Fighting Men of Rhodesia ep87 | C/Sgt. Barry Jolliffe | part 3
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- čas přidán 17. 11. 2021
- Barry is a true Rhodesian, served in the SAS as a National Serviceman and later as a regular. He was involved in most of the major operations of the Rhodesian Bush War and has a very interesting story to tell.
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Fascinating conversation with Barry. Have been listening back to back
Does anybody else hit like before the episode even begins?
Yes I do 😂😂😂 we know it’s going to be fantastic before it starts !
Me too
Yes me too
Absolutely.!!!
My days are made when I wake up to a new episode. Another true and humble Rhodesian who did the best he could to preserve a wonderful country. The History that followed showed that those who fought for Rhodesia were on the right side of history.
Barry, You kept me safe.I never had the chance to say thank you. Thank You For everything
Excellent interviews with Barry. Would love to hear more about Darryl Watts.
Noted!
I would also too like to hear more from Darryl Watts and although sadly too late but I bet Andy Johnson (RIP) would have been a great interview from a military medic viewpoint. Great work guys.
I could listen to Barry’s stories for hours and hours. Fascinating.
It is wonderful to hear these factual accounts from someone who experienced it all. Thanks Barry for telling your story which most serving Rhodesians would not be aware of. Another great episode John and Hannes, so thank you. If you add all 3 of Barry’s episodes together it must be over 3 hours and he must be commended for his memory as well as his bravery. The post Zimbabwe element was very interesting but very sad.
Thanks for listening
@@fightingmenofrhodesia the stories of the aftermath are fascinating and not well documented. Any information that comes out about the SA operations into Zim and the dissident period in Matabeleland would be good to share.
@@chrisjones6736 the risk is that here in SA they could possibly still face prosecution if they did not deal with it in the Truth & Reconciliation Commission. But still, I like your suggestion.
Thanks John. I was still a district policeman in early 81 and after Entumbane punch ups we began to get rumblings of ZIPRA activity in our neighbourhood - before there was a dissident campaign as such but unsettling nevertheless. I was back in UK by April and not long after bad stories began to emanate from Matabeleland.
Hey, lekker you ones. Been so many years. This is from an old member of 1Cdo 1Rli back in the 70s. Still drawing breath somehow. God bless you, colour.
Brilliant. Retd C/Sgt Jolliffe's great memory and his specific attention to details, within such a memory, really is the mark of an absolute professional. So too the decision to cull the fishermen that would have compromised the mission. So sad that a well documented U.S special forces unit involved in a counter-insurgancy op in Afghan didn't employ this tactic. They did not, they allowed shepherds to go free. Only one grievously wounded trooper survived that op. These fine Rhodesian professionals let no-one stop them from achieving their objectives, or risk compromise through unneccassary 'mercy'. Thank you John, Hannes and Barry.
So true Tim. Tough decisions. Same with Bravo Two Zero and the goatherder..you will be compromised.
@@fightingmenofrhodesia every time.
Fantastic memory recall from a true soldier. Many Thanks for your service.
One of the best in your series of interviews.
Part 3 and ready for more .. wonderful stuff Barry .. keep talking we are all listening and appreciate this ! You have lived a good life and experienced much more than most ! Happy you lived to tell us these stories which are important for the generations to come. Tatenda sekuru 🙏🏻
Tatenda John and Hannes. Loving these stories ! Respect and salute !
I hope there is an episode 4 :)
Please can we have more sessions of the C/Sgt. It is of the best on this already excellent series.
listening to these recollections is beyond incredible.
Not even Haggard, Tolkein's, Wilbur's or James Cameron's ( Avatar writer) scenarios compete, and they're fiction, inventions of the mind.
A soldier, when blackening his face, donning some rags and wields the weapon of an enemy, effectively becomes an Avatar, but outside of fiction.
Thank-you for your service 🙏
The Recce commander - Major Blau - was given a Rhodesian Purple Heart fashioned from a dayglo patch - in a “formal parade” by my father at Mabalahouta after he was wounded! Wow now that’s a 40 year old memory out of nowhere! Thanks guys - keep it up.
Great stuff , i hope you have more to come , thank you for the South African part as i would like to know more
I was very shocked at how expendable our men were regarded.
BZ to our Fighting Men of Rhodesia. Salute.
Very interesting , thank you Barry.
Wow, amazing recollections and huge respect for the brutal honesty - no frills or innuendo, just the simple truth, which is so characteristic of members of the SAS. And RIP Dave Berry - I was at boarding school with his son in the wake of his death, which was a serious reality check for me as a fellow army brat.
Critical history from a true warrior hero.
Brilliant! Can we please have some more?
Great trio, thanks to Barry, John and Hanes. Enjoy your series and the fascinating stuff from guys who were there. Thank you
Thanks Andrew! 🙏🏻
Great Stories 👍👍👍
Thank you 😀
What a fascinating man- one of our really hard men. Well done mate
I was a chef with A Squadron Captain Graham Wilson and B Squadron with Colin Willis but Mostly with C Squadron under Captain Pierce. I was cooking for C Squadron when Captain Pierce died in Bunker bomb explosion.
Would love to interview you Eugene! How do I get hold of you? My email is bugeisha7@gmail'com
Gripping stuff. It must have been so strange sneaking back into Rhodesia on the same roads and tracks they used to patrol. The story of the three guys at the end was a shocker, very iffy indeed. Top stuff boys. Thanks a bunch.
Fascinating. Great interview..
In my humble opinion one of the best sas stories.
I think you're right Mike. You should hear the stuff I deleted - hectic!
I am amazed and humbled.
Heroes..my sincere respects.
Great to listen to this Baz! Brings back so many memories.
These is one of your best series of videos you have made... 👍
Glad you think so!
Great work keep them coming
Thanks, will do!
Wonderful stories. Waiting for episode 4. Hannes let him tell them 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Absolutely amazing. We never knew the extent of cross border activity. RIP to all your muckers who never made it home.
Great three-part series, enjoyed every minute,
hi Barry what a great interview . I hat hard from Daryl that you had joined the SAS. Remember well our years together at Coghlan, Chaplan. I could see you doing well in the SAS. I joined the airforce after school and left in 1980.
Thanks guys fantastic stories, please keep them coming, its like one of those books that you can't put down.
Glad you like them!
Barry is proper rhodie main mana
we have to say thanks to John and co for these interviews. I hope they just keep going. Even if guys tell the same events differently as they were also there, the accounts from more witnesses help overlap and establish the events. So the more SAS, RLI, BSAP etc the better, and even if they are not top ranks
We agree!
Great Stuff
Soldier straight 👍, hell of a military career.
I knew Lou Corby well
I remember the three white guys being taken out,1982?the details on ZBC and Bulawayo Chronicle were very sketchy,I think their bodies were shown on TV if memory serves,most likely shot by their so called colleagues.
Billy Heyns Another Sinoia boy ? Brother of Nerina?
Another great interview guys.
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Regarding the latter part of the interview, the three operators killed were killed by a 2RAR callsign in southern Matabeleland. I was in 1RAR then. Saw the sitrep. Tragic! Those men had no tactical reason to be there. Nonsense really. RIP!
Informative interview but so sad. You were really men of men Rhodesians. You fought for a cause you believed in.