the last comment is the most notable. If you have survived because of the sacrifice of the Rhodesian soldiers of all colours, black, white, coloured etc, who fought for the same, or lived through the empty promises of Zimbabwe, then you will appreciate, sometimes more than the Rhodesian soldiers, that their fight was a good one, and that they were fighting for the good of their country and its people. Pride may not be a good thing, but they should hold their heads high and be satisfied for the evils they prevented and the good they created
My name is Wayne Varkevisser..I grew up as a child in Mangula ,Mashonaland in the war years.. Had Alouette G cars and K cars land on our School sports fields ,which were located right near to Mangula Hospital. As well as the recreation club sports fields. On occadion there would be up to 5 Alouettes at a time. We the schoolkids would collect empty 20mm (I think!) Shell casingz and steel ammo links and clip together long belts of browning ammo with the empty used shells. I saw many wounded and dead moved off those alouettes. I will never forget the beautiful whine of an Alouette turbine. My father Cecil Varkevisser was a Territorial army conscript with Assault Pioneers.I think he trained at Llewellen Barracks. Thanks for the great series.
Bill Glenn was an uncle of mine. Huki you must have got in contact with his daughter , Cathie. My folks lived across the road from you out at Flesk. You were friends with my brother Stuart.
My Shaw family were imbedded deep into the war. Dad doing Veterinary patrols in dangerous areas, my eldest brother Owen in Engineers as a TF Sapper, me in the RHAF and the twins in RHACR. We were lucky no one was killed. Thank God.
Man I absolutely loved this video. Thanks for sharing. Words can't express the feeling at end when thanks the guys for their sacrifice. All men served can hold their heads high. Ever so grateful to them. My 3 brothers were in the thick of things. God bless you all. Sincere thanks gents
What an excellent interview- jeez the Shaw family were very prominent in them good ole bad days! So enjoyable to listen to the stories as seen and told by a school boy whilst the war carried on around them and how his parents and brothers were fully involved. An awesome and interesting life we had! Good Onya John and Hannes again and again for this series.👍👍
Huki’s perspective was the same as mine growing up during the bush war. So many similar memories. Jamie Scott went to Churchill with me. One of the school holidays he personally fought off an attack on his family farm and was shot multiple times. His wounds were his medals at school. It was in the Herald and I kept a clipping for years. I think Huki’s interview has opened up a new layer of the bush war. Well done 👏🏻
Hi Huki and John, Re John Conde, one of my memories relating to my contacts with him - we were working on the Charara Banana farm, Kariba, in 1980s and John had a mixed herd of Buffalo and cattle penned there as a part of his Foot and Mouth research. The Buffalo were de-horned and were trained to pull a scotch cart in pairs, so the staff would drive around the farm each day, sometimes loading bunches of bananas to take to the cold rooms for processing. They were subsequently moved to Rukomechi at the base of the escarpment adjacent to Mana Pools. John was not available when they were due to be moved, so he asked me to inject each Buffalo with the sedative prior to the transfer, but the needles he gave me were more suitable for humans and not Buffalo hide! and with the first 2 attempts the needles buckled! It was not easy finding the right place to inject a restless semi-wild Buffalo! Anyway, after much cursing of John, I managed to succeed with the sedation and they were loaded and sent away. Interesting memories of Dr Conde and his Foot and Mouth research.
I too grew up in Suburban Bulawayo during the seventies and the war. First rifle I learned to shoot was the FN, over and above a pellet gun as well. Had family serve in the army and my mum volunteered for the Rhodesian Red Cross. These were good days..
Thankx ones again John and Hugie. I thank it would be wonderful to remember farmers that got murderd. I when to small primery near Musina called Mopane with some of the farmers. Wonderful idea. Thankx again John and Hannes
Huki, I have been so moved by this video that I can honestly say it's one of the best in the series. The description of Rhodesia's youth, the freedom we enjoyed, the innocent risks we took and the silly things we did that would freak out this modern generation. Full of pathos, humour and emotion that wove a vision of bygone days together for us to see and remember. I had a big lump in my throat at the end. I regret handing you over to John to be interviewed Huki, it would have been a real honour to have done so (Tony Ballinger) (Ps well done John).
I was 14 years old when war ended we lived on the enterprise road in glelorne just before umwinsdidale used to cycle down that road in my red raleigh chopper waving to army guys going up and down the road towards mtoko / shamva
My Maternal Grandfather (Goelst)had been with BASC and was awarded a farm in Fort Victoria. He bult the first Cinema in Ft.Vic. My Mom collected tickets and her sister played the piano
@@michaelrclements but further grants followed the defeat of lobengula in 93 , including my great great uncle. Most 1890 arrivals were more interested in prospecting for gold.
Fantastic video, the more vir videos and stories I hear, the harder I kick my own ass that I did not go when I was invited more than once to visit Rhodesia.
"Refreshers"? We Euros have been in a perpetual state of war since Napoleon Bonaparte (if not, too, earlier). Bienvenue a Guerre. A European specialty.
41:56 "One of the simplest plastic explosives was Nobel's Explosive No. 808, of the gelignite type, also known as Nobel 808" "Nitroglycerin works in the heart arteries by opening up those arteries and allowing more blood to flow through. That's how it can be useful to relieve chest pain. As a side effect, though, that same sort of opening up of blood vessels can occur in the head and the brain, and this is what can lead to a headache."
What an incredible account of a child's experience of the Bush War. Thank you Huki and John for this episode. I really enjoyed it.
the last comment is the most notable. If you have survived because of the sacrifice of the Rhodesian soldiers of all colours, black, white, coloured etc, who fought for the same, or lived through the empty promises of Zimbabwe, then you will appreciate, sometimes more than the Rhodesian soldiers, that their fight was a good one, and that they were fighting for the good of their country and its people. Pride may not be a good thing, but they should hold their heads high and be satisfied for the evils they prevented and the good they created
For sure bud was crazy times very grateful to the soldiers that fought in war
My name is Wayne Varkevisser..I grew up as a child in Mangula ,Mashonaland in the war years.. Had Alouette G cars and K cars land on our School sports fields ,which were located right near to Mangula Hospital.
As well as the recreation club sports fields. On occadion there would be up to 5 Alouettes at a time. We the schoolkids would collect empty 20mm (I think!) Shell casingz and steel ammo links and clip together long belts of browning ammo with the empty used shells.
I saw many wounded and dead moved off those alouettes.
I will never forget the beautiful whine of an Alouette turbine.
My father Cecil Varkevisser was a Territorial army conscript with Assault Pioneers.I think he trained at Llewellen Barracks.
Thanks for the great series.
Bill Glenn was an uncle of mine. Huki you must have got in contact with his daughter , Cathie. My folks lived across the road from you out at Flesk. You were friends with my brother Stuart.
My Shaw family were imbedded deep into the war. Dad doing Veterinary patrols in dangerous areas, my eldest brother Owen in Engineers as a TF Sapper, me in the RHAF and the twins in RHACR. We were lucky no one was killed. Thank God.
Man I absolutely loved this video. Thanks for sharing. Words can't express the feeling at end when thanks the guys for their sacrifice. All men served can hold their heads high. Ever so grateful to them. My 3 brothers were in the thick of things. God bless you all. Sincere thanks gents
Couldn't agree more!
What an excellent interview- jeez the Shaw family were very prominent in them good ole bad days!
So enjoyable to listen to the stories as seen and told by a school boy whilst the war carried on around them and how his parents and brothers were fully involved.
An awesome and interesting life we had!
Good Onya John and Hannes again and again for this series.👍👍
Huki’s perspective was the same as mine growing up during the bush war. So many similar memories. Jamie Scott went to Churchill with me. One of the school holidays he personally fought off an attack on his family farm and was shot multiple times. His wounds were his medals at school. It was in the Herald and I kept a clipping for years.
I think Huki’s interview has opened up a new layer of the bush war.
Well done 👏🏻
My father told me about that storyhe was 15 fought them off
As an ex Churchill boy I remember brave Jamie, and don't forget Stewart Jellicoe
Is it possible to interview him?
Hi Huki and John,
Re John Conde, one of my memories relating to my contacts with him - we were working on the Charara Banana farm, Kariba, in 1980s and John had a mixed herd of Buffalo and cattle penned there as a part of his Foot and Mouth research. The Buffalo were de-horned and were trained to pull a scotch cart in pairs, so the staff would drive around the farm each day, sometimes loading bunches of bananas to take to the cold rooms for processing. They were subsequently moved to Rukomechi at the base of the escarpment adjacent to Mana Pools. John was not available when they were due to be moved, so he asked me to inject each Buffalo with the sedative prior to the transfer, but the needles he gave me were more suitable for humans and not Buffalo hide! and with the first 2 attempts the needles buckled! It was not easy finding the right place to inject a restless semi-wild Buffalo! Anyway, after much cursing of John, I managed to succeed with the sedation and they were loaded and sent away. Interesting memories of Dr Conde and his Foot and Mouth research.
I enjoyed Huki’s account. I knew his brother in the engineers.
The Shaws seem like an amazing family. Great job
Yes they do
lovely conversation ,thank you
I too grew up in Suburban Bulawayo during the seventies and the war. First rifle I learned to shoot was the FN, over and above a pellet gun as well. Had family serve in the army and my mum volunteered for the Rhodesian Red Cross. These were good days..
Thankx ones again John and Hugie.
I thank it would be wonderful to remember farmers that got murderd.
I when to small primery near Musina called Mopane with some of the farmers.
Wonderful idea.
Thankx again John and Hannes
That was my childhood excellent interview
Huki, I have been so moved by this video that I can honestly say it's one of the best in the series. The description of Rhodesia's youth, the freedom we enjoyed, the innocent risks we took and the silly things we did that would freak out this modern generation. Full of pathos, humour and emotion that wove a vision of bygone days together for us to see and remember. I had a big lump in my throat at the end. I regret handing you over to John to be interviewed Huki, it would have been a real honour to have done so (Tony Ballinger) (Ps well done John).
Well done huki.
Thank you
Mate, you gave an exceptional narrative. CP
I was 14 years old when war ended we lived on the enterprise road in glelorne just before umwinsdidale used to cycle down that road in my red raleigh chopper waving to army guys going up and down the road towards mtoko / shamva
🎉Thank you. Excellent 🎉
Used to keep pellets umder my tongue as a kid when out and about in the bush
Thanks for a great interview Huki & John, sweet memories.
God Bless Always and stay well.
My Maternal Grandfather (Goelst)had been with BASC and was awarded a farm in Fort Victoria. He bult the first Cinema in Ft.Vic. My Mom collected tickets and her sister played the piano
Probably due to his service in the Victoria Column in 1893 ?? Have you researched it ?
@@michaelrclements but further grants followed the defeat of lobengula in 93 , including my great great uncle. Most 1890 arrivals were more interested in prospecting for gold.
@@michaelrclements Yup.
Superb! Superb!
Fantastic video, the more vir videos and stories I hear, the harder I kick my own ass that I did not go when I was invited more than once to visit Rhodesia.
Awesome interview
Thank you for these refreshers.
"Refreshers"? We Euros have been in a perpetual state of war since Napoleon Bonaparte (if not, too, earlier).
Bienvenue a Guerre. A European specialty.
Lead pellets between top-lip and gum... must have spent half my boyhood like that, I'd be puking if I saw my children doing it... 🤣
41:56
"One of the simplest plastic explosives was Nobel's Explosive No. 808, of the gelignite type, also known as Nobel 808"
"Nitroglycerin works in the heart arteries by opening up those arteries and allowing more blood to flow through. That's how it can be useful to relieve chest pain. As a side effect, though, that same sort of opening up of blood vessels can occur in the head and the brain, and this is what can lead to a headache."
Any Sapper will remember those headaches and learning quickly to wash your hands after handling it.
By 1978 6 weeks in 2 out
I went to Prince Edward.