Rhodesia in 1914

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The African colony of Rhodesia was divided into Northern and Southern administrations (modern Zambia and Zimbabwe). The colony was occupied, settled and administered by the British South Africa Company after 1890. A local game hunter, Major Boyd Cunningham, established the volunteer Northern Rhodesia Rifles in 1914 and advocated that the force would support Britain in event of war with Germany.

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