th ▁Foot . ▁The ▁stand ▁at ▁R or ke ' s ▁Dr ift ▁was ▁imm ort al ised ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁movie ▁Z ulu . ▁ ▁Child ers ▁Re forms ▁The ▁regiment ▁was ▁not ▁fund ament ally ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁Card well ▁Re forms ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s , ▁which ▁gave ▁it ▁a ▁dep ot ▁at ▁The ▁Bar ra cks , ▁Bre con ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁or ▁by ▁the ▁Child ers ▁re forms ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁– ▁as ▁it ▁already ▁possessed ▁two ▁batt al ions , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁need ▁for ▁it ▁to ▁am alg am ate ▁with ▁another ▁regiment . ▁Under ▁the ▁re forms ▁the ▁regiment ▁became ▁The ▁South ▁Wales ▁Border ers ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁This , ▁understand ably , ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁regiment ▁having ▁close ▁links ▁with ▁South ▁Wales . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁batt alion ▁was ▁station ed ▁in ▁Egypt ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁British ▁India . ▁The ▁batt alion ▁had ▁various ▁post ings , ▁including ▁at ▁P esh aw ar ▁until ▁late ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁posted ▁to ▁Mean ▁Me er ▁outside ▁L ah ore . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 nd ▁Battalion ▁was ▁deployed ▁to ▁Bur ma ▁and ▁saw ▁action ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁during ▁the ▁Third ▁Ang lo - B urm ese ▁War . ▁The ▁batt alion ▁then ▁arrived ▁in ▁Cape ▁Col