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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
38808 Thomson James Fraser J F Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1979-12-19
38809 Thorne-Large Laurence Bolitho L B Inspector RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1967-06-03
41265 Thornley Thomas David T D Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Uniform 1979-09-19
38810 Threadingham Trevor T National Service Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Uniform 1976-12-20
41270 Tinarwo M S Constable RSF British South Africa Police 1st Battalion 1970-02-11
38812 Tonderayi Kachenga K Auxiliary Constable RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1978-08-08
41274 Tshuma Ignatius I Constable RSF British South Africa Police Uniform 1970-12-23
41275 Tshuma Moses M Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Uniform 1980-04-04
41276 Tshuma Noah N Constable RSF British South Africa Police Uniform 1978-11-03
38813 Tshuma Thomas T Detective Constable RSF British South Africa Police Special Branch 1979-02-13
38814 Tsoka Alec A Constable RSF British South Africa Police Uniform 1979-12-19
38816 Tsveta Apros A Constable RSF British South Africa Police Uniform 1977-12-30
38817 Tunurhu Saini S Auxiliary Constable RSF British South Africa Police Uniform 1978-11-16
38818 Tutani Arthur Gwebani A G Detective Sergeant Major RSF British South Africa Police Special Branch 1976-04-26
38819 Tyrer Ronald Peter R P Section Officer RSF British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1978-04-13
38820 Underwood Stephen Alan S A National Service Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Uniform 1978-11-17
38821 Utley Christopher Hugh C H Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Duty Uniform Branch 1971-05-31
38822 Vachi Anthony A Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1979-11-10
38823 Van Aswegen Eric Leon E L Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1979-04-08
38824 Van Der Brugge Nicolaas N Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1979-04-22
38825 Van Der Merwe Johannes Jacobus J J Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1979-10-28
38826 Van Oudtshoorn WESSEL LOURENS van RHEEDE W L V R Section Officer RSF British South Africa Police Braeside Police Camp 1970-07-10
38827 Van Slageren Cornelius Johannes P C J P Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1977-03-09
38828 Vaughan-Davies Mark M Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Salisbury Central 1969-04-26
38829 Venters William Dale Lancaster W D L Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Salisbury Central 1979-06-21
38830 Venturas George G National Service Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Ground Coverage 1977-01-15
38831 Vincent Delville Joseph D J Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1973-04-03
41282 Vito Simon Taziveyi P A Detective Constable RSF British South Africa Police Criminal Investigation Department 1979-12-01
38832 Volker Ephraim August E A Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1979-08-03
38834 Walker Thomas William T W National Service Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Uniform 1976-12-20
38835 Wentzel Graham Frank G F Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Uniform 1980-04-26
38836 White Hiback H Auxiliary Constable RSF British South Africa Police Uniform 1978-11-16
38837 Whitehead John Vivian J V Sergeant RSF British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1976-05-18
38838 Whitehead-Wilson Vaughan V Lance Section Officer RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1979-06-04
38839 Wickenden John J Superintendent RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1966-10-12
41285 Williams Benjamin Huntsman B H Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1978-08-03
38840 Williers Catharina Jantina C J Woman Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1978-06-10
38841 Wood Stephen John S J Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Special Branch 1978-12-04
38842 Yates John Bruce J B Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Uniform 1977-03-29
38843 Young Colin Andrew Shaw C A S Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Melsetter Police Back Up Group 1975-04-29
38844 Young Dawn Mary D M Woman Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1978-09-03
38845 Young Oliver Paul O P Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Uniform 1978-08-17
49048 Zaranika Constable RSF Special Branch/Selous Scouts British South Africa Police 1975-04-28
40612 Zaranyika Francis F Constable RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1975-04-28
41293 Zhanundi Lazarus L Auxiliary Constable RSF British South Africa Police 6th Battalion 1979-11-02
38846 Zimba Yotamu (patrick) Y Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1979-01-15
38847 Zimbango Augustine Isiah A I Constable RSF British South Africa Police Duty Uniform 1978-10-29
38848 Zinjera Andreas A Constable RSF British South Africa Police Uniform 1979-11-28
41297 Zirima Francis John F J Constable RSF British South Africa Police Special Branch 1977-12-04
38849 Zirobwa Munashe M Constable RSF British South Africa Police Ground Coverage 1977-04-17