Killed in action, in an attack on Chioco in Tete Province, Mocambique. Shot while preparing to throw a grenade at a machine gun position
Rhodesian Army
David Boyi Memo
Bronze Cross of Rhodesia
Willard “Chomps” Fleetwood
American Volunteer in the Rhodesian Army, Lieutenant Willard "Chomps" Fleetwood served as a junior officer in "A" Coy, 1st Battalion, Rhodesian African Rifles
Clive Gordon Cripps
Sergeant Clive Gordon Cripps, "C" Squadron, Rhodesian Special Air Service, operating deep behind enemy lines. He is unshaven, not in uniform, and carrying the weapon of the enemy, as part of the Rhodesian pseudo-ops doctrine. The only piece of his identity that we can...
George W. Clarke
Clarke was Canadian born, and emigrated to the United States at an early age with his 9 siblings. His family settled in the carefree, post-WW2 suburban utopia that was California in the 1950s. Despite his easy going upbringing, some deep inside him called him to be a...
Neil “Death Wish” Hooley
Trooper Neil "Death Wish" Hooley, a British volunteer in 11 Troop, 3 Commando, Rhodesian Light Infantry. Hooley became a bit of a legend in the regiment, for his ability to seemingly attract trouble, and spent quite a bit of time recovering in Tsanga Lodge from either...
Anthony John Millar
Duty called in Rhodesia, and Anthony opted to join up with the elite Rhodesian Light Infantry as part of his national service in 1976. While finishing his tour of duty during the height of the Rhodesian Bush War, he was accepted to the University of Natal to study...
Ralph “the Rat” Moore
Ralph started off his career with the Parachute Regiment, jumping into Egypt during the 1956 Suez Crisis where he was mentioned in dispatches (as you can see on his General Service Medal). After Egypt, he fought insurgencies in Yemen and Borneo with the 22 Special Air...
Chris Garland
Chris Garland served with distinction with the Rhodesian Light Infantry before joining the SADF as an officer at 121 Zulu Bn (he speaks Zulu fluently). After that, he joined 101 Bn, the Romeo Mike Bn, of the SWATF. In the early 1990s he retired as a Lt Col.
Julius Kratz
James William “Jim” Lafferty
Peter Baxter
Peter Baxter was the youngest (18 years & 3 months old) Regular Officer Commissioned off a Regular Officer Cadets Course in the Rhodesian Army. This cadet course was extremely lucky to have the training in classical warfare done when Rhodesia had 2 troops of T55...
Rhodesian African Rifles
The Rhodesian African Rifles (RAR) was a regiment of the Rhodesian Army. The ranks of the RAR were recruited from the black African population, although officers were generally from the white population. The regiment was formed in May 1940 in the British colony of...
“Abbo” Norval
John Alan Coey
John Alan Coey (November 12, 1950 – July 19, 1975) was a U.S. Marine who served in the Rhodesian Army as one of "the Crippled Eagles", a loosely organised group of U.S. expatriates fighting for the unrecognized government of Rhodesia (today Zimbabwe) during that...
