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The King's African Rifles comprises six battalions maintained by the East African territories of Tanganyika, Nyasaland, Kenya and Uganda, in addition to the Somaliland Camel Corps stationed in Somaliland. The Force under its present title was formed in 1901 by an amalgamation of the various military units then existing in the East African Protectorates. The King is Colonel-in-Chief of this Force, which took a long and distinguished part in the East African campaign of the Great War and expanded to twenty-two battalions. Its badge is that of a bugle and strings. It is recruited from Africans and officered by British Army officers. We show a Regimental Sergeant-Major. The Law Courts, Mombassa, Kenya, appear in the background.

King's African Rifles
In 1938 John Players & Sons, Branch of The Imperial Tobacco Co. of Great Britain and Ireland, Ltd., issued a set of fifty (50) tobacco cards entitled Military Uniforms of the British Empire Overseas. Each small card (36mm x 67mm) depicted a uniform from an overseas unit on the front and included a brief description of the unit and its history on the back. This particular card is No.44 of the series. The original text is below.
The King's African Rifles comprises six battalions maintained by the East African territories of Tanganyika, Nyasaland, Kenya and Uganda, in addition to the Somaliland Camel Corps stationed in Somaliland. The Force under its present title was formed in 1901 by an amalgamation of the various military units then existing in the East African Protectorates. The King is Colonel-in-Chief of this Force, which took a long and distinguished part in the East African campaign of the Great War and expanded to twenty-two battalions. Its badge is that of a bugle and strings. It is recruited from Africans and officered by British Army officers. We show a Regimental Sergeant-Major. The Law Courts, Mombassa, Kenya, appear in the background.
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