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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

  BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPH x 1 =  BOER WAR = NATAL WAR NATAL HUSSAR'S NCO'S Copyright local History Museum   Formed on 11 July 1865 the Natal Hussars came into being for the protection of the districts of Greytown, York and Noodsberg in the Natal Midlands. They were a smaller unit that their sister regiment, the Greytown Mounted Rifles, surviving a period between 1864 and 1872 when many of the smaller units of the Natal Volunteer Corps were disbanded due to austerity cuts. During this period the Hussars experienced a drop in numbers but remained an effective unit throughout. In 1866 the Natal Hussars was raised by a Major Eastwood in the same area. In 1869 the two units amalgamated under the designation of the Natal Hussars. Durban Mounted Rifles (1873/5-1888).... It was raised on the south coast of Natal, and was the parent corps of the Natal Mounted Rifles. A photograph of the Natal Hussars (later Umvoti Mounted Rifles) equipped with Snider cavalry carbines.  (Source: Du Plessis, A J, The Umvoti Mounted Rifles, Proton Times, Pietermaritzburg, 1975, p54) Sold as seen in the images. Images form part of the description.   POSTAGE in is R10.00 for the FIRST item. Registered mail with tracking number, please add R20.00. SAFER OPTION!! Combined Postage = Please add R1.50 for each additional item purchased.

  BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPH x 1 =  BOER WAR = NATAL WAR NATAL HUSSAR'S NCO'S Copyright local History Museum   Formed on 11 July 1865 the Natal Hussars came into being for the protection of the districts of Greytown, York and Noodsberg in the Natal Midlands. They were a smaller unit that their sister regiment, the Greytown Mounted Rifles, surviving a period between 1864 and 1872 when many of the smaller units of the Natal Volunteer Corps were disbanded due to austerity cuts. During this period the Hussars experienced a drop in numbers but remained an effective unit throughout. In 1866 the Natal Hussars was raised by a Major Eastwood in the same area. In 1869 the two units amalgamated under the designation of the Natal Hussars. Durban Mounted Rifles (1873/5-1888).... It was raised on the south coast of Natal, and was the parent corps of the Natal Mounted Rifles. A photograph of the Natal Hussars (later Umvoti Mounted Rifles) equipped with Snider cavalry carbines.  (Source: Du Plessis, A J, The Umvoti Mounted Rifles, Proton Times, Pietermaritzburg, 1975, p54) Sold as seen in the images. Images form part of the description.  

Militaria Expo 1989 FDC - signed by commandants of Technical service corps, Umvoti mounted Rifles, Pretoria highlanders & head of Society for the Preservation of militaria - as per photo        

South African Buttons x 12 12 buttons - includes SA Medical Corps, Special Service Battalion, SA Navy with the King's Crown, Zuid Afrika buttons and a SA Mounted Rifles button Shipping within South Africa: R50 - includes tracking. I am happy to combine shipping on multiple purchases to help save postage fees.  Foreign buyers please ask before buying if these items  will  be shipped overseas and what the international postage costs would be.  

  The Klipdrift Collection (complete set of 6 prints)   Specially painted by A.J Butler for the klipdrift collection. this is Print Set no.500 of that collections. The Print set contains: 1. The Cape Engineers(volunteers) 2. The Pretoria Volunteer Corps 3. The Artillery Corps 4. The Zulu Regiments 5.The Kaffrarian Rifles 6. The rank of Commandant General Each Print has a verification paper with print set number  and a brief History of each print. Print Paper size: A3 Print size          : A4        

Title: Set Of Rand Light Infantry Badges. Info: SADF. 1 x Larger badge and 2 x smaller badges for beret and jackets. The Rand Light Infantry (RLI) is an infantry regiment of the South African Army. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Army Reserve unit or United States Army National Guard unit. Origin. The history of this Regiment dates back to the Transvaal Cycle Corps, which was formed in Johannesburg on 1 October 1905 from the Bicycle Section of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment. A small section of this unit subsequently took part in the suppression of the Bambata Rebellion in Zululand. After its return from this conflict the unit recognised the possibilities of mechanisation and members of the Regiment manufactured three armoured cars, creating a motorised fighting unit. This led to the renaming of the unit in 1909 to the Transvaal Cycle and Motor Corps. On 1 July 1913 the Regiment was renamed the 11th Infantry (Rand Light Infantry) and transferred to the Active Citizen Force of the Union Defence Force. Simultaneously, the unit was converted to a normal infantry regiment. The Regiment's Pretoria detachment was transferred to the 12th Infantry (Pretoria Regiment). World War One. During World War I the Regiment took part in the South-West Africa, suffering light casualties – only two dead and eleven wounded. In 1932 the Regiment was renamed the Rand Light Infantry. World War Two The RLI was mobilized for World War II in June 1940 and gained fame in North Africa where it took part in many front line engagements and earned battle honours at Bardia, Gazala and El Alamein. (See 1st SA Infantry Division) After the defeat of Rommel’s Afrika Korps, the RLI returned to South Africa and was merged with the Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Rifles. The remaining members of the Regiment were trained in armour, and sent as reinforcements to the South African 6th Armoured Division in Italy. Wikipedia. Height: 34cm. Width: 35cm. Condition: Very Good. Price: R 395.00 Inc Vat for all Three Badges.

Title: Set Of Rand Light Infantry Badges. Info: SADF. 1 x Larger badge and 2 x smaller badges for beret and jackets. The Rand Light Infantry (RLI) is an infantry regiment of the South African Army. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Army Reserve unit or United States Army National Guard unit. Origin. The history of this Regiment dates back to the Transvaal Cycle Corps, which was formed in Johannesburg on 1 October 1905 from the Bicycle Section of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment. A small section of this unit subsequently took part in the suppression of the Bambata Rebellion in Zululand. After its return from this conflict the unit recognised the possibilities of mechanisation and members of the Regiment manufactured three armoured cars, creating a motorised fighting unit. This led to the renaming of the unit in 1909 to the Transvaal Cycle and Motor Corps. On 1 July 1913 the Regiment was renamed the 11th Infantry (Rand Light Infantry) and transferred to the Active Citizen Force of the Union Defence Force. Simultaneously, the unit was converted to a normal infantry regiment. The Regiment's Pretoria detachment was transferred to the 12th Infantry (Pretoria Regiment). World War One. During World War I the Regiment took part in the South-West Africa, suffering light casualties – only two dead and eleven wounded. In 1932 the Regiment was renamed the Rand Light Infantry. World War Two The RLI was mobilized for World War II in June 1940 and gained fame in North Africa where it took part in many front line engagements and earned battle honours at Bardia, Gazala and El Alamein. (See 1st SA Infantry Division) After the defeat of Rommel’s Afrika Korps, the RLI returned to South Africa and was merged with the Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Rifles. The remaining members of the Regiment were trained in armour, and sent as reinforcements to the South African 6th Armoured Division in Italy. Wikipedia. Height: 34cm. Width: 35cm. Condition: Very Good. Price: R 255.00 Inc Vat for all Three Badges.

Please note these are SMALL  versions of Andy Mays Uniform cards.  They are ideal for framing with related militaria (the small size is more practicle) or for use as bookmarks. There are 18 sets in the Anglo Boer War Series of Uniform Cards.  On offer here are all 18 sets combined at a reduced price (R40 each).   Individual sets are available upon request at R50 each. Each set consists of six uniform cards. Each card is 14cm high and 6cm wide. SET 1 - NATAL COLONIALS SET 2 - SIEGE OF LADYSMITH SET 3 - TRANSVAAL STAATSARTILLERIE SET 4 - OVS ARTILLERIE CORPS SET 5 - BOER COMMANDOS SET 6 - BOER VOLUNTEERS SET 7 - HIGHLANDERS AT MAGERSFONTEIN SET 8 - BATTLE OF TALANA HILL SET 9 - NEW ZEALAND MOUNTED RIFLES SET 10 - ROYAL NAVAL BRIGADE SET 11 - THE CANADIANS SET 12 - SIEGE OF KIMBERLEY SET 13 - THE AUSTRALIANS 1899 SET 14 - SOUTH AFRICAN IRREGULARS SET 15 - CAPE COLONIALS SET 16 - SIEGE OF MAFEKING SET 17 - BOER VARIOUS SET 18 - THE WEST AUSTRALIANS

 SOUTH AFRICAN WW2 GROUP OF FIVE MEDALS - 14465. SAPPER. L.P.COLE - 8th ARMY CLASP - WITH PAPERS Sapper Cole served with the  DUKE of EDINBURGH'S OWN RIFLES / S.A. ANTI TANK CORPS / S.A.E.C. He saw service in East Africa, North Africa and Italy. The medal are in good condition with ribbons. •The postage on this item will be R60.00 within S. A. (Registered with tracking) •If outside South Africa please contact me re payment & postage before bidding. •I do not have a PayPal facility. •Please email any queries. •If you think the description in my listing is incorrect, please email me. •The photograph you are viewing in this listing is the actual item for sale.