[1] A small section of this unit subsequently took part in the suppression of the Bambata Rebellion in Zululand.

[3] This led to the renaming of the unit in 1909 to the Transvaal Cycle and Motor Corps.

[2] During World War I the regiment took part in the South-West Africa, suffering light casualties – only two dead and eleven wounded.

[2][3] The RLI was mobilized for World War II in June 1940 and gained fame in North Africa where it took part in many front line engagements and earned battle honours at Bardia, Gazala and El Alamein.

(See 1st SA Infantry Division) After the defeat of Rommel’s Afrika Korps, the RLI returned to South Africa and was merged with the Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Rifles.