Legacy Conversations - Peter Baxter - RAR, 121Bn SADF, 101Bn SWATF
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- 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 tanks and the Classical War Exercise done south of Gwelo on the Somabula Flats near Fort Rixon was some of the best training that he could have received. It stood him in good stead his later military career at 121 Battalion and at the Romeo Mikes at 101 Battalion where he ended up fighting tanks out of Casspirs with Ratel 90’s in support. He was posted to A Company 3 RAR under the command of Major Tom Simpson in October 1980 as a platoon commander and then Company 2i/c.
Peter was then posted to Support Company 3RAR at Grand Reef under Major Jim Flanagan in mid 1981 where he was the Company 2ic and also the 81mm Mortar Platoon Commander.
From 1982 April to 1985 July, Peter served with 121 Battalion in South Africa. He served with B Company under Captain Chris Garland and then started and trained C Company at 121 Battalion, the Zulus, at St. Lucia in Zululand. I did Recce Selection in September to November 1982.
He then worked in Cape Town in Restaurants, as a driver and in Security from ’85 until ’87.
In 1987 to 1988 he rejoined the SADF and served at 101 Battalion in South West Africa with the Romeo Mikes (RM) (Reaction Force) 902 Special Service Company (SSC) with RM7 as a Team Commander under the Command of Bernie de Waal from May “87 to Dec ’87. He was the Company Commander for 902 SSC from July to September 1987 when De Waal was injured in a PomZ explosion whilst we were running on a spoor. He was also the Company Commander for 903 SSC Romeo Mikes for the first 5 months of 1988 where he operated in Casspirs inside Angola.Peter fought at Cuito Cuanavale and the Lomba River and in South Western and Central Southern Angola around Ongiva, Xangongo, Mupa and Evale. If you have any questions for Peter, please leave them here. Subscribe and click the bell to be informed of new episodes.
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Made my day listening to this. Proud to also have served in 101BN SWATF.
Come chat Stephen, or maybe even join Peter's group chat? Contact Peter and discuss the options, please! Thanks!
Thanks Stephen--It was a pleasure to serve with you and is a pleasure to know you now--keep in touch--your service is also valued--thank you
Thanks for the very interesting talk Peter!!!👍👍👌👌👌
Thanks Willy--my pleasure--experience can only be passed on. It can be imparted by good leaders. I tried to do that. I even made up a complete COIN Ops Aide Memoire--similar to the Rhodesian ones for a 121 BN Bravo Company Border Trip in 1983--I wonder how many of the 60 that I made are still in existence??--I used Bonus Bonds Holder Plastic Leaf books for them. The Leader Group all had one.If anyone reads this and still has theirs I would be very interested to hear if you used it. Jackie Robinson in the Typists Office helped me put it together--Thanks Jackie--you were a star!
Hi Peter salute to you sir, do you have any way I could get a copy of your aide memior i have been collecting some military manuals for time now andvwould love to add yours to my collection if possible (Ex - 4-SAI bokop or fokop as we were better known😅)
Great story Peter Baxter, thanks for sharing and thank you for your service
Thanks for your comment Denis--we had a young Lieutenant Denis Winternitz at 101Bn --excellent guy--sadly passed away recently
Thanks Peter , super excellent talk , you were doing and did what you did and did what was needed to be done , most interesting. Unfortunately as in all walks of life there were those characters whom disliked , others especially being a Englishmen in the SADF . I like your hard core reaction .
Most afrikaans guys i spent my time with were great , but there was always that one looking for " kak ", never would i give in to those guys . We had to do what we had to do and that was that .
Many thanks again Peter and to Koos and Vossie STRONG
Eric--yes--one of the challenges of life--I have lived and visited and worked in 32 different countries and one always finds issues, people issues, but take them head on and enjoy it. What really irritated me was the whingers, the NS guys who did not make the most of what life had served up to them. If their attitude was different and they learned some skills during their year or two they would have been much better off later in life. Did youknow that during the Vietnam war there were 675,000 Americans that were drafted. Vietnam was 1965 to 1975.Did you know that over the Border War period that National Service was in place that 675,000 young South African men were conscripted?--howz that for an interesting fact?? SA Border War 1966 to 1989. Then the Internal Issues in the Townships till 1994.
Once again really enjoyed this conversation. Thanx Peter for sharing
My pleasure Kemp--more to come--a 2nd interview sometime soon and in a few weeks time some Officer and some NCO group chats--watch this space
Great to hear you reminisce Peter! I was one of the 2Lts in your bungalow at 101. You may not remember me but I remember you well. You were always not only an officer but also a genteman!
Phil--thank you I appreciate that. I cannot place the face but the name is familiar. Where did you serve in 101Bn? I had a great year at 101Bn made up by the mostly excellent Leader Group and some ex Terrs, and some ex Rhodesian NCO's like Tess Khumalo and ex Rhodesian Troops like Spenser Mpedzi. When did you klaar out? Appreciate your comments. Thank you.
@@peterbaxter5750 I was there from July 87-88, initially trained an intake of troops after which I worked under Capt. Steenkamp before being deployed with a team to gather intelligence on the movements of Navy Forces in central southern Angola and reporting to 32Bn who were at Ruacana at the time.
@@42phaedrus that must have been interesting
Well done Peter on your most informative and spellbinding stories. My cousins were in the RAR and my son did his call up straight out of school in RSA and did land up in South West in the 80s. Thank you.
Thank you Alistair--the RAR was a magnificent Regiment--glad that your son served. Which Battalion was he in? One of my sons serves now but I cannot say where or when or how. I may have mentioned it in the interview though. I am very proud of his achievements and also of his older brother. He has followed a similar path as the 19 year old me, but he can stay in his Unit for life as he will not experience the Political Upheaval that we had in Africa.
Good to hear the pakslae was given..... part two please.
🎉Thank you Peter😊🎉
Thanks Peter, lekker story.
Wow. My utmost respect GB. Awesome interview.
Stephen--thank you--you are a good man. I am honored by your comments
Wow, once again guys amazing stuff, never knew 101 had Psuedo Cadre, I thought that was limited to 5.1 Recce and some Koevoet teams, please can we have another episode elaborating more on these military techniques??
"I've got a good one...". Hey Vossie they're all good ones! Thank you!
Haha... yes, indeed! I really enjoyed this one... a bit special!
Charles--Vossie always has good ones--he was an Alo Tech--sat behind some nice guns and looked after his ride---what do you expect----white sheets, mattresses, vleis, rys en artapples and many dops every night--just teasing Vossie!!!???$$$###
@@peterbaxter5750 I was in logistics. Skelem bliksems too! I reckon storemen and flight engineers can "organise" better than everyone else!
As you know, "organise" means something extra in Afrikaans.
"Ja, ek sal dit organise." A few rules will be bent, some bent completely out of shape, but it will happen and just don't ask how.
@@cccmmm1234 yes--if you cound not "Organize" then you sukkeled
Peter - you are respected.
In return Stephen--thanks for your comments as always
Amazing work
Thank you Corne--appreciate your comment
A group chat would be lekker.
Great warrior Well done
Up the Rhodies!
Thank you FT--yep--the Rhodies are now a dying breed--slowly disappearing by the grim reapers hand.
Salute / Saluut.
AW--Salute right back at you
Hi Vossie, could you please ask Peter Baxter if he owned a scaffold company in SA much appreciated
Hi Graham, I will do so when we next speak, promise!
Hi Graham.Nope, did not own a Scaffold Company. -I worked for several from 1988 to 2009--Satellite Electric Scaffold & SGB (21 years) then Uni-Span--then TopFix--Then Harsco (Hunnebeck) in SA--Then Harsco in India, China, Australia, Egypt & Dubai--then the USA --Brand--then Brock and now StepUp Scaffold. I was the Chairman of the Scaffold & Access Committe of the SABS in SA from 1992 to 2009 when I left SGB. I am now involved in the US SCaffold Association now too.
If you were in the RAR, you must have known RSM Frank Parsons?
Edwin--the name is not familiar. I was in 3 RAR where RSM Obert Veremu was the RSM in 1980-1981.
Helloo internet
Helloo Chris Moll--Internet is great for recording history--thanks for your comment