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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
38624 Mazarire Fanie Bonga F B Sergeant Major RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1979-04-03
38623 Mawire Jestinos J Constable RSF British South Africa Police Special Branch 1976-02-29
40910 Mavhangira Titus T Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police 1st Battalion 1977-04-01
38622 Mavata Alec A Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1978-11-27
40909 Mavandudza Alfonce A Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police 1st Battalion 1977-10-25
38621 Matutsa Parusa Claudius P C Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1979-04-25
40906 Matshobana Banda Mlots B M Detective Constable RSF British South Africa Police Criminal Investigation Division 1977-12-01
38620 Matshalaga Leonard L Sergeant RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1978-10-04
40904 Mativenga Sylvester S Constable RSF British South Africa Police Keep Protection 1975-02-12
38619 Matinhari Zvokumba Z Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1980-03-10
38618 Mateko John J Auxiliary Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1978-08-13
40900 Matava Alec A Constable RSF British South Africa Police Field Reserve 1978-11-01
38617 Mataruse Saul S Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1980-05-18
40899 Matare John Marozva J M Auxiliary Constable RSF British South Africa Police Field Reserve 1978-12-20
38616 Matangira Fanuel Obert F Constable RSF British South Africa Police Harare 1976-08-27
40896 Matambo Dominic Ganda D G Constable RSF British South Africa Police Criminal Investigation Division 1977-12-04
38615 Matambo Francis R Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1974-06-26
40895 Matamba Ben B Detective Constable RSF British South Africa Police Criminal Investigation Division 1978-11-01
38614 Mataka Francis F Constable RSF British South Africa Police Ground Coverage 1979-02-23
40894 Masunda Rindai R Constable RSF British South Africa Police Protected Village Protection Group 1977-07-08
38613 Masuku Almath A Constable RSF British South Africa Police Ground Coverage 1977-05-04
38612 Masiyambira S K Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Special Branch 1975-06-24
38611 Mashonganyika Samuel Killian S K Constable RSF British South Africa Police Special Branch 1977-03-23
38609 Mashingauta Conrad C Constable RSF British South Africa Police New Camp Highfields 1976-11-12
38610 Mashimbwe Paul P Sergeant RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1977-08-12
38608 Mashanda Madenyika M Constable RSF British South Africa Police New Camp Highfields 1979-03-19
38607 Maruza Munopedzeyi M Detective Sergeant RSF British South Africa Police New Camp Highfields 1969-08-21
38606 Marume Peter Makundi P M Lance Sergeant RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1978-12-27
38605 Marumahaka Davidson D Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Special Branch 1977-06-26
38603 Marufu Chrispen Rabson C R Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1979-02-23
38604 Marufu Damian King D K Constable RSF British South Africa Police Special Branch 1979-09-04
38602 Martin Ian Dennis I D Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1979-05-09
49846 Marsham The Hon. Douglas Henry D H Captain IMPERIAL British South Africa Police 1899-10-31
38601 Maritz Salomon S Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1979-12-05
40888 Marititus F Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police African Development Fund 1977-10-01
38600 Mariti E Detective Sergeant RSF British South Africa Police Criminal Investigation Division 1978-11-03
40883 Marira M E Sergeant RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1980-10-18
40748 Marimira Basonia B Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police African Development Fund 1978-06-25
38599 Marilele Erinos E Auxiliary Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1978-10-04
38598 Marenga Saimon S Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1979-07-18
38597 Marara Weston W Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1979-12-17
38596 Maranduse Michael Chinyoka M C Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1979-08-23
38595 Maradze Bernard Mahone B M Auxiliary Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1979-06-23
38594 Mapuranga Laverty L Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1977-04-02
38593 Maposa Benjamin B Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1979-05-21
38592 Mapfumo Thomas T Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1978-01-02
38591 Mapaso Mosherd M Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1978-11-27
38590 Manyeku Prince P Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1978-04-21
38589 Manomano Alexander A Constable RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1977-08-14
38588 Mann John Headland J H Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1979-11-28