Rhodesian Army
Charles Ernest “Charlie” Krause
Mark A. Adams
John Murphy
John Murphy, highly decorated ex-US Marine and Vietnam veteran.
Michael Kenneth Hardy
Neil Kriel
C. Dale Collett
Peter I. McNeilage
Russell Phillips
On 29 September 1977, Temporary Corporal Phillips and his RLI "Fireforce" stick were called-out to support "A" Company, 1st Battalion, Rhodesian African Rifles. Upon their arrival, they discovered that the company was pinned down by intense enemy fire coming from a...
M26 Hand Grenade
This is the American M26, a High-Explosive-Fragmentation (HE-Frag), Anti-Personnel (AP), delay (DLY) detonating, hand-grenade which has a notched fragmentation coil liner including the M26A1, A2 and A3 and is manufactured in various countries. Its distinct lemon shape...
Dennis Eric Walter “Crouks” Croukamp
Dennis Croukamp has gone down in Rhodesian Army folklore as an outstanding operator who served with first the Rhodesian Light Infantry then transferred to the Selous Scouts. He was awarded his Bronze Cross whilst serving with the RLI. He was a career soldier at his...
Chris Ferdinand “Schulie” Schulenburg
Captain Chris F. Schulenburg GCV SCR is a South-African born former Rhodesian Army soldier. He is one of only two recipients of the Grand Cross of Valour, Rhodesia's highest military honour and also received the Silver Cross of Rhodesia. Schulenburg received the Grand...
A.K. Newing
Peter John “Piet” van der Riet
Chris Cocks
Chris was born in Salisbury, Rhodesia in 1957 and joined the Rhodesian Army in 1976 and served with 3 Commando in the Rhodesian Light Infantry (RLI) for 3 years. He was then offered a farming job in the country’s Lowveld; however, the army refused to countenance a...
Mike West
Mike West held the rank of Sergeant (Sgt) in the Rhodesian Light Infantry (RLI) and was a trooper/operator in the Rhodesian Special Air Service (SAS) and South African Special Forces (Recces).