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The author's intention was to shed some light on the lives of colonial soldiers from the King's African Rifles (KAR) and their fate after they had served their term in the army. As a case study served the KAR battalions raised in Nyasaland, modern Malavi. The main theme of this article is the British officers' changing attitudes towards their African soldiers.In 1902, the British Empire decided to...