In 1898, the Southern Rhodesia Volunteers was established as a mounted corps supported by cyclists, signallers, and engineers. The Southern Rhodesia Volunteers served alongside the
British South Africa Police and various Colonial and British Units. The Southern Rhodesia Volunteers had two divisions, the Eastern Division based in Salisbury and the Western Division based in Bulawayo. 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. The Southern Rhodesia Volunteers never participated in the First World War, as their territory was represented on the front line by the
Rhodesia Regiment. == See also ==