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= Andy Telfer = Andy Telfer served as an officer in the Rhodesian African Rifles from February 1977 until it's disbandment in April 1981. As a Lieutenant, he held the post of Platoon Commander during the Bush War and was decorated twice: the Military Forces Commendation (Operational) and the 'Silver Cross of Rhodesia', the country's second highest award for valour. After the war, as a Captain, he was appointed Adjutant of the 2nd Battalion RAR.

This update to the history of the RAR was written by Andy using the official history of the regiment, Masodja (Alexandre Binda, 2007) as his source. It was checked for accuracy by the committee of the RAR Association and posted on FaceBook for review by the 1,000 plus members of the RAR FB Group.

The objective of the update is simply to post an accurate and factual précis of the history of the RAR.