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Carriage Presented To The MSVR By The Tin Miners Of Perak
This picture shows the the carriage that was presented to the MSVR Maxim Gun and Detachment Ipoh by the tin miners of Perak.
Volunteer forces like the MSVR had a long history in Malaya. In 1861, the Penang Volunteers were formed as a volunteer army unit of the Straits Settlement. Similar units were formed in Singapore and in the other Malay States.
In 1902, the Federated Malay States formed the Malay State Volunteer Rifles (MSVR) volunteer force. The Unfederated Malay States also formed their own volunteer units. With further expansion, the formations were then known as the Federated Malay States Volunteer Force (FMSVF), Unfederated Malay States Volunteer Force (UFMSVF) and the Straits Settlement Volunteer Force (SSVF). With the outbreak of the Second World War, the volunteer units were mobilised and fought alongside the regular British, Indian and Australian troops in the defence of Malaya and Fortress Singapore.
Today these volunteers are remenbered by the Malayan Volunteers Group.