Southern Rhodesia Volunteers
Active1898 - 1920
Country
Nickname(s)SRV
EngagementsBoer War

The Southern Rhodesia Volunteers was an army regiment active from 1898 to 1920 during the time of the British South Africa Company's rule over Rhodesia.[1]

History

In 1898, the Southern Rhodesia Volunteers was established as a mounted corps supported by cyclists, signallers, and engineers.[2] The Southern Rhodesia Volunteers served alongside the British South Africa Police and various Colonial and British Units.[3]

The Southern Rhodesia Volunteers had two divisions, the Eastern Division based in Salisbury and the Western Division based in Bulawayo.[4]

The Southern Rhodesia Volunteers served in the Boer War and the Siege of Mafeking. After their service in both deployments, they were awarded their first King’s Colour and Regimental Colour.[1] The Southern Rhodesia Volunteers never participated in the First World War, as their territory was represented on the front line by the Rhodesia Regiment.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "South Africa – Southern Rhodesian Volunteers – Rhodesian Study Circle". 6 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Development of Southern Rhodesia's Military System". www.rhodesia.nl.
  3. ↑ "Royal Rhodesia Regimente was formed in 1890 to assist in occupying Mashonaland for the British South Africa Company". rhodesianforces.org.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2020-07-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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