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The author of this page is Rob Pickers from Intake 155. If you have any information, alterations etc please contact Rob pickcadd@sai.co.za
 
        
INTAKE 155
'C' COMPANY DRR
16th December 1976
The purpose of this site is to honour all those that were called up in intake 155 to defend their country and to remember and pay homage to those we left behind
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Those we left behind: |
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L/Cpl |
Robert Lee |
- May 1977 |
KOAS - Vehcle accident in the Vic Falls area |
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2nd Lt. |
Derrick Kingsley-Jones |
- June 1977 |
KIA - Contact near Vic Falls |
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Rfn |
Paul Moore |
- July 1977 |
KIA |
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Sapper |
Gavin Ashby |
- March 1978 |
KOAS – Minefield accident Eastern Border |
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Sgt. |
Kevin Howard Bicknell |
- April 1978 |
KOAS - Shooting incident at Essexvale |
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Rfn |
Godfrey Hussey |
- April 1978 |
KOAS - Vehicle accident at Milabizi |
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Those that received honours and citations for gallantry: |
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2nd Lt. |
Derrick Kingsley-Jones |
- April 1977 |
Sword of honour |
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L/Cpl |
Baz Seeber |
- October 1978 |
MFC – Military Forces’ Commendation |
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Rfn |
Roy Casey |
- October 1978 |
MFC – Military Forces’ Commendation |
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2nd Lt. |
Graeme Rae |
- May 1979 |
BCR – Bronze Cross Rhodesia |
At the end of 1st Phase 1977
Not all members of intake 155 are shown in the above photo, some had already been posted to other units.
Only those who are no longer with us or have given their consent are named below. You can click on their names to get their email address and make comms with them. If you able to update the table below, please contact me: pickcadd@sai.co.za
| Surname |
Name |
DRR Platoon |
Unit |
Remarks |
| Ashby |
Gavin |
7 |
Engineers |
KOAS – March 1978 |
| Bailey |
Arthur |
9 |
Engineers |
Lancaster, UK |
| Bester |
Charlie |
7 |
Engineers |
Singleton, NSW, Australia |
| Bicknell |
Howie |
OSB/LTU |
4 Indep |
KOAS – April 1978 |
| Blignaut |
Alan |
8 |
Engineers |
Deceased |
| Blundell |
Bryan |
8 |
4 Indep / 5RR |
Durban, South Africa |
| Bogan |
Mike |
8 |
Signals |
Durban, South Africa |
| Carstens |
Chris “Silky” |
7 |
4 Indep / Signals |
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa |
| Chapple |
Steve |
9 |
Signals |
Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
| Corbishley |
Andy |
7 |
4 Indep / 8RR |
Papamoa, New Zealand |
| Dawson |
Eric |
7 |
RLI |
Chaing Mai, Thailand |
| Divaris |
Dimitrios “Demo” |
7 |
Med School |
Kitchener Waterloo, Canada |
| Dunne |
Geoff |
7 / LTU |
4 Indep / 5RR |
Auckland, New Zealand |
| Dutton |
Mike |
OSB/LTU |
4 Indep / 10RR |
Perth, Australia |
| Evans |
Dean "Deano" |
9 |
Engineers |
Konigstein, Bavaria, Germany |
| Ferreira |
Charlie |
7 |
Signals |
UK |
| Greene |
Jim |
7 |
Signals |
Gaborone, Botswana. |
| Hussey |
Godfrey |
9 |
4 Indep |
KOAS – April 1978 |
| Kingsley-Jones |
Derrick |
OSB |
4 Indep |
KIA – June 1977 |
| Lamb |
Ken |
9 |
Signals |
Mt. Plymouth, Florida, USA |
| Langton |
Danny |
8 |
4 Indep / 6RR |
Knysna, South Africa |
| Lapham |
Paul |
9 |
Armoured Cars |
Queensland, Australia |
| Lee |
Rob |
8 / LTU |
4 Indep |
KOAS – May 1977 |
| Loudon |
Ian |
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Artillery |
Brisbane, Australia |
| MacDonald |
Neil |
9 |
Signals |
Durban, South Africa |
| MacKenzie |
Iain |
8 |
4 Indep / Selous Scouts |
Cornwall, UK |
| Maxwell |
Craig “Max” |
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3 Indep / 4RR |
Matatiele, South Africa |
| Midgley |
Paul |
7 |
Guard Force |
Oxted, Surrey, UK |
| Moore |
Paul |
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Signals |
KIA – July 1977 |
| Morgan |
Eddie |
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Signals |
Deceased |
| Nelson |
Alan |
9 |
Artillery |
George, South Africa |
| Nicol |
Steve |
7 |
Artillery |
Durban, South Africa |
| Nurse |
Mike |
8 |
RLI |
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa |
| Pattinson |
Russell |
9 |
4 Indep / |
Plano, Texas, USA |
| Pickers |
Rob |
7 |
4 Indep / 5RR |
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa |
| Ras |
Chris |
8 |
4 Indep / RLI |
Deceased |
| Rault |
Steve |
OSB |
4 Indep / RAR |
Gauteng, South Africa |
| Robertson |
Brian “Bert” |
8/ LTU |
4 Indep / 8RR |
Auckland, New Zealand |
| Robinson |
Robbie |
9 |
Armoured Cars |
Chester, Cheshire, UK |
| Spargo |
Bruce |
8 |
C Sgn. SAS |
Huntsville, Alabama, USA |
| Strong |
Kim |
OSB/LTU |
4 Indep / RAR / 9RR |
Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia |
| van de Riet |
Brian |
7 |
Artillery |
Perth, Australia |
| Walter |
Mike |
7 |
Engineers |
Gauteng, South Africa |
| Winter |
Mervyn |
8 |
Armoured Cars |
Cape Town, South Africa |
4 Independent Company, Wankie
 
Joint Operation Command Wankie Beer Mug Rob Pickers served in 4 Indep Coy and 5th Battalion Rhodesia Regiment
Rhodesian Corps of Signals
 
Steve Chapple, John Verkus, unknown, Gey van Pitius Steve Chapple, Eddie Morgan, unknown, Chris Carstens "Silky", Gey van Pitius
Mike Bogan at KGVI
Rhodesian Corps of Engineers
Building a Bailey Bridge
Left to right
John Erasmus (Back to camera) Mike Walter (Kneeling) Gavin Asby KOAS (white shirt) Dean Evans, Paul Trewatha (centre standing), Fanie Joubert (kneeling) Brill Nell (Back to camera)
In the mud
Dean Evans still in the army (this time the US) Some of his badges
Rhodesian Medical Corps
Max Maxwell back centre (wearing a jersey) Posted to 3 Indep Coy.
Rhodesian Light Infantry
Mike Nurse (RLI) as in the book 'The Saints'
Rhodesian Armoured Car Regment
All photos below supplied by Mervyn Winter
Camp South of Churundu
Convoy near Malapati
Eland 90 being repaired after hitting a landmine
Eland 90 overturned
On Patrol near Gonarezhou, a Ferret armoured car leads an Eland 90 followed by a Rodef 45 troop carrier
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