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Fighting Men of Rhodesia ep255 | S/Sgt Greg Ashton - Part 3 | D Squadron (Rhodesian) SAS, SADF RECCE
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- čas přidán 1. 05. 2024
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So happy to see Greg here, thanks to all, God bless, Koos
Thanks for the intro Koos! Much appreciated
As usual..a great story. I was a Guard Force Platoon Cdr and based in Bveke (east of Mt Darwin). We did a lot of "taxi service" for SAS...mainly picking them up..between Bveke and the Moc Border and the Rushinga Area. Reason was, that the Army had a strict order... at least 2 vehicle Convoys. Of course "Bastion" like Intaf or Police were driving around most of time with 1 vehicle ,just lack of transport.On two seperate ambushes we received a hit by RPG 7 in the Drivers Cabin ( I still got the pics with 1 inch (?) hole), no KIAs just minor injuries. Therefore I was allowed (or better invited) to the SAS Tent at Mtoko FAF (Guard Force HQ was just opposite). There I met 2 Brits (with one I m in touch till today) who were former British SAS (I found that out many years later) who had left "officialy" Brit SAS to join D Squad....and after 3 yrs returned to the UK. A win/win situation for the UK.....get "Bush Craft Skills" for free, get first hand information and, on top, paid by the Rhodesian Tax Payer.
Fantastic work "Fighting Men of Rhodesia", thank you Greg & Tony for bringing us a fantastic piece of history which I/us would never had known of if you did not tell us and done it so well in a manner which make you feel as if you were there.
This is the way I enjoy hearing about a mans life story and how he or they experienced their operation.
I prepared a lot of their equipment they would need and made sure everything was in stock and ready to go. The only thing I refused to work with was detonators.
I was also utilized as a guard when they had great big functions when all the top brass was there as well. I sometimes think of how many of these guys I saw or walked by.
Thank you, Tony, for getting hold of Greg to tell us his life story. People like Greg make me proud of being a South African.
Solid gold
Wow this is so interesting-- bloody excellent!
Greg explains things so well and so clearly ! Only 15 minutes in and I know it’s going to take a couple of smoke breaks to get through it!
Well done to Greg and Tony and all involved!
Fantastic.👍
A hat trick of great talks by Greg. Keep them coming
Good golly Greg - you're a natural storyteller... how about joining us at Legacy Conversations to host videos and do group chats with your mates?? Great chat - I'm looking forward to part two!
Part 4 you mean lol
@@Toncor12 Haha - part two of this part of part four... if you know what I mean!? Just btw... I have watched the other three... 😁😁
Another cracking interview... black mamba... was waiting for a lift from Kadoma one day, also reading, and a rat ran between my legs from behind. I was astonished, even more so when a few seconds later a mamba followed it! I know it sounds like BS, but my lift saw it as he was pulling up.
Bloody hell , Angola has so much to offer. I was told stories by two professional hunters who had operated up there about the diversity of the country. Certainly a young mans world of opportunity. I wish I could travel and tour around there someday. Thanks for a tantalizing story.
Salute Staff Greg. I saw in a pic on the left was Lt D Steyn. He is one of or SF blokes in our vet association. He operates out of the Mills Bomb shell hole Warner Beach. They host us for a potjie compo once a year. 2 years ago I met Sgt Maj Moorcroft. What a pleasure. Our team came second. We got the best prize a cook book the recce way. How to eat magots with Mrs Balls chutney Salute soldier
Another gem. I think we’ve found the new James Bond. I was especially impressed by the way you mentioned your sightings of those Sables. How they stuck in your memories. Maybe there is Rhodesian in you. Anyway that’s why you paint such a good picture of your life in the military as that’s where the best paint brushes come from. Fantastic episode once again.
Fantastic stories! Very much enjoyed listening to Greg. Quite incredible this was happening in the 70's!. We were all in the transition from primary school to high school and had absolutely zero idea this was going on. Only once we were in National Service did we ever hear of the Reconnaissance Regiments. Amazing soldiers!
Dankie!
Wow, thank you so much!
Greg has such a wonderful way of explaining and his analogies are brilliant. From his very first talk with Koos I liked him and his manner.
Another excellent chat, Greg. "The night belongs to 1.1!" Thanks to you and Tony! Awaiting the next chapter with bated breath!
I could listen to Greg all day. In fact I have! What a great racconteur.
Really enjoy the detail of your talks Greg. Wonderful stuff mate
Taking the FOR interviews to a whole new level. Fascinating.
Thanks guys! Interesting and well told! a history lesson! Excellent job Tony always. Great pictures in your background Tony, looks really nice! 🙏
thanks brother. The bg one was a gift to me from a well known painter. I was really moved.
@@Toncor12 🤜🤛🙏
Fantastic interview! Thanks to Greg for taking to the time to give these interviews! Such a treat to have three parts!
Excellent job Tony,once again a fantastic talk with Greg, can’t wait for the fourth talk.
Greg I think you should write a book.Also first time I have heard an English guy from SA Special Forces.What percentage where English as I did hear on your show how difficult it was for the Rhodesians when they joined SA Special Forces as they spoke English.
Hi Andrew, As in a previous Legacy talk, my personal opinion and experience was that the South Africans, on the whole, welcomed the Rhodies but when it came down to really accepting them, there was a problem. It may have been trust as many saw or felt that Rhodesians saw that joining 1 Recce or 5 Recce, was a meal ticket out. I think there were a few who used it as a means to survive the transition, which in anyone's books is tough enough, never mind a wife and children as well.
There was no instruction from 'above' where the senior staff offices and CO's instructed their regiment(s) to adopt and receive the Rhodesians like brothers and sisters. An instruction like that would have gone a long way. Secondly, the Rhodesians should have been integrated into the regiments with transitional training, as we had done when going to Rhodesia to join the SAS. Instead, a separate 'add-on' regiment was created and so the two existed alongside each other, were viewed with circumspection and not integrated and united. There already was competitive rivalry between Alpha and Bravo Group @ 1 Recce and then to have this added sticking point was, in my opinion, a major fopah.
The Rhodesians were left feeling quite unwelcome, like step-children and it was a massive loss of bush-was special forces soldiers through whom we could have learned much and with whom we could have shared as well. Sure, there were some differences in culture and operational training and behaviour but integration highlights the better training and options and could have made the SA Special Forces so much better.
Many men stayed and they were outstanding. I'm not going to mention any names here though.
@@GregoryAshton_house_n_hill Thanks for your reply to my comment.
When are you going to write a book about your experiences as you seem to be a natural.
I can hear you loved what you were doing, which many of us could not say about our jobs in civy street.
All the best to you.
Andrew, something I should add ...
Despite coming from a family that spoke English at home (My dad was of Irish heritage and my mother of Afrikaans (Dutch and French Huguenot extract) heritage, the early school years and my early military years, I actually spoke English with a fairly strong Afrikaans accent until I realise this in my university years. I went for elocution lessons with a Mrs. Du Toit and learnt to speak Queen's English with lots of saying, "How now, brown cow ..." and 'The rain in Spain falls mainly ...". Time and money spent to make that happen and open up doors in the radio industry, amongst others.
Another awesome video much respect
How greg ended the last talk i thought that was it. Didn't expect a part 3. Excellent!!!
Part 4 coming soon
@@Toncor12 I suppose 5,6,7,8........ is roo much to ask for
@@pedropedro58er working on it
Excellent. Thank you.
Thank you guys for the series.
Outstanding
Great talk, very interesting.
Legend!!
You cannot tell me things are better in Rhodesia now
They certainly are not better at the moment or, foreseeable future
Warriors of Africa!
Greg. Why so many carrying AR type rifles in that one pic? As opposed to AK's or even R4's or 5's? Who supplied those M16's or M4's or whatever those are?
Likely Beretta AR70’s were carried for plausible deniability. I imagine it came down to preference of them over AKs? Had they carried R1’s or other SA mfg. weapons and things went awry the Angolans could use them as evidence of SA involvement.
@@tarheelriever2609 Hence my reason for wondering why they'd opt for that AR type platform over rather than just using AK's. Which were plentiful and difficult to trace.
Chambered in a better calibre too.
We were fortunate to have access to varying types of armament but it depended on the operation and theatre. The photo you saw was Jack Greeff and his small teams group who operated all over and from whom we drew massive amounts of intelligence and reconnaissance information for operations we executed and, in some instances, like in Operation Agony, which I had just started talking about, in Part III, work with or alongside.
@@GregoryAshton_house_n_hillrespect to you oom