| Northern Rhodesia Regiment | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | 1933–1964 |
| Disbanded | 1964 |
| Country |  Northern Rhodesia |
| Branch | British Colonial Auxiliary Forces |
| Type | infantry |
| Role | Colonial infantry |
| Motto(s) | "Different in Race, Equal in Fidelity" |
| Colours | Red, white and green |
| Engagements | Second World War |
The Northern Rhodesia Regiment (NRR) was a British Colonial Auxiliary Forces regiment raised from the protectorate of Northern Rhodesia. It was formed in 1933 from elements of the Northern Rhodesia Police, which had been formed during Company rule in 1912.[1] Made up of black other ranks and white officers, its motto was "Different in Race, Equal in Fidelity".[2] This motto may have been adopted following native African porters during the First World War being recognised and compensated as couriers by the British.[3]
The NRR fought in the Second World War in Somaliland, Madagascar, the Middle East, Ceylon and Burma.[2] The 1st Battalion fought in the Kabaw Valley offensive in 1944, as part of the 11th East African Division, in late 1944. This was their last campaign and they returned to Africa in January 1946.[4]
The 1st Battalion served with distinction in the Malayan Emergency from 1953 to 1955. Between 1953 and 1963, during federation with Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland, it made up part of the Federal armed forces. On Northern Rhodesia's independence as Zambia in 1964, the NRR was renamed the Zambia Regiment and integrated into the new Zambian Defence Force.[5]
- ^ Brelsford, W V (1990) [1954]. The Story of the Northern Rhodesia Regiment. Johannesburg: Galago. pp. vii–viii. ISBN 9780946995837.
- ^ a b Jackson, Ashley (2006). The British Empire and the Second World War (First ed.). London & New York: Continuum International Publishing Group. pp. 232–235. ISBN 978-0-8264-4049-5.
- ^ Web Editor (22 September 2018). "Lunga's contribution to WW1". Zambia Daily Mail. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
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- ^ Abbott, Peter; Botham, Philip (1986). Modern African Wars: Rhodesia, 1965–80. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-85045-728-5.