Sergeant Andre Paulus Rabie, a founding member of the Rhodesian Selous Scouts special forces unit, was killed in a friendly fire incident on September 16, 1973. He was a highly skilled soldier with C Squadron SAS who, along with Sergeant Alan “Stretch” Franklin, was instrumental in forming the Army-backed pseudo-operations teams that were the precursor to the official Selous Scouts Regiment.
Andre Paulus Rabie
Rhodesian served in the Rhodesian Special Forces
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Date of Death: Sun 16 Sep 1973 - Died in a shooting incident resulting from a map reading error during a clandestine operation
Service History
joined Selous Scouts with rank of Sergeant
joined SAS C Squadron with rank of Sergeant
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