Sharpshooters Imperial Yeomanry – 2
In January 1901, the Government made a further call for Yeomanry and between February and March, another 1,200 men were recruited by the Sharpshooters Committee and formed into two battalions, the 21st and 23rd. The 21st were sent to the Johannesburg area and the 23rd to Bloemfontein. Their usual role was protecting the lines of communication which stretched from Capetown some 800 miles to Pretoria
The 21st Battalion was commanded by Lt-Col Alexander Weston Jarvis who later commanded the Sharpshooters from 1909 to 1916.