This is a switched on Soldier and brutally honest. Hard to put mistakes to bed. God is with you mate. Lean on him.

Greetings Mike, Your humour and antics are legendary. Boet would often talk about you and roar with laughter when recollecting your escapades. Wishing you health and strength Salute 🫡. Regards, Ged Smith

A great interview! I am of course biased as Mike was and remains a close personal friend. What struck me in this interview is his deprecating humility and modesty. 'Studied agriculture in the UK' was actually a scholarship to the Royal Agricultural College at Cirencester; a 'bang on the head' was actually a gunshot wound arising from dealing with a bunch of terrorists in a cave .... and so on. And to paraphrase a fellow officer in 1RAR: " that bugger Jones ... he speaks better Shona than my Platoon Warrant Officer!" A fine infantryman, and a cool and aggressive officer!

I am still in a bind in my personal circumstances ... the familiar is comforting to me in these banging interviews ... I find myself becoming almost familiar with Wankie National Park, with Mozambique and Zambia, with the energy, the struggle, of the sort that never changes, but for the politic and geography ... always, people's hearts are drawn to defend what is theirs. I cannot judge, Rhodesian, Matabele, not Mashona ... everybody in this war suffered horribly. It teaches me about life and I thank you all.

Ja Mike, quite right about walking 20+kms to get into OP. That was the only way that you could insert yourself clandestinely.

Good interview, looking forward to hearing more from Mike. (I can vouch for the bloody awful weather here in Wales at the moment, and the crap internet - Starlink is the best option if rural)

@mikejones3462

2 ай бұрын

where are you in Wales. i am in Swansea

@ginojaco

2 ай бұрын

@@mikejones3462 Carms / Pembs border, was in Swansea last Saturday, no rain but a cold wind!

A great interview- thanks Mike and thanks John!. Well told and such good memories and accounts of those days - clearly a good soldier and officer = Respect to you Mike! Thanks all !

I'll add my voice to asking John to definitely have a further interview. Very interesting guy with obviously many more interesting stories to tell

God Bless you and yours

Crooks Corner, Palfreys Store………horrible, desolate places when approaching from the Rhodesian side but were the most beautiful places to behold when they came into view when coming back from 10 day patrol in Porkers…….great talk by Mike, even if a little harsh on the RLI!!!

Fabulous sense of humour!!!

JOHN. Hi mate. Things worked out poorly in Africa. I ended up in hospital in Australia from June thru December. 4 operations, anaphylaxis, amputated foot. Long story my friend. God bless

@fightingmenofrhodesia

3 ай бұрын

Hectic Brother! Praying for your successful rehab... God bless you too

Great interview much respect

Please continue where you left off. Really look forward to these FMOR talks. Keep up the good work, it's very much appreciated.

@fightingmenofrhodesia

3 ай бұрын

That's the plan!

Hey Maswimbu good to see you again you old skabenga. Nice interview.

....also. Thank you.

looking good Mike!

Must be hard fighting for a country which no longer exists.

(To Be Continued....) 100%. Please.

Hi Mike, did you know an Englishman, Tudor Pope a lieutenant, in RAR?

@mikejones3462

2 ай бұрын

have heard of him, but before my time

🫡 mike

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A great interview! I am of course biased as Mike was and remains a close personal friend. What struck me in this interview is his deprecating humility and modesty. 'Studied agriculture in the UK' was actually a scholarship to the Royal Agricultural College at Cirencester; a 'bang on the head' was actually a gunshot wound arising from dealing with a bunch of terrorists in a cave .... and so on. And to paraphrase a fellow officer in 1RAR: " that bugger Jones ... he speaks better Shona than my Platoon Warrant Officer!" A fine infantryman, and a cool and aggressive officer!