Troops of the King's African Rifles on a training exercise in Kenya, 1939 (c)

Photograph, World War Two, East Africa, 1939 (c).

The King's African Rifles were recruited from Britain's African colonies. Volunteers came from numerous different African tribes and many different religions. They were trained by British officers and British and African NCOs. The soldiers depicted here probably belonged to the 3rd Battalion.

From an album of 608 photographs compiled by Colin Campbell of the King's African Rifles.