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==British African regiments such as the King's African Rifles==
Excludes [[South Africa]].
After Uganda was declared a Protectorate in 1893, the colonial authorities formed a military force of some 600 regulars and 300 reservists, most of whom were Sudanese recruited in Egypt. A small number of Arabic-speaking British officers were responsible for training this force. In 1895 this force was organized into rifle companies, which collectively became known as the "Uganda Rifles".
From 1927 the administration of the King’s African Rifles, together with that of the Royal West Africa Frontier Force (previously The Niger and West Africa Frontier Force, known from 1900-1918 as the West Africa Frontier Force) was brought together in a new Military Branch within the Colonial Office. In September 1931 the appointments of inspector generals for the KAR and RWAFF were combined into one post; the Inspector General of African Colonial Forces.
The '''East African Mounted Rifles''' (EAMR) was a Volunteer regiment of settlers formed in Nairobi, Kenya, on 5 August 1914. Most of the members of the EAMR were expert riders, crack shots and they had the immense advantage of knowing the country, the conditions and the lingua franca of the country, Swahili. Within a few months many were transferred to other units to satisfy the demand for men who knew the country.<ref>stevebecker. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/213014-east-african-mounted-rifles/ East African Mounted Rifles] ''Great War Forum''
14 June , 2014, quoting ''The Story of the East African Mounted Rifles'' by C.J. Wilson 1938. Retrieved 27 July 2018.</ref> Due to transfers, the regiment had faded away by May 1917.<ref>[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=hif2WPlAk1sC&pg=PT205 ''Nine Faces Of Kenya''] by Elspeth Huxley. Google Books</ref>
===Records===
*Officers will generally be mentioned in the ''London Gazette'', and British ''Army List''s. It appears they are more likely to be mentioned in the official War Office publications ''Quarterly'' and ''Monthly Army List''s, or listed with more detail, compared with the commercial ''Army List''s. For more details of these publications, see [[British Army#Records|British Army - Records]].
===Regimental histories===
*''The King's African Rifles. A Study in the Military History of East and Central Africa, 1890-1945'' by Lieut.-Colonel H Moyse-Bartlett 1956. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01001096707. Sample pages only, reprint edition [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=Q3C-BAAAQBAJ&pg=PP2 Volume 1], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=aHC-BAAAQBAJ&pg=PP3 Volume 2] Google Books. Includes Contents.
*''The Story of the East African Mounted Rifles'' by C.J. Wilson 1938. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01009620624. Also available in a reprint edition.<ref>[https://www.leonaur.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=25 ''The Story of the East African Mounted Rifles''] by C.J. Wilson leonaur.com.</ref>
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