King's African Rifles
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The King's African Rifles was a multi-battalion British colonial regiment recruited from East and Central Africa that served prominently in both World Wars and various regional campaigns.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British colonial regiment
ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance |
British Army
ⓘ
British Empire ⓘ |
| awarded |
battle honours for Abyssinia 1940–1941
ⓘ
battle honours for Burma 1942–1945 ⓘ battle honours for East Africa 1914–1918 ⓘ battle honours for Madagascar 1942 ⓘ |
| badge | crowned lion standing on a crown over crossed spears ⓘ |
| conflict |
East African campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Abyssinian Campaign (1940–1941)
Burma campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Burma Campaign (World War II)
East African campaign ⓘ
surface form:
East African Campaign (World War I)
East African campaign ⓘ
surface form:
East African Campaign (World War II)
First Italo-Ethiopian War-related frontier policing ⓘ World War I ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
Madagascar campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Madagascar Campaign (1942)
Mau Mau Uprising ⓘ World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
Somaliland Campaign (1900–1920) ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| disbandedInto | newly independent African national armies ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1960s ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
Central Africa Regiment
ⓘ
East Africa Rifles ⓘ Uganda Rifles ⓘ |
| garrison |
Dar es Salaam
ⓘ
Kampala ⓘ Greater Khartoum metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Khartoum (during campaigns)
Lusaka, Zambia ⓘ
surface form:
Lusaka
Mombasa ⓘ Nairobi ⓘ Zomba ⓘ |
| hasPart |
King's African Rifles
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11th Battalion, King's African Rifles
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12th Battalion, King's African Rifles
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13th Battalion, King's African Rifles
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1st Battalion, King's African Rifles
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22nd Battalion, King's African Rifles
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2nd Battalion, King's African Rifles
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3rd Battalion, King's African Rifles
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4th Battalion, King's African Rifles
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5th Battalion, King's African Rifles
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6th Battalion, King's African Rifles
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7th Battalion, King's African Rifles
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8th Battalion, King's African Rifles
East African Artillery (attached) ⓘ |
| inception | 1902 ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| motto | none officially recorded ⓘ |
| nickName | KAR ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Alan Cunningham
ⓘ
Jan Smuts ⓘ Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck ⓘ
surface form:
Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck
William Platt ⓘ |
| notableFor |
participation in Burma Campaign with African troops
ⓘ
recruitment of African soldiers under British officers ⓘ service in East African Campaigns of both World Wars ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Army
ⓘ
British colonial forces in Africa ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
British East Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
British East Africa Protectorate
Central Africa ⓘ East Africa ⓘ British East Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Kenya Colony
Northern Rhodesia ⓘ Nyasaland ⓘ
surface form:
Nyasaland Protectorate
Somaliland ⓘ
surface form:
Somaliland Protectorate
Tanzania ⓘ
surface form:
Tanganyika Territory
British Protectorate of Uganda ⓘ
surface form:
Uganda Protectorate
Zanzibar ⓘ |
| role |
frontline combat unit
ⓘ
internal security ⓘ light infantry ⓘ |
| successor |
Kenyan Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Kenya Army
Malawi Army ⓘ Tanzanian Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
Tanzanian People’s Defence Force (elements)
Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Uganda Army
Zambian Army ⓘ |
| type | colonial infantry ⓘ |
| uniformFeature | fez or tarboosh with regimental colors ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
Swahili
ⓘ
various local African languages ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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King’s African Rifles
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1st Battalion, King's African Rifles
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2nd Battalion, King's African Rifles
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3rd Battalion, King's African Rifles
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4th Battalion, King's African Rifles
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5th Battalion, King's African Rifles
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6th Battalion, King's African Rifles
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7th Battalion, King's African Rifles
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8th Battalion, King's African Rifles
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11th Battalion, King's African Rifles
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12th Battalion, King's African Rifles
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13th Battalion, King's African Rifles
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22nd Battalion, King's African Rifles