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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>
The '''Rhodesia Regiment''' was in existence for various periods from 1899, including the Boer War and the First World War. Initially, many of the soldiers came from the Southern Rhodesia Volunteers. During the Second World War, the Battalions were only engaged in Home Service. Refer External links, below.
===Records===
*J Gordon Mumford’s [https://web.archive.org/web/20130206083230/http://www.gordonmumford.com/eastafrica/index.htm African Adventures] now archived
*[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1897 "England, Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976"], This is part of Newspapers and Periodicals section of Ancestry database and holds some genealogical information relating to countries in East Africa.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodesia_Regiment Rhodesia Regiment] Wikipedia.
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