Kenya Diary - I heard an amusing story from Mann. 3 years ago [1899] he was serving in Jubaland with Jenner the Civil Officer, who was afterwards murdered by the Somali, and the soldier was St. John Wake. Now Jenner had a complete set of false teeth, Wake had a wooden leg, and Mann has but one eye. They were all three presiding at a big and important meeting at Kismayu on a particularly hot day. The proceedings got tedious so Jenner, feeling uncomfortable about the mouth, removed his teeth and placed them with a rattle on the table. The Somalis stared but said not a word. Soon afterwards Wake unscrewed his wooden leg and laid it beside Jenner's teeth on the table. As time went on, Mann found his false eye causing him discomfort, and removed it, tossed it in the air and put it in his pocket. This was too much for the savage Somalis, who rose to a man and fled from the white men who could thus play about with their teeth, legs and eyes.

Adventurers - 1901 - Kalyera Punitive Expeditionary Force (in Kikuyuland) under Capt. St. A. Wake CMG, DSO, who had a cork leg - a legacy of a previous Arab campaign - and was a fine brave, capable fighting man.

Debrett - is Major Suffolk Regt.; formerly a Vice-Consul in BEA, Capt. 3rd Batn. Devonshire Regt and Capt. Reserve of Officers; served in Uganda 1898 (CMG), and during European War 1914-16 as Capt. Roy. Irish Rifles, and subsequently as Major Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regt.)

North - arr. Zanzibar 13/4/1893 on s.s.Kola; to be acting 2 i/c Zanzibar troops under Col. G.P. Hatch; arr. Zanzibar from Mombasa 10/7/1893; Witu June 1894; wounded at Safareh, near Witu 30/6/1894 & right leg amputated; dep. Zanzibar for Cape Town 9/8/1894; Appt. Vice Consul Mombasa EAP Aug 1895; arr. Zanzibar from Mombasa 9/11/1895 to join Capt. E.G. Harrison at Sokoki, dep. for Kalifi 10/11/1895; Mombasa June 1896; Appt. Garrison Adj. & Quartermaster Mombasa 1/4/1897; dep. Machakos for Uganda Feb 1898; Hon. Lieut with EAP troops in Uganda at Foweira July 1898; on leave June 1899; Appt. EA Rifles 8/11/1899; Appt. Local Capt. 1/1/1900; dep. Mombasa for Uganda 25/2/1900; based Nairobi July 1900; arr. Mombasa from Nairobi 31/1/1902, dep. for Kismayu 3/1/1902; dep. Mombasa for Zanzibar on sick leave 6/5/1902; dep. Mombasa for England 24/6/1902 continuing malaria; 'Frequent attacks of depression and over excitement …. due to his violent temper native troops are afraid to serve under him' (Eliot, FO 2); forced to resign by FO 16/3/1903

The Globe Trotter - 6th March 1907 - Recollections of a Railway Official - " …..Captain Wake accompanied this lot {Martyr's troops} and did eventually arrive at the scene of action. He was a very gallant but choleric officer and had a wooden leg which was continually breaking and being mended with strips of paraffin tins, until finally it broke hopelessly and he had himself carried imto action by two of his men sitting astride of a rifle ………. "

EA Diary 1902 - Captain - The East Africa Rifles - 1901

Fitzgerald - 1893 - second in command of the Sultan's troops at Zanzibar

Neil Symon: He came from an aristocratic family, but a branch that had to make its own way in the world.  His father was an admiral.  His brothers were also dynamic in the Empire (India and west Africa) and the Royal Navy, especially his brother Drury who in HMS Swallow was off Kenya  in 1884 blockading Arab slave runners.  It was on his ship that Charles had his leg amputated. His brother William, was awarded the DSO but Charles was recommended for one and seemed to use the designation.