RHODESIA GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL AND SADF PRO PATRIA MEDAL WITH CUNENE BAR TO LT.B.E. CARTON-BARBOUR
Officer Commanding Recce Troop, Support Commando, Rhodesian Light Infantry
Officer, Rhodesian African Rifles
+ South African Defence Force service.
RGSM named LT. B.E. CARTON-BARBOUR
Pro Patria (with Cunene bar) numbered #33794
The Cheetah (RLI) Magazine October 1978 states as follows:
http://rhodesianheritage.blogspot.com/2012/05/cheetah-magazine-october-1978.html
OFFICERS POSTED IN
Lt B. E. Carton-Barber, from 1 RAR, 1 September 1978.
The Cheetah (RLI) Magazine December 1978 states as follows:
http://rhodesianheritage.blogspot.com/2012/05/cheetah-magazine-december-1978.html
SUPPORT COMMANDO
Quite a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since our last contribution, most of it completely censored except for:
FAREWELLS. The Commando bids a very sad farewell to its first CSM, WOII 'Phil Payne who is posted as RSM at Balla Balla. He has our congratulations and sympathies and will be sorely missed, his appetite for cowboy books, other "bookies", brandy and biltong will severely hit the viability of the south Matabeleland economy.
Other farewells include Sgt van Vuuren (now a bankrupt toy manufacturer!), Charlie "Brown" (out of work astronaut), Bisley Coetzer and Wily Kuhn (now married to Chunkie Mclver's sister), Gary Lieberman, "Mother" Walters, Mike Watson, BCR, "Gonzo" Taylor and Lance Landsdell.
WELCOME. We welcome to our ranks Lt Brian Carton Barber (new OC Recce Troop who is a mixture of anthropologist, author, women's adviser to Readers Digest and a soldier in his spare time). We also welcome numerous new members to the 4 elite" including various rejects from Grey Scouts, other Mongolians and a smattering of others well acquainted with the geography of the Central Police Station.
Mounted as worn. Very nice SADF/Rhodesia combination to a commanding officer of RLI Recce Troop with previous service as an officer in the Rhodesian African Rifles, who must have also seen service in Angola 1975-76 with the SADF to be awarded the rare CUNENE clasp.
