One year later he went to South Africa and served in the Cape Mounted Rifles for three years.

He joined the Cape Mounted Rifles in South Africa as a Private in 1897.

Awarded to the Cape Mounted Riflemen:

Henry later joined the Cape Mounted Rifles as a captain, and served in the 1880 Basuto rising, but resigned in April 1881.

The Cape Mounted Riflemen were South African military units.

The resulting exclusively-mounted corps was renamed Cape Mounted Riflemen.

Cape Mounted Riflemen (2)

(1991) "The Cape Mounted Riflemen" in Military Illustrated No 38.

Having finished his schooling, Davies joined the Cape Mounted Riflemen in 1893 at their recruiting office in London.

In 1879, he transferred to the Cape Mounted Riflemen, and commanded operations in the Moorosi campaign that year.