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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
38450 Donald John Sinclair J S Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Field Reserve 1976-04-26
40677 Dodds Geoffrey Kellet G K Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police 8th Battalion 1977-09-29
38448 Dodd DOUGLAS McFADEAN D M Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Field Reserve 1977-04-06
38446 Dimingo John J Auxiliary Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1978-10-29
38447 Dimingo Manuel M Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1979-02-19
38445 Dicker Michael Ian M I Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1978-09-03
38444 Dick Shadrick S Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1978-04-13
38443 De' Ath Raymond Francis R F Constable — British South Africa Police Support Unit 1962-07-28
40676 De Wet PIET van BREDA P V B Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police 8th Battalion 1979-11-18
39203 De Jongh Gavid Dennis G D Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police 4th Battalion 1980-11-29
38442 Dawson Joseph Anthony J A Inspector RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1978-06-03
38441 Davidson Roger Vernon R V Section Officer RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1975-05-01
40001 Cuva Francesco F Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police 2nd Battalion 1979-11-11
38440 Crouch Paul Elliott P E Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Field Reserve 1976-12-17
38439 Cronin Denis Patrick D P Section Officer RSF British South Africa Police Cranborne 1971-09-24
38700 Cremer Charles K Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1978-08-15
38438 Cremer William Peter W P Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Field Reserve 1977-01-26
38437 Courtney Douglas Llewellyn D L Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1978-04-06
38436 Cotton Christopher Reginald Neville C R N Section Officer RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1979-01-27
38433 Connor William Henry W H Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Field Reserve 1978-09-24
38434 Connolly Kevin K Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Binga 1976-12-21
38432 Conlon Vincent John V J Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Duty Uniform Branch 1979-01-13
4281 Collins John George J G Corporal — British South Africa Police 1918-07-09
41707 Collier Frank Norton Proctor F N P Lieutenant — British South Africa Police H.q. 1921-08-13
38429 Collcutt James Edwin J E Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1977-01-23
38431 Coleman Andrew Roy A R Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Duty Uniform Branch 1977-06-21
38430 Cole Bradley Winston B W Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1979-03-11
38428 Coetzer William W Chief Inspector RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1974-08-01
38427 Cloete Pieter Jacobus P J Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Field Reserve 1978-08-08
38426 Clack Craig C National Service Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1977-05-19
38425 Chundu A Auxiliary Constable RSF British South Africa Police Auxiliary Reserve 1979-04-01
38424 Chorwadza Nevison N Sergeant RSF British South Africa Police Duty Uniform Branch 1977-10-01
38423 Choruwa T Constable RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1978-10-01
38422 Chizengwe Pearson P Constable RSF British South Africa Police Duty Uniform Branch 1977-03-22
38421 Chiwetu Edward E Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1979-05-08
38419 Chitsunge Joseph Zakaria J Z Detective Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1975-03-08
38418 Chitsoko COLAS or CHOLAS C Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1978-03-09
38417 Chitima Lancelot L Lance Sergeant RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1978-03-07
38416 Chitauro Davison Martin D M Sergeant RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1979-05-22
38415 Chiri Samson S Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1976-07-25
38414 Chireza Abraham A Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1979-10-19
49244 Chiredza A A Constable RSF British South Africa Police Police Support Unit (Rhodesia) 1979-10-19
38413 Chipara Isaac I Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1976-10-20
38412 Chipangura Nicholas N Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit, Tomlinson Depot 1978-01-01
38411 Chinuyemba Kennith K Sergeant RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit, Tomlinson Depot 1979-12-11
38410 Chinhema Zebediah Mapache Z M Policeman RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit, Tomlinson Depot 1975-10-26
38409 Chinhakwe Levie L Constable RSF British South Africa Police Duty Uniform Branch 1978-10-01
38408 Chimweta Funboy Panther F P Constable RSF British South Africa Police Duty Uniform Branch 1978-09-03
38407 Chikwepe Phone P Auxiliary Constable RSF British South Africa Police Ruda 1979-02-04
38406 Chikwavira Tichaona Christopher T C Constable RSF British South Africa Police Ruda 1977-05-03