1914
Lieutenant G.M. Thompson Royal Scots and Gold Coast Regiment 22nd August 1914 Age 24
Here rests Guillemard, Lieutenant Colonial Infantry
Died for France in the battle of Chra on August 22, 1914
In memory of Heinrich Klempp, non-commissioned
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 20, 2023
2. Wahala World War I Cemetery Memorial - Thompson
Honor and Country
French Expeditionary Corps
Segou Hamara Sergeant N MLE 9693 Died for France
Bakari Tago Corporal N MLE 6853 Died for France
Ibrahim Fall Corporal N MLE 0061 Died for France
Lebe Kone Tirailleur 1st CL N MLE 13325 Died for France
Niantigny Traore Tirailleur 1er CL N MLE 14351 Died for France
Moussa Kone Tirailleur 1st CL N MLE 3644 Died for France
Taragle Koumimiou Tirailleur 1er CL N MLE 3666 Died for France
Moussa Coulibali Tirailleur 1er CL N MLE 3669 Died for France
Pata Fofana Tirailleur 2er CL N MLE 0445 Died for France
Bi Yeo Tirailleur 2er CL N MLE 0368 Died for France
Mabadou Kamara Tirailleur 2er CL N MLE 6166 for France
Bakari Kone Tirailleur 2nd CL N MLE 3493 Died for France
Saniouma Dringo Tirailleur 2nd CL N MLE 4379 Died for France
Sorenti Coumoubali Tirailleur 2nd CL N MLE 0578 Died for the France
Moussa Coulibali Tirailleur 2nd CL N MLE 0439 Died for the France
Digbene Yeo Tirailleur 2nd CL N MLE 0373 Died for France
British Expeditionary Corps
Asuri Moshi Sergeant N MLE 6539
Larsey Moshi Lance Corporal N MLE 5353
Alaribo Grumah Private N MLE 5083
Salufu Kandjaga
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 20, 2023
3. Wahala World War I Cemetery Memorial - Guillemard
Wendi Moshi Private N MLE 6939
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • War, World I.
Location. 7° 10.473′ N, 1° 10.026′ E. Memorial is in Wahala, Plateaux, in Haho. It can be reached from N1, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, and specifically West Africa. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony and also a British Mandate.
Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Togo in 1914 (a few steps from this marker); The Consequences of the War in Togo (a few steps from this marker); The Battle of Chra (a few steps from this marker).
Also see . . . Wahala Cemetery at Wikipedia.
The cemetery contains a single Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) gravestone, that of Lieutenant George Masterman Thompson of the 1st Battalion Royal Scots. Thompson's death in the Togoland Campaign made(Submitted on September 1, 2023.)him the first British officer killed in the First World War. Thompson was killed on 22 August 1914 aged 24 while trying to storm the German trenches while in command of French Senegalese troops at Chra Wahala Village.Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 20, 20234. Wahala World War I Cemetery Memorial - Klempp
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 20, 2023
5. Wahala World War I Cemetery Memorial- African Soldiers for France and Britain
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 20, 2023
6. Wahala World War I Cemetery Memorial
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 20, 2023
7. Wahala World War I Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 283 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on September 1, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
