P-14 Brass Disc

[Patrick Chadwick]

The evidence builds up. Take a look at this very official document, published in 1922 when the Singapore units were merged into the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force. Note that "one or more" companies of European volunteers were designated Volunteer Rifles, distinguishing them from the non-European Volunteer Infantry (and of course, the Artillery, Engineers and Ambulance companies) http://commonrepo.um.edu.my/504/1/GOV%201922_2.pdf

1922 is late enough to explain a P14 with an SVR disk. There is, of course, no guarantee that it is correct, and maybe someone has a better theory. The lack of alternative response up to now suggests not.

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[Patrick Chadwick]

Note that "one or more" companies of European volunteers were designated Volunteer Rifles, distinguishing them from the non-European Volunteer Infantry

The entries in the Roll of Honour follow this discriminatory pattern. The European names are all "rifles", the non-European are "infantry".