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In 1964, the unit changed from a conventional to a commando unit.<ref>Peter Abbott, Philip Botham, [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=JIr5jYIDm8UC&pg=PA17&lpg=PA17&dq=%22Rhodesian+Light+Infantry%22&source=bl&ots=GHV88JJ9bz&sig=wcJuTWweUELtymBurPWVvJciEiM&hl=en&ei=yGC6S76uKqj40wS3r_HFCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CCYQ6AEwBzigAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Rhodesian%20Light%20Infantry%22&f=false Modern African Wars: Rhodesia, 1965-80], Osprey Publishing, 1986, p.17.</ref> | In 1964, the unit changed from a conventional to a commando unit.<ref>Peter Abbott, Philip Botham, [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=JIr5jYIDm8UC&pg=PA17&lpg=PA17&dq=%22Rhodesian+Light+Infantry%22&source=bl&ots=GHV88JJ9bz&sig=wcJuTWweUELtymBurPWVvJciEiM&hl=en&ei=yGC6S76uKqj40wS3r_HFCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CCYQ6AEwBzigAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Rhodesian%20Light%20Infantry%22&f=false Modern African Wars: Rhodesia, 1965-80], Osprey Publishing, 1986, p.17.</ref> | ||
| + | ==People== | ||
| + | *[[Fraser Brown]] left the British military to sign up with the [[Rhodesian Light Infantry]] where he served for 4 years in the Para Commandos between 1975 and 1979.<ref>Erinys [http://www.erinysinternational.com/CompanyOverview-ManagementProfiles.asp Company Overview - Management Profiles], accessed 12 April 2008.</ref> | ||
==External Resources== | ==External Resources== | ||
*BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7105176.stm Zimbabwean: 'We were the enemy'] 21 November 2007. | *BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7105176.stm Zimbabwean: 'We were the enemy'] 21 November 2007. | ||
Revision as of 23:07, 5 April 2010
The Rhodesian Light Infantry was a whites-only unit of the Rhodesian Army.[1]
The 1st Bn., The Rhodesian Light Infantry was established in February 1961, originally as part of the the Army of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Initially based at Bulawayo, the battalion moved to its permanent base at Cranborne Barracks, Salisbury (now Harare).[2]
In 1964, the unit changed from a conventional to a commando unit.[3]
People
- Fraser Brown left the British military to sign up with the Rhodesian Light Infantry where he served for 4 years in the Para Commandos between 1975 and 1979.[4]
External Resources
- BBC Zimbabwean: 'We were the enemy' 21 November 2007.
Notes
- ↑ Graham Boynton, A writer's life: Alexandra Fuller, Telegraph.co.uk, 5September 2004.
- ↑ Peter Abbott, Philip Botham, Modern African Wars: Rhodesia, 1965-80, Osprey Publishing, 1986, p.17.
- ↑ Peter Abbott, Philip Botham, Modern African Wars: Rhodesia, 1965-80, Osprey Publishing, 1986, p.17.
- ↑ Erinys Company Overview - Management Profiles, accessed 12 April 2008.
