ony ▁in ▁early ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁and ▁saw ▁action ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁E lands ▁River ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁Bo er ▁War . ▁ ▁A ▁ 3 rd ▁( Mil it ia ) ▁Battalion ▁formed ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Royal ▁South ▁Wales ▁Border ers ▁Milit ia , ▁was ▁emb od ied ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁month ▁emb ark ed ▁for ▁service ▁in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁Cape ▁Town ▁on ▁the ▁SS ▁Ch esh ire ▁in ▁early ▁March ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁A ▁ 4 th ▁( Mil it ia ) ▁Battalion ▁formed ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Royal ▁Mont gom ery ▁R if les ▁was ▁emb od ied ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁and ▁dis emb od ied ▁in ▁December ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁the ▁Vol unte ers ▁and ▁Milit ia ▁were ▁re organ ised ▁nation ally , ▁with ▁the ▁former ▁becoming ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁Force ▁and ▁the ▁latter ▁the ▁Special ▁Reserve ; ▁the ▁regiment ▁now ▁had ▁one ▁Reserve ▁batt alion ▁and ▁one ▁Territ orial ▁batt alion . ▁ ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁ ▁Reg ular ▁Army ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁Battalion ▁land ed ▁at ▁Le ▁Hav re ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Brigade ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Division ▁with ▁the ▁British ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Force ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁for ▁service ▁on ▁the ▁Western ▁Front . ▁The ▁