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British South Africa Police

Regiment
Rhodesian 656 records in this database

Rhodesian Security Forces unit (Bush War). Not a South African unit.

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Formation Type Relationship Dates
Rhodesian Security Forces Category organic
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Rhodesian Security Forces (organigram) Category category
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Constituent units

Unit Type Relationship Dates
CID Regiment organic
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Duty Uniform (Rhodesia) Unit organic
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Police Anti-Terrorist Unit (Rhodesia) Unit organic
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Police Reserve Air Wing Unit organic
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Special Branch Unit organic
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Support Unit Unit organic
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Eras

Dates Force Role Status
1899-10-01 – 1902-05-31 Second Anglo-Boer War (Rhodesian border, relief of Mafeking, Cannon Kopje)
Boer War (1899-1902) service: bulk of the regiment on the Rhodesian border and in the relief of Mafeking (strength 1,106 all ranks at war's outbreak; detachment of 10 officers/81 men in Mafeking when the siege began). Defence of Cannon Kopje, 31 Oct 1899 (under Colonel Walford): 2 officers, 2 NCOs, 4 men killed, ~6 wounded -- officers killed named in Baden-Powell's despatch of 18 May 1900: Captain the Hon. Douglas Henry Marsham, Captain C A Kerr Pechell. Also served at Tuli/Lobatsi under Colonel Plumer (Capt Mowbray wounded, Lobatsi 14 Mar 1900) and on the Kuruman road under Colonel Nicholson/Walford. Further casualties Trenafontein 21 Jan 1902 (2 killed, 5 wounded, unnamed) and in the Delarey/Methuen action near Klerksdorp 7 Mar 1902 (unnamed). Source: Stirling, J. (1907), The Colonials in South Africa 1899-1902, as reproduced on the angloboerwar.com unit page. Source

Personnel

656 on the roll across 4 Force tags — this organisation name is shared by more than one defence force / era.

All (656) Rhodesian Security Forces (644) Blank Force (6) Colonial forces (pre-Union) (4) IMPERIAL (2)
# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Force Regiment Corps Unit Date of Death
38739 Parkinson John James J J Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Duty Uniform 1976-04-26
38740 Partridge Derek Arthur D A Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Duty Uniform 1977-09-23
38741 Pascoe Andrew John A J Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1979-12-12
38742 Pasipamire Felix Chingozha F C Constable RSF British South Africa Police Uniform 1979-04-27
38743 Payne Norbert George N G Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1977-01-26
49847 Pechell C A Kerr C A K Captain IMPERIAL British South Africa Police 1899-10-31
41194 Peech Timothy Michael Steel T M S RSF British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1978-07-13
38744 Phillips A G Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1965-08-30
41200 Phiri Griffin Tembo G T Auxiliary Constable RSF British South Africa Police 1st Battalion 1979-09-20
38745 Phone A Auxiliary Constable RSF British South Africa Police South African Ordnance Services Corps 1 Maintenance Unit 1979-02-01
38746 Pinda Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1973-09-09
38747 Potgieter Hendrik Elperus Johannes H E J Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Uniform 1969-06-27
41203 Pratt Daniel William D W Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Uniform 1978-10-02
41202 Pratt Geoffrey William G W Inspector RSF British South Africa Police Uniform 1977-10-22
38748 Prince Norman Hedley Egerton N H E Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1978-03-28
38749 Procter Ian Marshall I M Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1977-09-13
38750 Radinyu Manuel M Auxiliary Constable RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1979-09-16
38751 Rafu Raja R Auxiliary Constable RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1978-01-24
38752 Raiva Francis F Policeman RSF British South Africa Police Tomlinson Depot 1969-07-10
38753 Ralson Bruce David Mann B D M Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Tomlinson Depot 1977-09-13
38754 Rames-Taylor Hamish David Malcome H D M Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1971-09-29
38755 Rees Guy Anthony G A Staff Lance Section Officer RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1979-03-12
38756 Regenaas Bryan George B G Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1976-02-04
38757 Reid James Kendall J K Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1977-08-24
38758 Revill John J Police Reserve Observer RSF British South Africa Police Police Reserve Air Wing 1979-06-28
41205 Reyneke Andries Joubert A J Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Uniform 1978-03-08
41206 Reynolds Justin Richard J R Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1980-11-01
41207 Rhodesia J R Sergeant RSF British South Africa Police Uniform 1971-07-27
41208 Ridley Robin John R J Inspector RSF British South Africa Police Uniform 1980-06-08
41209 Rink Bryan B Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Ground Coverage 1980-12-15
38759 Robert Titus T Aux Section Leader RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1979-11-15
40243 Robertson Arthur A Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1977-08-21
38760 Robey John Dorrel Egleton J D E Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Uniform 1978-01-25
41211 Robinson Paul P Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Uniform 1974-10-13
38761 Rosenfels Charlie Albert C A Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Uniform 1979-04-24
41214 Ross-Kent Hugh H Staff Section Officer RSF British South Africa Police Uniform 1971-11-15
38762 Rouse Paul P Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1974-02-18
38763 Rowland Michael Geoffrey M G Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1979-11-28
38764 Rugg Christopher Stanley C S Lance Section Officer RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1978-06-04
38765 Ruza Morgan M Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1978-08-11
41219 Ruziwi Nicholas N Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Uniform 1978-03-17
38766 Saimwemba Better B Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1979-12-14
38767 Sambulo Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1979-07-20
38768 Sango John J Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1979-03-19
38769 Scott Alaister Ian Murray A I M Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Uniform 1977-03-09
41233 Scott Thomas Lionel T L Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Protected Village Protection Group 1979-01-23
40300 Scott-Rodger Anthony John Charles A J C Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police 1st Battalion 1973-03-11
41234 Sewenzo T L Sergeant RSF British South Africa Police Uniform 1968-08-09
38770 Sexton Neville Anthony N A Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Uniform 1970-11-03
38771 Shaka Euvencio E Constable RSF British South Africa Police Uniform 1979-09-30