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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
| Those we left behind : |
| L/Cpl |
Robert Lee |
- May 1977 |
KOAS - Vehicle accident near Vic Falls |
| 2nd Lt |
Derrick Kingsley-Jones |
- June 1977 |
KIA - Contact near Vic Falls |
| Rfn |
Paul Moore |
- July 1977 |
KIA |
| Sapper |
Gavin Ashby |
- March 1978 |
KOAS - Minefield accident Eastern Border |
| Sgt |
Kevin Howard Bicknell |
- April 1978 |
KOAS - Shooting incident at Essexvale |
| Rfn |
Godfrey Hussey |
- April 1978 |
KOAS - Vehicle accident at Milabizi |
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| Those that received honours and citations for gallantry |
| 2nd Lt |
Derrick Kingsley-Jones |
- April 1977 |
Sword of honour |
| C/Sgt |
Bruce Spargo |
- April 1979 |
SAS - Wings on Chest |
| 2nd Lt |
Graeme Rae |
- June 1979 |
BCR - Bronze Cross Rhodesia |
| T/Cpl |
Neil MacLaughlin |
- June 1979 |
BCR - Bronze Cross Rhodesia |
| Cpl |
Michael Wilkinson |
- June 1979 |
BCR - Bronze Cross Rhodesia |
SCHOOL OF INFANTRY COURSE INP/26(155) 22 December 1976 - 29 April 1977
Back Row (L-R): T/Cpl Pollard S.G. (4 Indep); Cpl Langaman M.R. (4RR); T/Sgt Walker M.R.C. (4 Indep); T/Sgt De Bruyn P. (4 Indep); T/Cpl Bicknell K.H. (4 Indep, KOAS); 2nd Lt D.J. Kingsley-Jones (4 Indep, KIA); T/Sgt Rault S. (4 Indep)
Front Row (L-R): 2nd Lt Meikle (S. Scouts); 2nd Lt G. Rae (Armours Cars, BCR); 2nd Lt A.J.F. Henning (Artillery); Capt T.F. Williams (Course Officer); Sgt Turner P. (Course Instructor); 2nd Lt K. I. Bassett (4 Indep); 2nd Lt A. Kockett (S. Scouts)
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@mweb.co.za
| Surname |
Name |
DRR Platoon |
Unit |
Remarks |
| Alexander |
Angus "Gus" |
9 / LTU |
4 Indep |
Western Austrailia |
| Ashby |
Gavin |
7 |
Engineers |
KOAS – March 1978 |
| Bailey |
Arthur |
9 |
Engineers |
Lancaster, UK |
| Baker |
Anthony |
7 |
RLI / Selous Scouts |
Howick, South Africa |
| Bassett |
Kevin |
OSB |
4 Indep |
Gauteng, South Africa |
| Bennett |
Cliff |
7 |
4 Indep |
Collinsville, Queensland, Australia |
| Bester |
Charlie |
7 |
Engineers |
Singleton, NSW, Australia |
| Bicknell |
Howie |
OSB/LTU |
4 Indep / RAR |
KOAS – April 1978 |
| Blignaut |
Alan |
8 |
Engineers |
Deceased - (Head injury) |
| Blundell |
Bryan |
8 |
4 Indep / 5RR |
Durban, South Africa |
| Bogan |
Mike |
8 |
Signals |
Durban, South Africa |
| Botha |
Kevin |
|
4 RR |
Durban, South Africa |
| Caldwell |
Darryl |
9 |
4 Indep / RAR |
Windsor, Northern California, USA |
| Carstens |
Chris “Silky” |
7 |
4 Indep / Signals |
Perth, Australia |
| Chapple |
Steve |
9 |
Signals |
Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
| Comley |
Lawrence |
7 / LTU |
4 Indep |
East London, South Africa |
| Cooper |
Ian |
9 |
4 Indep / RAR |
Perth, Australia |
| Corbishley |
Andy |
7 |
4 Indep / 8RR |
Papamoa, New Zealand |
| Cox |
Mark |
9 |
4 Indep / 5RR |
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| Dawson |
Eric |
7 |
RLI |
Chaing Mai, Thailand |
| de Bruyn |
Leon |
7 |
4 Indep / 9RR |
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa |
| Divaris |
Dimitrios “Demo” |
7 |
Med School |
Kitchener Waterloo, Canada |
| dos Santos |
Carlos |
|
2 Med. Coy |
Norwich City, UK |
| Dunne |
Geoff |
7 / LTU |
4 Indep / 5RR |
Auckland, New Zealand |
| Dutton |
Mike |
OSB/LTU |
4 Indep / 10RR |
Perth, Australia |
| Emslie |
Frederick |
7 |
Armoured Cars |
Middelburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa |
| Evans |
Dean "Deano" |
9 |
Engineers |
Konigstein, Bavaria, Germany |
| Ferreira |
Charlie |
7 |
Signals |
UK |
| Gooden |
Bruce |
8 |
4 Indep |
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| Greene |
Jim |
7 |
Signals |
Gaborone, Botswana. |
| Hornby |
Ken |
7 |
4 Indep / 5RR |
|
| Hubbard |
Dudley "Duds" |
9 |
4 Indep |
Deceased - 2008 |
| Hussey |
Godfrey |
9 |
4 Indep |
KOAS – April 1978 |
| Johnson |
Geoff |
8 |
4 Indep |
Perth, Australia |
| Jones |
William |
8 |
Armoured Cars |
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| 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 |
| Lubbe |
Carel |
9 |
4 Indep |
Gladstone, Queensland, Australia |
| MacDonald |
Neil |
9 |
Signals |
Durban, South Africa |
| MacKenzie |
Iain |
8 |
4 Indep / Selous Scouts |
Cornwall, UK |
| Martin |
Brian |
7 / LTU |
4 Indep / 5RR |
Durban, South Africa |
| Maxwell |
Craig “Max” |
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3 Indep / 4RR |
Matatiele, South Africa |
| Midgley |
Paul |
7 |
Guard Force |
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| Moore |
Paul |
|
Signals |
KIA – July 1977 |
| Morgan |
Eddie |
|
Signals |
Deceased |
| Nelson |
Alan |
9 |
Artillery |
George, South Africa |
| Nicol |
Steve |
7 |
Artillery |
Durban, South Africa |
| Noble |
Mike |
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Deceased - (Micro light accident 1998) |
| Nurse |
Mike |
8 |
RLI |
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa |
| Pattinson |
Russell |
8 |
4 Indep |
Plano, Texas, USA |
| Pickers |
Rob |
7 |
4 Indep / 5RR |
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa |
| Purchase |
Ron |
7 |
4 Indep |
Boksberg, South Africa |
| Rae |
Graham |
OSB |
Armoured Cars |
Lusaka, Zambia |
| Ras |
Chris |
8 |
4 Indep / RLI |
Deceased - (Car accident) |
| Rault |
Steve |
OSB |
4 Indep / RAR |
Gauteng, South Africa |
| Robertson |
Brian “Bert” |
8/ LTU |
4 Indep / 8RR |
Auckland, New Zealand |
| Robinson |
Pete |
8 |
4 Indep |
Australia |
| Robinson |
Robbie |
9 |
Armoured Cars |
Chester, Cheshire, UK |
| Seaward |
Chris |
7 |
RLI |
Deceased 1979 - (Hunting accident) |
| Smith |
John |
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Engineers |
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| Spargo |
Bruce |
8 |
C Sgn. SAS |
Huntsville, Alabama, USA |
| Strong |
Kim |
OSB/LTU |
4 Indep / RAR / 9RR |
Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia |
| van der Riet |
Brian |
7 |
Artillery |
Perth, Australia |
| van Harte |
Rene |
9 |
4 Indep |
Holland |
| Ventouris |
George |
7 |
Armoured Cars |
Deceased 1996 - (Heart attack) |
| Walter |
Mike |
7 |
Engineers |
Gauteng, South Africa |
| Walton |
Ian "Wally" |
8 / LTU |
4 Indep / 9RR |
Deceased 29-06-2009 - (Cancer) |
| Winter |
Mervyn |
8 |
Armoured Cars |
Cape Town, South Africa |
| Woolley |
William |
7 |
4 Indep / RAR |
East London, South Africa |
Medals Parade June 1979
Bronze Cross recipients:
Front row L-R 1st left 2nd Lt Graham Rae - (RhACR), 4th left Cpl Mike Wilkinson - (Grey Scouts)
Back row L-R 1st left T Cpl Neil MacLaughlin - (1 RLI)
2nd Lt Graham Rae receiving his BCR from Gen. Sandy McLean
Citations
Selous Scouts
Anthony Baker
4 Independent Company, Wankie
 
Joint Operation Command Wankie Beer Mug Rob Pickers served in 4 Indep Coy and 5th Battalion Rhodesia Regiment
Call out to a farmer’s wife who had hit a land mine in the Vic. Falls area.
Ian Cooper, farmers wife, Kenny Webster.
Left front to back: E. Erasmus “Ras”, Mike Barry, Ian MacKenzie “Max”, Pete Robinson.
Right front to back: Bert Robertson, Andy Corbishley, Rus Pattinson, Kevin Irvin, Jeremy Walton.
Standing: Bruce Gooden, Ian Walton (with MAG)
Standing: Mike Barry (with MAG), Russ Pattinson
Vic Falls fishing camp. Russ Pattinson
4 Indep (Vic falls) - Godfrey Hussey, René van Harte
4 Indep - Ken Whaley, Bryan Blundell, Martin Hartell, Pete Robinson, Bruce Gooden
Rhodesian Corps of Signals
 
Steve Chapple, John Verkus, unknown, John Vekris Steve Chapple, Eddie Morgan, unknown, Chris Carstens "Silky", John Vekris
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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