▁States ▁Gu ides ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁following ▁the ▁inaug uration ▁of ▁the ▁Feder ated ▁Mal ay ▁States , ▁the ▁Per ak ▁and ▁Sel ang or ▁S ikh ▁Police ▁forces ▁were ▁cons olid ated ▁into ▁the ▁" Mal ay ▁States ▁Gu ides " ▁with ▁L t . ▁Colonel ▁Walker ▁as ▁their ▁first ▁command ant . ▁The ▁Gu ides ▁were ▁model led ▁on ▁the ▁Corps ▁of ▁Gu ides ▁of ▁the ▁North - West ▁Front ier ▁of ▁India . ▁ ▁The ▁Gu ides ▁consisted ▁of ▁six ▁companies ▁of ▁Infantry , ▁a ▁Dep ot ▁Company ▁with ▁a ▁Field ▁Company ▁of ▁ 1 5 - p ound er ▁b ree ch - loading ▁guns ▁and ▁a ▁Mountain ▁Company . ▁Each ▁company ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁a ▁British ▁Officer ▁and ▁was ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁two ▁S ikh ▁Offic ers ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 ▁non - comm ission ed ▁officers ▁and ▁men ; ▁their ▁total ▁strength ▁was ▁ 9 0 0 ▁personnel . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁the ▁Mal ay ▁States ▁Gu ides ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁Singapore ▁to ▁rein force ▁the ▁g arrison ▁there . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁the ▁regiment ▁returned ▁to ▁their ▁pe ac etime ▁canton ment ▁in ▁Ta ip ing ▁but ▁the ▁art illery ▁battery ▁remained ▁in ▁Singapore ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁attached ▁to ▁an ▁Indian ▁Army ▁regiment , ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Light ▁Infantry . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁about ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁LI