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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
40758 Jellicoe Les M L M Field Reserve Pilot RSF British South Africa Police 1st Battalion 1978-07-09
38510 Jelley Leonard William L W Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Special Branch 1979-12-14
38509 Jeffrey Henry John H J Detective Section Officer RSF British South Africa Police Special Branch 1976-09-02
49087 Jeffery Henry John Detective H Section Officer RSF British South Africa Police Special Branch (Rhodesia) 1976-09-02
38508 Jeary Alfred Clifford A C Inspector RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1977-06-11
38507 Jaravaza Clever C Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1978-07-31
38505 James D C Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1976-04-26
38506 James David Robert D R District Security Assistant RSF British South Africa Police Criminal Investigation Division 1979-08-29
38504 Jakopo Never N Auxiliary Constable RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1979-11-01
38503 Jackson Noel Richard N R Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Duty Uniform Branch 1977-11-13
38502 Jackman Robert Leslie R L Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1980-02-14
40753 Isaac Peter P Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1978-01-21
49361 Irwin J H Sergeant COLONIAL British South Africa Police 1900-05-13
40751 Hute Canisious Mathews C M Sergeant RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1978-05-25
40750 Hurst Derek D Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1977-10-04
38501 Hunt Gary Vivian G V Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1976-11-16
40749 Hunt Robin Charles R C Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1977-11-20
38500 Human J A Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1976-10-17
38499 Hovell Peter William P W Section Leader RSF British South Africa Police Police Reserve 1979-01-13
38498 Hooper Neil Roland N R Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1969-08-16
39433 Holt Robert David Alexander Hughtrede R D A H Senior Assistant Commissioner RSF British South Africa Police 3 Protection Coy. 1970-07-08
40744 Holstenberg Harald H Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1977-11-20
38497 Hollywood Robert R Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1979-04-15
40742 Holland John J Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1977-05-31
40736 Hill Michael Fenton M F Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police 1st Battalion 1972-02-13
40738 Hildick Keith Anthony K A Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police 1st Battalion 1977-11-27
38496 Hewitt Timothy Charles T C Section Officer RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1977-02-23
38495 Hess Albert Allen A A National Service Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1978-05-25
40735 Heseltine Kenneth R W Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police 1st Battalion 1977-12-07
38494 Herbst Andries Daniel A D Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1977-10-27
40731 Haylock-Smith Owen John O J Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Pioneers 1974-12-10
40730 Hawson Peter Edward P E Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Pioneers 1977-10-20
40734 Haskard Roger William R W Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police 1st Battalion 1978-12-27
38493 Harverye Sharon Cecilia S C Woman Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Special Branch 1980-08-06
38492 Harris Kingsley Eric K E Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Special Branch 1979-11-09
38491 Harlow Michael John M J Detective Inspector RSF British South Africa Police Special Branch 1977-02-18
38490 Hapelt Basil Carl B C Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Criminal Investigation Department 1977-01-08
39395 Hanson Frank P L Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1977-11-20
40726 Hancock Peter P Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police 2nd Battalion 1979-08-01
38489 Hamunyari Eric Gerald E G Sergeant RSF British South Africa Police Criminal Investigation Department 1979-04-12
38488 Hallett Eric Gerald E G Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Criminal Investigation Department 1978-10-21
38487 Hahn Manfred M Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Criminal Investigation Department 1974-01-06
38486 Gwenda Patrick P Detective Constable RSF British South Africa Police Criminal Investigation Department 1977-03-03
38485 Guvava Vengayi Severino V S Sergeant RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1978-12-04
38484 Gutsa Richard R Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1976-09-25
40724 Gunda Akim A Constable RSF British South Africa Police 2nd Battalion 1978-03-24
38482 Gumede Benny B Constable RSF British South Africa Police Tomlinson Depot 1976-12-20
38483 Gumede Eliman E Constable RSF British South Africa Police Tomlinson Depot 1978-12-07
40720 Griffiths Robert Leslie R L Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1979-02-25
40718 Graham Thomas Desmond Piek T D K Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1979-04-10