Robert Sandilands Frowd Walker was a British colonial administrator who entered the service of the Federated Malay States in 1879 as acting commissioner of the Perak Armed Police.

A memorial fund was established for the purpose, and contributors included the Sultans of Perak and Johor, wealthy Chinese businessmen in Perak, members of the regiment, and his friends and acquaintances.

[4] The following year, the statue was erected in Taiping, in the barracks of the Malay State Guides which he had created and commanded, and unveiled on 30 September 1913 by the Sultan of Perak in the presence of the British Resident of Perak, R. G. Watson and members of the regiment.

[4] The bronze statue shows Walker in the uniform of the regiment of the Malay States Guides wearing the Order of the C.M.G, bareheaded, holding his helmet in his right hand.

Two bronze memorial plaques on the pedestal were inscribed with a description of his career, and names of the principal donors.