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 Col.
Peter Baxter was the youngest (18 years & 3 months old) Regular Officer Commissioned off a Regular Officer Cadets Course in the Rhodesian Army. This cadet course was extremely lucky to have the training in classical warfare done when Rhodesia had 2 troops of T55...
The Infantry School was established as a self accounting unit on 1 October 1963. On 1 January 1964 the new Infantry School opened its portals in Oudtshoorn. During January 1974 the training of National Service Infantry Leader Group started at this facility.
Simon Campbell-Young, a Craven Week rugby player, posted to Infantry School and then 1 Parachute Battalion, an elite unit, circa1986 to 1987, as a national serviceman. He then became a platoon sergeant in the operational area. Ops Firewood took place on 31 October...
Died in a friendly fire incident with a 1 Parachute Battalion patrol near Evale in Southern Angola during Operation Groenslang
