The British South Africa Police (BSAP) was, for most of its existence, the police force of Southern Rhodesia and Rhodesia (renamed Zimbabwe in 1980). It was formed as a paramilitary force of mounted infantrymen in 1889 by Cecil Rhodes' British South Africa Company, from which it took its original name, the British South Africa Company's Police ...

The Police Anti-Terrorist Unit (PATU) was a paramilitary auxiliary arm of the British South Africa Police (BSAP) in Rhodesia. The unit was founded in 1966. [1] The concept was created for guerrilla bush warfare and the personnel were both black and white policemen. [2] The unit was abolished in 1980 following the dissolution of the BSAP. [3]

Over the years from 1890 the unique character of the BSA Police evolved and grew to influence and stabilise the rule of law over Rhodesia. Its members doubled as surveyors, road builders, telegraph linesmen, veterinary inspectors and were often the founders of the many settlements that were to become thriving agricultural and mining districts.

The BSAP, traditionally and proudly held the position of “Right of the Line". It was stated at the beginning that the Police mirrored the development of the country. It must be remembered that Southern Rhodesia was an essentially rural, economically undeveloped region from 1890 until the end of the Second World War.

Those listed in the roll comprise any attested regular or reserve member of the British South Africa Police, before 31 July 1980, who was: killed in active combat or while on specific defensive duties (i.e. during a contact and engagement with terrorists, ambush, landmine, or station attack) by direct or indirect offensive enemy action ...

2024年2月24日 · The British South Africa Police was established in 1896 as three separate Bechuanaland, Matabeland and Mashonaland Divisions. The latter two were amalgamated in 1903. The force’s origins evolved from the British South Africa Company Police functioning as a mounted infantry unit serving during and after the occupations of both Mashonaland and ...

Until the beginning of the bush war the main force within Rhodesia was the British South Africa Police (BSAP), established as a paramilitary mounted-infantry unit by Rhodes in 1889. It provided troops for Britain in wartime, and continued training its …

The British South Africa Police force sees its origins in the Royal Charter authorising the formation of the British South Africa Company in 1889 shortly before the Pioneer Column entered the territory which was eventually to become Rhodesia. Formed and trained at Macloutsie in Bechuanaland as a mounted infantry unit, the force’s initial task ...

The British South Africa Police (BSAP) was, for most of its existence, the police force of Rhodesia. It was formed as a paramilitary force of mounted infantrymen in 1889 by Cecil Rhodes’ British South Africa Company, from which it took its original name, the British South Africa Company’s Police.

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