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Stunning set of Rhodesian Military Badges from the Rhodesian War. Hard to find item. Still in great condition in a leatherette binder box folder. Rhodesian Emblem Embossed on front cover.  

Stunning set of Rhodesian Military Badges from the Rhodesian War. Hard to find item. Still in great condition in a leatherette binder box folder.

An extraordinary collection of 77 Pre and Post UDI Rhodesian military badges. Please look at the list below for an itemisation of all the badges & if there is anything to note for each. Given the size of the collection it’s not possible to photograph each, however they are all original with no “Kariba” or collectors edition badges in the collection. Note that the lugs of the Pre & Post UDI badges do differ.    Rh RAR Slouch hat badge Rh RAR collar badge set (1 missing lugs) Rh Regiment blackened beret badge - Rhodesian Rh Regiment blackened badge - Queens Crown Rh Regiment blackened badge - Kings Crown (missing lug) Rh Regiment silvered collar badge set - also used as officers beret badges Rh RLI Beret Badge  Rh RLI collar badge set Rh RLI beret badge pre UDI in 1965   Rh Greys Scouts other ranks beret badge Rh Greys Scouts collar badge set Rh Intelligence Corps beret badge Rh Intelligence Corps collar badge set Rh 1st Psychological Operations Unit, beret badge Rh Artillery beret badge (missing 1 lug) Rh Military Police cap badge Rh Military Police collar badge set   Rh Prison Services officers cloth / bullion cap badge Rh Prison Services other ranks metal badge Rh Prison Services collar badge set Rh Airforce officers cloth / bullion cap badge Rh Airforce officers cap metal badge  Rh Airforce women’s badge Rh Regiment blackened beret badge  Rh Regiment blackened beret badge  Rh Grand Cross of Valour (G.C.V) medal bar Rh ?Regiment Officers Cord Boss beret badge? Rh ?Army Sgt Major Mess Dress rank badge? single Southern Rh ?General Service Corps beret badge? Rh ?Army Sgt Major Mess Dress rank badge? set Rh ?General Service Corps beret badge? Rh BSAP Officers cloth / bullion cap badge Rh BSAP metal cap badge Rh Guard Force ?Commander rank badge? also used as Officers cap badge Rh Guard Force Cap badge Rh Guard Force collar badge set Rh Internal Affairs badge Rh Internal Affairs collar badge set (missing lugs)   Rh Signals beret badge Rh Signals beret badge pre UDI in 1965 (crown stitched onto backing) Rh? Defence Regiment beret badge? Rh? Defence Regiment collar badge? - single Rh Armoured Car Regiment beret badge Rh Armoured Car Regiment collar badge set Rh Corps of Engineers collar badge set also used as Officers beret badges (one missing lugs) Rh ?Army Service Corps beret badge? Rh ?Army Service Corps collar badge? set Rh ?Army Service Corps beret badge? pre UDI in 1965 Rh ?Army Service Corps collar badge? set pre UDI in 1965   Rh Medical Corps beret badge Rh Medical Corps collar badge set Rh Medical Corps beret badge pre UDI in 1965 Rh Medical Corps collar badge set pre UDI in 1965 Rh Pay Corps beret badge Rh Pay Corps collar badge set Rh ?General Service Corps beret badge? Rh ?General Service Corps beret badge? pre UDI in 1965 Rh Chaplains Corps brass beret badge  Rh Education Corps beret badge Rh Education Corps collar badge set  

This is a Stunning Collection set of the Rhodesian Military The Rhodesian General Service Medal (RGSM) was issued to all members of the Security Forces, for service on operations undertaken for the purposes of combating terrorist or enemy incursions into Rhodesia. It includes two General Service Medal, unfortunately the Medals does not have their Ribbons  PR67859 RFN R.D. Claasens PR79046 RFN R.S. Markides The Royal Rhodesia Regt Cap Bar and a ribbon bar worn with the Medal  Photos of the Items Shown as below     Thank you for your interest in our product.  I enjoy helping you add to your collection! Click on the

 5 MINATURE COFFEE MUGS  GOOD FOR A NICE CUP OF PORT OT SHERRY. HAVE A RHODESIAN MILITARY BADGE ON EACH. BLACK WITH GOLD BADGING

Formed in 1916 as The Rhodesia Native Regiment, its troops were blooded with honour in the East African campaign. Disbanded in 1919, the regiment was re-formed in 1940 during World War II as The Rhodesian African Rifles, seeing action in Burma. In the 1950s, the regiment distinguished itself further during the Malayan Emergency. During the 1960s and 1970s, the regiment was at the forefront of hostilities in the bloody Rhodesian bush war. Ironically, it was after Zimbabwean independence in 1980, that the RARs finest hour came, when, fighting for their erstwhile enemy, Mugabe, the soldiers of the RAR defeated Nkomos invading ZIPRA armies at the battles of Entumbane in Bulawayo. Masodja  London launch address - Brigadier D. Heppenstall: 09/11/07 Lord Salisbury, our President, General Lord Michael Walker, the son of our battalion 2ic in Burma in World War 2, honoured guests, members of the Association, ladies and gentlemen. Like the Battle of Waterloo, this has been a close run thing. Yesterday morning I received four copies of Masodja from the printers in Durban, South Africa, by special delivery, and the main consignment only arrived at Heathrow yesterday evening. The main reason for the four by special delivery was so that we could present one of them to Prince Philip when he signed our Regimental Drumskin at lunchtime yesterday. He was most intrigued when Tobias Mutangadura pointed out to him his photograph taken at the Malayan Independence Merdeka celebrations fifty years ago in 1957. Anyway to get back to the main topic, the reasons why we almost didnt succeed in getting the books here for the launch were several. Firstly it was published and printed in South Africa on the one hand and the author and Regimental Association in the UK on the other. This of course prevented close liaison between the two sides although the use of email made things far easier than they used to be. Most of the text was completed by Alex Binda several years ago, although there were gaps in the records available, and more information was received right up to the last minute. Originally we had planned to have the Launch last April to coincide with our Regimental Day, Tanlwe Chaung Day. This was deemed too early, and it was put back to July, the month in which the Regiment was formed. In the meantime, however, in conjunction with Chris Cocks, Alex had written the History of the RLI, The Saints, which had a very impressive Launch last June. Chris Cocks, our publisher at 30 Degrees South, advised us that a July Launch would be too close to the Saints Launch and recommended that it be postponed to Remembrance Weekend  which we agreed and set the wheels in motion to hire this hall and invite our VIP guests. Apart from the distance between publishers and originators, other mitigating factors included the sheer volume of photographs of which about 75% have been included. These were still being annotated about ten days before the book went to print! Another major factor which nearly caused a postponement was the bad reaction to a new course of medicine prescribed to Kerrin Cocks. This resulted in her being rushed into intensive care followed by a two week break to recuperate. Kerrin is a vital cog in the 30 Degrees South machine, but was soon back on line to rush things through. Pinetown Printers in Durban did a great job in completing those books which we have here today, and in fact they were working 24 hours over the whole of last weekend. We owe a debt of gratitude to all involved in the publication, to Chris and Kerrin Cocks for their expertise, to Pinetown Printers and to Bill Welsh for acting as our Marshal Blucher and arriving with the books in the nick of time. Apart, of course, from Alex Binda, I owe a special thank you to John Hopkins, Iain Harper, Bridget Wells-West and all those who supplied photographs and reminiscences of their time in the Regiment. I would now like to deal with our four members whom we invited over from Zimbabwe. This has been possible due to the magnificent support given by the Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League who paid all their expenses. Our four who came over are: Captain Machakada Patrick Nelomwe: He attested in time to go to the Canal Zone, Egypt, with 1RAR in 1952, and has subsequently seen service in Malaya, the Nyasaland Emergency, the Congo border and the Rhodesian bush war. He rose from company clerk in A Company to ORQMS in the 1st Battalion in 1980. He was commissioned, subsequently in the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA). Major Tobias Chenharu Mutangadura DMM: A member of the Rhodesian Army Education Corps who served almost all his time with 1RAR. By 1980 he was a WO1 and had been awarded the Defence Forces Medal for Meritorious Service (DMM). He was commissioned in the ZNA, and retired as major. He was curator of the Gweru Military Museum for several years. RSM Gibson Zanago Mugadza BCR: A very talented half back in my battalion football team in his younger days. In the Rhodesian bush war he was awarded the Bronze Cross of Rhodesia (BCR) for outstanding leadership and bravery in action. He retired from the Army after 1980 as RSM at the School of Infantry, Gwelo. RSM Obert Veremu DMM: Obert was in my platoon in Malaya where he was a junior NCO, leading scout and tracker. That was exactly 50 years ago. He rose steadily through the ranks, was a champion 110 mile marcher and was awarded his DMM in 1972. He was RSM 1RAR from 1977 to 1978 and 3RAR from its formation in 1978 until after independence when he retired and went farming. The four are ideally situated throughout the country. Patrick is in Bulawayo, Tobias in Gweru, Gibson in Harare and Obert in the Vumba. They will be able to tell all our old comrades that the Regiment is still very much alive! I must now emphasise that the main reason that they arrived here at all is thanks to Lt-Col Malcolm Clewer, the Chairman of our Association in Zimbabwe and also the Chairman of the Harare Branch of the Legion

 Rhodesiana: The Rain Goddess by Peter Stiff  (2003) Edition. 250 PAGES.  This item is in an EXCELLENT CONDITION,  spine is perfect & ALL PAGES ARE PRESENT.  The Rain Goddess - originally written in 1972, as the tide of the Rhodesian Bush War was turning against the Security Forces - chronicles the beginnings of the insurgency. Set in the tribal Senga border region between Rhodesia & Zambia,  the reader is exposed to the operations of the British South Africa Police & the Army - as they attempt to stifle the early stirrings of communist terror - in an increasingly precarious political situation.   An ideal read for those interested in Rhodesian military history & the Rhodesian Bush War in general. A gripping account based on first-hand experiences that will inform & educate.   FOREIGN BIDDERS TO PAY USING BOB BUCKS - QUOTED SHIPPING  NO COLLECTIONS  PAYMENT IN 7 DAYS OR SNC  SEE SHIPPING     

Silver Cross recipient, Mike Borlace is considered to be one of the most experienced combat helicopter pilots of recent times. Now he collates his experiences in this compelling wartime memoir set against the backdrop of the civil war fought in Rhodesia during the 1970s.  Helicopters were a vital component of the small Rhodesian Defence Force and as part of special forces, Borlace and his fellow aircrew soon became key weapons in the counterinsurgency operations. Adopting new flexible tactics and blending stealth with courage, they carried the fight by air to the heart of the enemy, establishing a fearsome reputation. In this vivid history, Borlace chronicles the story of airmen, soldiers and leading figures such as Joshua Nkomo and Robert Mugabes communist backed guerillas from the perspective of a professional officer at the sharp end.  In  Spider Zero Seven, Borlace humorously recounts the training, living conditions and hardships of his time in the forces. He also touchingly depicts the human side of the military through his portrayals of his fellow pilots, technicians, medics, nurses and flying with his dog Doris.  Out of the 1096 days he served as a pilot in 7 Squadron, Borlace spent 739 days on combat operations. During his 149 contacts with the enemy he was shot down five times and wounded twice. He is one of only five recipients of the Silver Cross, the highest gallantry award given by the air force. With this authority he gives a powerful insight into the violent events of a brutal conflict, in a book that will appeal not only to those interested in military history, but also to a wider readership who enjoy a personal, true-life adventure. Paperback, 272 pages. This title is imported from the United Kingdom and a waiting period might apply.