Soldiers of the West African Regiment at Sierra Leone, 1910

Photograph, West Africa, 1910.

The single-battalion regiment was raised in 1898 at Sierra Leone for the defence of Freetown which was a major naval base of the British West Africa Squadron. They also maintained internal security in the colony.

From an album of 24 photographs compiled by Sergeant Major Lewis Canton, West African Regiment, Sierra Leone, 1910 (c).