In the Great War of 1914-1918 South
African armies invaded the German colon-
ies of South West and East Africa. Many
men who had served in the old Natal
Mounted Police took part in these cam-
paigns; one squadron of the South African
Mounted Rifles that fought in German
South West Africa was composed entirely
of men who had served in the N.M.P.
Field Force. In these campaigns against the
German colonies the troops were ably led
by Generals Louis Botha and Jan C. Smuts,
this time fighting under the Union Jack,
against which they had fought so bravely
and stubbornly in the War of 1899-1902,
when Boer and Briton strove against each
other for supremacy in South Africa. The
Germans put up a determined fight for

their African colonies, but to no avail, and
they are now part of the British Empire.
The foregoing account deals more with
the military duties of the Natal Mounted
Police than with police work, but while
the events related were taking place those
parts of the Colony not effected by war
were being efficiently policed by the force,
which was by no means behind the times in
its methods of dealing with criminals. The
white population of Natal was always in-
clined to be law abiding, but among the
natives murder and manslaughter were
common occurrences, and a great deal of
cattle and sheep stealing took place. The
work of the men on station duty consisted
chiefly of patrols and dealing with faction
fights and cattle stealing cases. The Zulu

H.R.H. the Duke of Kent visited the capital on August 7th and 8th. Here he is shown with the

smart B. C. Police guard of honour at Government House. From left to right: Const. R. Marsha'l,

Const. W. C. Murray, Const. D. J. Shand, Const. M. McAlpine, Inspr. Robt. Owens, H.R.H. the

Duke of Kent, Sergt. C. C. Jacklin, Const. M. Mathieson, Const. P. Kelsberg, Const. H. J. Parsley
and Const. L. P. Buxton.

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