Southern Nigeria Regiment

The Southern Nigeria Regiment was a British colonial regiment which operated in Nigeria in the early part of the 20th century.

Four Hausa Gun Carriers of the Southern Nigeria Regiment, photographed in London by John Benjamin Stone

The Regiment was formed out of the Niger Coast Protectorate Force and part of the Royal Niger Constabulary. The Lagos Battalion or Hausa Force was absorbed into the Regiment in May 1906 and became the Regiment's second battalion.[1]

On 1 January 1914 the Southern Nigeria Regiment's two battalions were merged with those of the Northern Nigeria Regiment to become simply the Nigeria Regiment.

The regiment contributed most of the British troops during the Aro-Anglo war November 1901 to March 1902.[2]

Commanding officers

The following had command of the Regiment:[3][4]

See also

Notes

  1. Peters, Jimi (15 March 1997). "The Nigerian Military and the State". I.B.Tauris. Retrieved 10 January 2018 via Google Books.
  2. "No. 27473". The London Gazette. 12 September 1902. pp. 5879–5886.
  3. Boyle, Andrew. "Chapter 4". Trenchard Man of Vision. St. James's Place London: Collins. pp. 72 to 90.
  4. "An Overview of the Evolution of NA". www.dawodu.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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