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British South Africa Police

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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
38352 Ali Mafiyo Gibson M G Detective Constable RSF British South Africa Police Special Branch 1976-12-23
38353 Allen Patrick Brian P B Section Officer RSF British South Africa Police Special Branch 1977-09-09
38354 Allen Peter David P D Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Special Branch 1976-07-02
38355 Ash Neil Thomas N T Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Special Branch 1977-10-27
38356 Ashara Katungura K Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Special Branch 1979-08-15
38357 Baker Bruce MacLey B M Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Special Branch 1976-02-08
38358 Baker Donald Arthur D A Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Special Branch 1979-08-18
38359 Banda Wilson W Constable RSF British South Africa Police Special Branch 1978-03-26
38360 Banga David D Constable RSF British South Africa Police Special Branch 1974-05-05
38361 Bartlett Malcom Leslie M L Special Constable RSF British South Africa Police Special Reserve 1979-08-31
38362 Bashford David Patrick D P Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Special Reserve 1976-12-24
38363 Bathurst Arnold A Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Special Reserve 1976-12-24
38364 Bayayi B Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Special Reserve 1976-11-13
38366 Berejena Edward E Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1978-01-14
49350 Berry J Trooper COLONIAL British South Africa Police 1900-03-31
38367 Bitirinyu Zuzeyo Z Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Field Reserve 1978-10-23
38368 Borrett Hugh Francis H F Police Officer RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1976-12-25
38369 Bramford Alexander James A J Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Field Reserve 1977-03-10
38370 Breza Joseph J Constable RSF British South Africa Police Duty Uniform 1978-08-03
38371 Britland Peter P Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Duty Uniform Branch 1976-08-15
38372 Britland Roger R Detective Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Criminal Investigation Department 1978-01-28
2699 Brookes George Vincent G V Trooper — British South Africa Police 1941-01-02
38373 Brooks Matthew Charles Thomas M C T Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Police Anti Terrorist Unit 1977-06-05
38374 Broom David D Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1979-03-10
38375 Brown Ian Rowland I R Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police British South Africa Police 1979-03-27
38376 Buranda Julias Nyoni J N Detective Constable RSF British South Africa Police Special Branch 1977-03-07
38377 Bushnell Kennith Edwin K E Chief Inspecror RSF British South Africa Police Special Branch 1969-08-21
38378 Bvunzanayi Peniyasi P Auxiliary Constable RSF British South Africa Police Stick Leader 1979-08-13
38379 Calder Basil Leonard B L Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Stick Leader 1977-01-08
38380 Callaway Jonathan Charles J C Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Stick Leader 1978-11-02
38381 Callow William John W J Senior Assistant Commissioner RSF British South Africa Police Fort Victoria 1976-01-15
38382 Capell Colin Andrew C A Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Fort Victoria 1977-03-09
38383 Carey David Eric D E Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Fort Victoria 1977-06-28
38384 Caroll Christopher Edward C E Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Duty Uniform Branch 1978-08-13
49159 Carroll Christopher Edward C Patrol Officer RSF British South Africa Police Duty Uniform (Rhodesia) 1978-08-13
38385 Castle Eric Rodney E R Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Duty Uniform Branch 1979-04-10
38386 Chakanaka N J Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Duty Uniform Branch 1976-11-13
38387 Chakaza Nesbit N Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Duty Uniform Branch 1978-11-30
38388 Chamboko Maroza Ernest M E Constable RSF British South Africa Police Duty Uniform Branch 1979-02-01
38389 Changara Cephas C Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1979-03-07
38390 Chari Claudio C Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1979-07-06
38391 Charindapaze Lazarus L Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1977-05-01
38392 Charlsey Roy Irvine R I Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1974-10-13
38393 Chatiza Dzingayi Albert D A Sergeant RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1976-02-29
38394 Chawatama Marako M Sergeant RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1979-12-01
38395 Chawatama Robert R Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1978-03-01
38396 Chenzara Milton M Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1979-06-20
38397 Cherrington Thomas Sanderson T S Field Reservist RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1980-01-02
38398 Chianike B Constable RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1977-10-01
38399 Chibaya Darius D Sergeant RSF British South Africa Police Support Unit 1979-06-30

Source: https://rohsa.co.za/org.php?id=4880&pdf=1

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