Originally formed as The Rhodesia Native Regiment during World War I, this fine regiment first saw action in East Africa, pitted against the wily von Lettow-Vorbeck and his army of German askaris.
Disbanded and later re-formed, the regiment was to distinguish itself during World War II in the North Africa and Burma campaigns.
Using the counter-insurgency experience gleaned from the Malayan Campaign of the 1950s, the RAR provided the front-line troops in the battle for Rhodesia, 1965 - 1980.