British once again facing another conflict which is the Boer War of 1899-1902. This further stimulated the volunteer movement with the formation of the volunteer rifles in Malay states (the Federated Malay States Volunteer Forces (FMSVF) and the Unfederated Malay States Volunteer Forces (UMSVF)). With the Malay States Volunteer Forces, Malayan Volunteer Forces were formed and the SSVF is one of the its military components.