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Rhodesian Security Forces

South African and related defence-force eras recorded on the roll. SAP, SAPS, and SWAPOL are tagged as Forces. Merchant navy and civilian war-dead are left blank. Foreign and Boer units are tagged when the regiment name is unambiguous (e.g. Australian Field Artillery → AUS).

BOER — Boer forces 5,172 COLONIAL — Colonial forces (pre-Union) 405 UDF — Union Defence Force 24,809 SADF — South African Defence Force 3,857 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 1,029 SAP — South African Police 3,732 SAPS — South African Police Service 1,739 SWAPOL — South West African Police 159 AUS — Australian forces 164 UK — British forces 4,066 CAN — Canadian forces 58 NZ — New Zealand forces 43 IND — Indian forces 36 IDF — Israeli Defence Forces 81 US — United States forces 7 GER — German forces 4
RSF 1965-11-11 – 1980-03-30 2,789 records

Umbrella for the Rhodesian Army, Rhodesian Air Force, British South Africa Police (including Support Unit and Police Reserve Air Wing), Selous Scouts, Grey's Scouts, Internal Affairs, and related Rhodesian Security Forces of the Bush War (UDI 11 November 1965 to the end of the war roll 30 March 1980). Distinct from South African forces — never auto-derived as SADF/SANDF. Populated from Prop Geldenhuys, Rhodesian War Casualties (3rd printing, 2009), consolidating Dr J.R.T. Wood's internet roll and other sources.

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Date of Death
40534 Vieira Luis Felipe Braganza L F B Captain Grey Scouts Depot 1978-07-20
40533 Victor Herbert Granger H G Private Rhodesia Regiment Depot 1979-12-21
40532 Vhudzijena Weston W District Security Assistant Internal Affairs Aru 1978-10-08
40530 Vermaak Cornelius T C T Trooper Special Air Service "C" Squadron 1978-01-20
40531 Vermaak Charles William C W Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Battalion 1976-11-06
40529 Verbeek Aart Mannix A M District Commissioner Internal Affairs 8th Battalion 1978-04-22
38830 Venturas George G National Service Patrol Officer British South Africa Police Ground Coverage 1977-01-15
38829 Venters William Dale Lancaster W D L Field Reservist British South Africa Police Salisbury Central 1979-06-21
40528 Venter Johannes Lodewicus J L Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 8th Battalion 1980-02-18
40527 Vengisayi William H Private Rhodesian Army Service Corps (Corps) 1 Brigade 1977-08-01
41280 Vengesa I Private 2 Brigade H.q. 1979-06-08
41279 Vengayi L W Agricultural Demonstrator Internal Affairs African Development Fund 1977-07-13
40525 Vazhure Joramu J Private Rhodesian Army Service Corps (Corps) 2 Maintenance Unit 1979-04-06
38828 Vaughan-Davies Mark M Patrol Officer British South Africa Police Salisbury Central 1969-04-26
40524 Vaughan Allan Eric A E Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1977-02-17
40523 Vangani Simbarashe S District Assistant Internal Affairs Keep Protection 1976-12-21
40522 Van Zyl Clarence Dudley C D Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 5th Battalion 1977-10-07
40521 Van Wyk D P Rifleman Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1977-03-26
40520 Van Wijk Andre Eugene A E Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 9th Battalion 1977-07-11
40519 Van Vuuren Johann Mattheus Jansen J M J Senior Aircraftsman Royal Rhodesian Air Force New Sarum AFB 1969-11-30
40518 Van Vastenhoven Johannes Petrus Dominicus J P D Master Technician New Sarum AFB Rhodesian Air Force 1977-08-28
40517 Van Tonder Theunis Johannes T J Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 9th Battalion 1976-05-12
40515 Van Staden Enslin E Trooper Special Air Service "C" Squadron 1976-12-16
40516 Van Staden Johannes Jacobus J J Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1974-03-15
38827 Van Slageren Cornelius Johannes P C J P Field Reservist British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1977-03-09
40514 Van Rooyen Martin Bruce M B Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 10th Battalion 1976-06-21
38826 Van Oudtshoorn WESSEL LOURENS van RHEEDE W L V R Section Officer British South Africa Police Braeside Police Camp 1970-07-10
40513 Van Oudtshoorn PIETER van RHEEDER P V R Cadet Internal Affairs 1st Battalion 1978-01-13
40512 Van Niekerk Nicolaas Johannes N J Corporal Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1979-04-18
40511 Van Hess Johannes Cornelius J C Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 2 Independent Company 1978-12-07
41495 Van Heerden Pieter Willem P W Private Rhodesian Light Infantry Rhodesian Light Infantry 1961-04-13
38825 Van Der Merwe Johannes Jacobus J J Field Reservist British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1979-10-28
40510 Van Der Merwe Edward George E G Sapper Rhodesian Corps of Engineers (Corps) 2 Squadron, Rhodesian Corps of Engineers 1979-01-19
40509 Van Der Mark Romain Henry R H Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 10th Battalion 1978-01-22
40508 Van Der Horn Keith Leonard K L Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Battalion 1977-02-26
40507 Van Der Heever Johannes Evert J E Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1st Battalion 1968-04-30
38824 Van Der Brugge Nicolaas N Field Reservist British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1979-04-22
40506 Van Blommestein Clive Dudley C D Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 5th Battalion 1978-02-16
38823 Van Aswegen Eric Leon E L Field Reservist British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1979-04-08
40505 Van Aarde Andries Gideon A G Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Battalion 1978-04-14
40504 Valentine Ozias Peter O P Private Rhodesia Defence Regiment 3 Reserve Holding Unit 1976-09-13
38822 Vachi Anthony A Constable British South Africa Police Support Unit 1979-11-10
38821 Utley Christopher Hugh C H Patrol Officer British South Africa Police Duty Uniform Branch 1971-05-31
49015 Utley Christopher Hugh C Patrol Officer Rhodesian African Rifles British South Africa Police, 31 May Newton, Private, First Battalion (Rhodesia) 1971-08-08
40503 Ushendibaba Obadiah O Trooper Selous Scouts 2nd Battalion 1979-02-05
49186 Ushendibaba Obadiah O Trooper Selous Scouts 1979-02-08
40501 Urayayi Fanual F Guard Guard Force Protected Village Protection Group 1978-11-27
40502 Urayayi Fanual L Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Battalion 1979-11-23
38820 Underwood Stephen Alan S A National Service Patrol Officer British South Africa Police Uniform 1978-11-17
40500 Underwood John Stephen J S Tech / Sergeant 4 Squadron, Rhodesian Air Force Rhodesian Air Force 1977-09-02