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Ralph “the Rat” Moore

Ralph “the Rat” Moore

by Greg McEwan-Marriott | Nov 24, 2024 | SAS C Squadron, Selous Scouts | 0 comments

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...
Don Brown

Don Brown

by Greg McEwan-Marriott | Nov 24, 2024 | 1 Parachute Battalion, 32 Battalion | 0 comments

Chris Garland

Chris Garland

by Greg McEwan-Marriott | Nov 24, 2024 | 101 Battalion, Rhodesian African Rifles, South African Units | 0 comments

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...
“Tekkies” le Roux

“Tekkies” le Roux

by Greg McEwan-Marriott | Nov 24, 2024 | Koevoet | 0 comments

André Goosen

André Goosen

by Greg McEwan-Marriott | Nov 24, 2024 | Koevoet | 0 comments

Gert Jacobus “Kitcha” Kitching

Gert Jacobus “Kitcha” Kitching

by Greg McEwan-Marriott | Nov 23, 2024 | 1 Parachute Battalion, 44 Parachute Brigade, 5 Recce | 0 comments

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