In May 1916 British forces, acting in conjunction with Belgian troops from the Congo, crossed into German East Africa as part of the Tabora Offensive. It was decided at this point that the NVR should cease to act as an independent unit and it was broken up with individuals serving as officers in the KAR or as logistics or intelligence officers with other units. The NVR was demobilised on 27 November 1918, after the 11 November general armistice. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission recorded that sixteen NVR members died on active service during the war, fifteen volunteers/privates and one second lieutenant. Thirteen of the men are buried in Nyasaland (three at Zomba, six at Karonga and four at Fort Johnston) and three are buried in Tanganyika (two at Iringa and one at Dar es Salaam). One further NVR volunteer died from a war-related cause in March 1919 and is buried in Zomba. The African inhabitants of Nyasaland could serve with the Carrier Corps and during the war around 4,400 were killed or died of disease on service.