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Major D.H. Price BCR Callsign SUNRAY.
Very few people have lived such an exciting life as he has, from being a commander in fireforce operations during the Rhodesian Bush war as well as a combat tracker that saw a lot of action. After the war he became a professional hunter and accumulated even more nerve wracking experience with dangerous game.
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On 21 February 1969 Major Don Price was commissioned into the 1st Battalion Rhodesia Light Infantry (RLI) where he served four very successful years as an infantry troop commander.
Having become an experienced tracker, with a sound knowledge of bushcraft, Don was the natural choice to take over command of the Tracking Wing of the School of Infantry, based at Kariba.
All this background, plus his improving knowledge of African customs, led Army Headquarters to call upon Don during the planning of the formation of the Selous Scouts. Don was, in fact, one of the ’founding members’ of this elite unit, assisting General Andy Rawlins (Chief of Staff) with the key issues of tracking, camouflage, concealment and observation.
Whilst at 1 Brigade, Don was invited to attend an SAS selection course. As expected, the selection process was comprehensive and brutal; designed to ensure only the best (mentally and physically) succeeded. Don excelled on the course and, in the process, set a new record for the exhausting forced march. Don's time in the SAS was to be short-lived when Don was "RTU'd" (Returned to Unit).
Back at 1 Brigade, a new posting arose, as 2IC 1 (Independent) Company, Rhodesia Regiment, in Wankie. Don spent five years with 1 Independent Company, continually on operations, initially in Wankie and later, at various times, in Binga, Mabalauta, Victoria Falls and Beitbridge.
1(Indep) Coy RR, with Don in command, soon began to gain a formidable reputation.
The death of Major Bruce Snelgar (commanding 3 Cdo RLI) created an urgent need for an experienced and capable replacement. Major Don Price was an obvious choice and, within a few days, Don was on his way back to the RLI to take command of 3 Commando.