Dear Friends, “CHIBAYA MOYO” After much consideration and with the encouragement of the RAR Association, we are pleased to advise that Andrew Telfer and I are collaborating to produce an anthology of anecdotes from those who had the distinction and honour of serving in the RAR and all who had experiences serving alongside our masodja. There are scores of wonderful stories that can still be told by those who were part of their making. They could provide a lasting memory of our fine Regiment, its soldiers and their actions. The opportunity to capture these stories will not last for ever. Our mission is to create an anthology of RAR stories, related by those who were there, in memory of our Regiment and especially our Fallen. After cost of publication, any proceeds will be donated to the RAR Regimental Association. The title of the book will be “Chibaya Moyo”, and its sub-title “An Anthology of Rhodesian African Rifles Anecdotes”. We have decided, following one of Bill Liversidges excellent suggestions, to include artwork in the margins that will help to reinforce the story line, à la “Jock of the Bushveld” for those who have read that wonderful book. To make this a reality, we obviously need your help! We strongly encourage those among you who have anecdotes about your experiences to include them in this work by emailing them to us at: rhfulton@gmail and at.jt@hotmail I will illustrate Chibaya Moyo and design/paint the cover and Andy will edit it. Some guidelines: 1. To help us create the chapter structure, we ask that you orientate your anecdote towards one of the topics listed below. 2. Contributions should be first-hand personal accounts, your own stories. 3. Ideally, they should be less than 1,000 words, maximum 1,500. 4. Please include the approximate date to help us sort them into chronological order. 5. This is about the RAR, not the Army in general. Try to capture something of the essence, the unique nature of our Regiment. 6. Photos are very welcome. For us to be able to use them in the book, they should be sent as a .jpeg attachment to the email, not copied and pasted. Calls for material will be made in the following sequence of topics: 1. Your first encounter with the RAR 2. Joining the RAR 3. Learning to speak chiShona and understanding the African culture 4. Regimental life 5. Dining in nights 6. Officers Mess antics 7. Fire Force 8. Ambushes 9. Observation Posts 10. External operations 11. Patrols 12. Parachuting 13. RAR soldiers as fighters 14. RAR soldiers as drivers, batmen and signallers 15. The unique character of the RAR soldier 16. Notable characters 17. In remembrance 18. The battle for Bulawayo (Entumbane) 19. Leaving the RAR All contributors will be acknowledged in the book and, closer to publication, well invite you to provide a brief pen-picture of yourself to place with your anecdote. We request, both with the greatest of respect and to protect the integrity of our work, that you accept the following basic pre-conditions: 1. Anyone who contributes does so on the tacit understanding that they have assigned to us the right to edit and publish their contribution under the copyright of the book. 2. We will retain the right to determine what is ‘suitable’ for inclusion, any decision we make will be final and our rationale will remain confidential. Communication will be through the medium of the RAR FaceBook page (Russell) and via email (Andy) for those not on FaceBook. Please feel free to forward this to anyone that you feel should receive it. We begin collecting anecdotes now and will end on 31 March 2015. Lets get started! Anecdotes are now invited on the first three topics: 1. Your first encounter with the RAR. 2. Joining the RAR. 3. Learning to speak chiShona and understanding the African culture. We look forward very much to creating Chibaya Moyo with you. With best wishes, Russell Fulton and Andy Telfer
Posted on: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 08:07:50 +0000
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