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Michael Hamilton Woods

Michael Hamilton Woods

by Greg McEwan-Marriott | Nov 12, 2024 | SAS C Squadron | 0 comments

born 28.08.1943, Cape Town, South Africa​. father Denis Hamilton Woods (1911-1977)​. mother Daphne Mary (nee Geddie) (1919-1996)
Darrell Alexander Watt

Darrell Alexander Watt

by Greg McEwan-Marriott | Nov 12, 2024 | Grey's Scouts, Rhodesian Light Infantry, SAS C Squadron | 0 comments

Captain Darrell Watt was a highly decorated and legendary soldier in the Rhodesian Bush War (1964-1979). He is the central figure in the biography A Handful of Hard Men: The SAS and the Battle for Rhodesia, written by Hannes Wessels. Military Service: He served with...
Peter McAleese

Peter McAleese

by Greg McEwan-Marriott | Nov 12, 2024 | 44 Parachute Brigade, British South Africa Police, SAS C Squadron | 0 comments

McAleese served in the British Army’s Parachute Regiment and Special Air Service (SAS), the Rhodesian Special Air Service and British South Africa Police, and South Africa’s 44 Parachute Brigade. As a mercenary or contractor, he worked in countries...
Ken Gaudet

Ken Gaudet

by Greg McEwan-Marriott | Nov 12, 2024 | Rhodesian Light Infantry, 44 Parachute Brigade | 0 comments

Ken Gaudet knows a thing or two about living a life of adventure. He served in the 173rd in Vietnam before traveling to Rhodesia where he participated in cross border combat jumps with the Rhodesian Light Infantry. Then he served with an assortment of foreigners in...
Mattheus Jacobus “Boet” Swart

Mattheus Jacobus “Boet” Swart

by Greg McEwan-Marriott | Nov 12, 2024 | Selous Scouts | 0 comments

F. John “Butch” Duncan

F. John “Butch” Duncan

by Greg McEwan-Marriott | Nov 12, 2024 | Selous Scouts | 0 comments

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