F Res
Charlie
Albert
Rosenfels
Born in Marula District, Southern Rhodesia
Ancestors 
Son of Sigmund Julius Rosenfels
and Evelyn Lois Shone
Brother of
Rosa Elizabeth (Rosenfels) York [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 41
in Kezi, Rhodesia
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F Res Charlie Rosenfels was Killed in Action during Rhodesian Bush War.
Biography
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Birth & Upbringing: Charlie was born in the Marula District of Rhodesia in 1938.
Military Service: The BSA Police was very much a para-military service and was the nation's first line of defense. Young policemen were thus thrust into armed conflict during the insurgency of the later 1960's and the decade which followed. Those who appear on the BSA Police Roll of Honour (War) are afforded full military honours in the true sense.
Occupation: Part-time Policeman - joined the BSA Police in ; Reg. No. 8563G; served until April 1979. Charlie was an active participant in the Police Anti Terrorist Unit (PATU).
Honours and Awards: In January 1975 he was the recipient of the Police Reserve Long Service Medal (PRLSM) [1]
Demise: Killed in action - landmine incident while serving as a Field Reservist in Kezi (Operation Tangent). [2] [3].
Sources
- ↑ Saffery, D "Rhodesia Medal Roll" Honours and Decoration of the Rhodesian Conflict 1970-1981 ISBN: 978-0-9553936-0-0
- ↑ Andrew Field: BSA Police Roll of Honour BSAP Website
- ↑ Obituary Notice Outpost Magazine: Journal of the BSA Police
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