Regimental Sergeant-Major of the Singapore Volunteer Corps, 1938 (colour litho)

depicted in front of the Municipal Buildings, Singapore; Singapore was a British Colony from 1824 until granted internal self-government by Great Britain in 1959 with full independence in 1965; the Singapore Volunteer Rifle Corps was established as a militia unit in 1854 and was one of the earliest volunteer units in the British Empire; in 1901 the name changed to Singapore Volunteer Corps, comprising artillery, infantry, engineer and rifle units; illustration from 'Military Uniforms of the British Empire Overseas'; No.50 in a series of cigarette cards by John Player & Sons;