Following the end of the South - West African Campaign in 1915 , the 1st Rhodesia Regiment was dissolved ; most of its men travelled to England to volunteer for the Western Front .
Others joined the 2nd in East Africa .
Following the end of the South - West African Campaign in 1915 , the 1st Rhodesia Regiment was dissolved ; most of its men travelled to England to volunteer for the Western Front , while others joined the 2nd in East Africa .