The photo above (recently provided by Carlyle Laurent) shows left to right :
Peter Visser, Carlos dos Santos, Carlyle Laurent. Taken in Karoi 1980 as part of Farm Protection Regional HQ " A " Bindura.
The CO was then Comdt Sam Patridge and the 2iC Asst Comdt Blick.
Changes in the structure of FARM PROTECTION Units / HQs begin of 1979.
Area HQ A-3 MTOKO and Area HQ A-4 Marandellas became independent structures during begin of 1979 and acted as Regional HQs, reporting direct to Guard Force HQ but remaining under the operational Control of their respective Sub-JOCs . Area HQ A-3 Mtoko became RHQ “ F “ MTOKO and Area HQ “ A-4 “ Marandellas became RHQ “ M “ MARANDELLAS . AHQs A-3 and A-4 were controlled by the RHQ A in Bindura which was too far away and created problems iro Command and Control.
Information supplied by A / Comdt Mark Axworthy, OC of RHQ “F” Mtoko.