The King's African Rifles

1st  Battalion King's colours.

FLAG 3ft x 3ft 9

Scarlot red

Colours of the 1st Battalion

Made from 100d polyester.

Flag printed on one side but image came be clearly seen on reverse side.

Gold heavy quality fringing on flag for superior finish.

The kings colour is designed to be displayed alongside the regimental colour.

The regimental to the right and the kings to the left.

That's why the flag is shown with the sheaf on the right hand side and not left.

The King's African Rifles (KAR) was a British Colonial Auxiliary Forces regiment raised from Britain's East African colonies in 1902. It primarily carried out internal security duties within these colonies along with military service elsewhere during the world wars and other conflicts, such as the Malayan Emergency and the Mau Mau uprising. The regiment's enlisted soldiers were drawn from the native Africans, while most officers were seconded from the British Army. During the 1960s, as part of the decolonisation of Africa, more African officers were commissioned into the regiment before it was gradually disbanded. KAR battalions would go on to form the core of newly established armed forces throughout East Africa.

1st (Nyasaland) Battalion [1902–1964] with eight companies (formerly 1CAR)

2nd (Nyasaland) Battalion [1902–1963] with six companies (formerly 2CAR)

The 1st and 2nd Battalions were also known as the 1st and 2nd Central African Battalions:

3rd (Kenya) Battalion [1902–1963] with seven companies and a camel company (formerly the East African Rifles)

4th (Uganda) Battalion [1902–1962] with nine companies (formerly the African Companies of the Uganda Rifles)

5th (Uganda) Battalion [1902–1904] with four companies (formerly the Indian Contingent of the Uganda Rifles) – the senior battalion as it was the first to be raised.

6th (British Somaliland) Battalion [1902–1910] formed from three infantry companies, the camel corps, militia and mounted infantry of the local forces in British Somaliland.