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Natal Mounted Rifles

Natal Mounted Rifles - Officers in Field Service Dress

One of the best-known of South African regiments, formed in 1888 by the amalgamation of four coastal units, one of which, the Royal Durban Rangers, dated back to 1854. The others were the Victoria, Alexandra and Umzimkulu Mounted Rifles.

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Originally, the regiment was organised in two wings, but in 1894 they were separated, the left wing becoming the Border Mounted Rifles until the formation of the Active Citizen Force in 1913, when they were again combined, as 3rd Mounted Rifles (N.M.R.).

After serving throughout the siege of Ladysmith the unit was the only one from Natal to serve outside Natal after the Republican forces had been driven out of the colony. The N.M.R. fought in the Orange Free State with Gen. Sir Leslie Rundle’s 8th Division until Oct. 1900, when one squadron of the Natal Volunteer Composite Regiment was formed by members of the unit.

6 Responses to “Natal Mounted Rifles”

  1. dendley February 28, 2012 at 11:42 am #

    do you have any record of Cedric Sydney Endley (1920-2001)?

  2. Jacqueline Yallup March 15, 2012 at 4:36 am #

    Hi Heather,

    Did they not have the full names of these men. So many of my family were in but just going on the initials can get confusing with so many carrying the same name through the generations?

    • Heather MacAlister March 15, 2012 at 8:03 am #

      Hi Jaqui
      If the original record has no full names then sadly there is nothing we can do about it. That’s what we get.
      regards
      Heather

  3. Sheila.Dowie March 20, 2012 at 2:08 pm #

    I would like to send you a mail with a query I have, but am struggling to find out how to send it, i.e. a new query to you.

    Regards Christine Howard, Sheila Cave

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