King's African Rifles Soldiers, Nyasaland, Malawi, ca. 1914-1918

Black and white lantern slide showing four native African troops ("Askaris") from the King's African Rifles standing to attention in a line without their weapons. The men stand in front of a settlement, which may be a village or barracks. They wear the First World War uniform of the regiment: khaki shirt and shorts with white belt, puttees, and pill-box hats with a dark band and geometric shape, which displayed their number. This slide comes from a set on the activities of the King’s African Rifles battalions in Nyasaland. It was originally held by the Church of Scotland, and generated by J.W MacKay.

该黑白玻璃幻灯片展示了四名列队立正的非洲土著士兵（阿斯基里，Askaris），他们隶属于国王非洲步枪团（King's African Rifles），未携带武器。这些士兵站在一处定居点前方，该定居点可能为村落或是兵营。他们身着该团第一次世界大战时期的制式军服：卡其色衬衫与短裤，搭配白色腰带、绑腿（puttees），以及带有深色饰带和用于标示士兵编号的几何标识的盒式军帽（pill-box hat）。该幻灯片出自一套记录国王非洲步枪团各营在尼亚萨兰（Nyasaland）开展活动的影集，最初由苏格兰教会（Church of Scotland）收藏，由J.W·麦凯（J.W MacKay）摄制。