PRISON SERVICES OF RHODESIA
History, Uniforms, Medals & Insignia
This section is a collection of period
photographs, scans from the few books that reference Prison
Insignia and photographs of badges from various collections.
If anyone has any additional photographs of insignia or personnel
I would be grateful to hear from them via wkennerley@yahoo.com
Photographs from the Miles MacDonald collection
If anyone can assist with the identities of any of the individuals in the following photographs, please contact the webmaster.
1969 Rhodesia Prison Service Assessment Course. Photo Miles MacDonald
3rd Row from right, Rick Pullen, Miles MacDonald
2nd Row from left, Tony Coetzee
1st Row, John Grindrod, Ron Manders, Supt. J. Nesbitt, Brian Thom (I/C Dog Section), Herc Engelbrecht
1976 RPS CPO Course. Photo Miles MacDonald
2nd Row from left Stoffel de Bod, Jan Moller, Graeme Walder, Alistair Campbell, Jan Alberts, Mile MacDonald, Piet Coetzee, Ken Heustice
1st Row from left Dave Burgess, ? (Instructor), Robbie Robertson (Instructor - trained British Commando's during WWII), Supt John Clack, Johnny Walker (I/C Dog Section), Mike Spinks (Instructor), Harry Rowlands
1979 RPS Wankie Prison Staff. Photo Miles MacDonald
Centre back Miles MacDonald, to his left Prison Officer Adam Sinaro and to his right Sgt. Steven
Photographs from the Brian Ruff collection
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| Chikurubi 1971 Flag Dedication Supt Ruff (parade commander), LoC Johnny Walker head of the Dog Section, RoC Ken Barnfield, Band in background. – Photo: Brian Ruff | Supt. Ruff, Ch Supt
Joe Barker?, President Clifford Dupont, Director of
Prisons Frank Patch . – Photo: Brian Ruff
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| President Clifford Dupont, Director of Prisons Frank Patch, Supt. Ruff, Ch Supt Joe Barker? - Reviewing parade 1971. – Photo: Brian Ruff |
Drumhead service with 3 of the 6 prison chaplains in clerical dress. All were required to wear uniform otherwise. L to R - a dominee from the DRC, Supt. Ruff, Chaplain-General Bill Clarke (C of E), Father Ribeiro (Nyahwa?) (C of E). The other 3 were R.C.(2) and Methodist. – Photo: Brian Ruff |
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Supt Ruff takes the Salute on march past at the Dedication of the R.P.S.flag, Chikurubi 1971. – Photo: Brian Ruff |
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Most likely the Dedication of the R.P.S.flag, Chikurubi 1971. |
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Dedication of the R.P.S.flag, Chikurubi
1971. President Clifford Dupont, Officer is believed to be
Prison Director Frank Patch |
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Most likely after the Dedication of the
R.P.S.flag, Chikurubi |
Most likely after the Dedication of the R.P.S.flag, Chikurubi 1971. Unknown, President Clifford Dupont, Unknown, Unknown |
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| 1979 110753 P/O Andre
Stassen BSAP at his Passing Out Parade, his brother 8377
D/Insp Heinrich Stassen BSAP and their father C/Supt WJ
Stassen Rhodesia Prison Service - Photo Andre
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Photograph from the Gordon Campbell collection
Padre Squair
Insignia Collections
Dudley Wall Collection
Scanned with permission from "Insignia & History of the Rhodesian Armed Forces 1890-1980" by Dudley Wall
Note that the two rank insignia for Senior Warder WOII and WOI do not appear to fit into the rank structure as described under the insignia section. The rank insignia noted as Warden Commissioner is actually a British South Africa Police rank, the Prisons Director wore a crossed keys as shown below.
Wayne M. Kennerley Collection
I have yet to find any confirmation that the star shaped insignia above is Rhodesian
Craig Fourie Collection
Rory Drainer Collection
I have yet to find any confirmation that the
star shaped insignia above is Rhodesian
Karl Slade Collection
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