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pages are dedicated to former members of the British South Africa Police (BSAP) force who
served with the force until April 1980. They provide a forum through which former
members of this fine force can communicate. We welcome contact by former members of the
force and by others who were associated with the force or who had an interest in the
activities of the force. The BSA Police Regimental Association is an apolitical
group of former members of the British South Africa Police Force formed for the purpose
of:
providing benevolence to former members of the Force, their wives and families;
establishing social contact between members of the Association; and
providing sporting, recreation and leisure facilities to its members.
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Death: Sydney
Frederick Samuel Bristow; CLM, PCD, CPM
3844 It is with very sincere regret that
I report the recent passing of Sydney Bristow who died on 18 July 2008 in
Harare, Zimbabwe. Born in 1919, Sydney
was raised in Port St Johns, Natal South Africa.
He schooled at Pietermaritzburg College where he excelled at sport
(rugby and cricket were a passion) and became head prefect.
Sydney attested into the BSA Police in August 1939,
but during the war years he served with the rank of Lieutenant in
Diredawe, Abyssinia, only returning to Southern Rhodesia in 1946.
Then, as a Sergeant, he joined the CID,
serving on the Gold Section in Mashonaland Province and later at Que
Que as Member-in-Charge of the CID station. By 1958 he had been
commissioned and had been posted to CID Headquarters, Bulawayo. He
remained at CID Headquarters, after the moved to Salisbury,
and appears to have become associated with Special Branch during its
formative years. At one stage he was PSBO Mashonaland Province. He
eventually became Deputy Officer Commanding of the CID. On promotion
to the rank of Senior Assistant Commissioner in 1968, Bristow transferred to
the Special Branch where he assumed command. This
command was short lived, with his promotion to Deputy Commission of the
force in January 1970. He became Commissioner in June 1970 and retired
from the force in February 1974. Sydney Bristow remained a highly
respected member of the Regimental community. 20 July 2008
Death: James
Bernard Vivian Orr 3843 The death of James Orr on 14 June, 2008 in the
United Kingdom was reported in The Times of 23 July 2008. James served
in the force between August 1939 and August 1946 and during the war years he
had been attached to the Occupied Enemy Territory Administration in Ethiopia
and Eritrea.
Squad 9/1958 50th
Anniversary Re-Union
Members of the Recruit Squad 9 of 1958 are having a get together in Oxford,
England on November 12 this year to celebrate their 50th year of Regimental
concordance. A few members cannot be located, including: 5899 John 'Joc'
MacLean, 5901 Ian Fraser, 5908 Ian Mclean, 5913 John Lawrence. If you know
the whereabouts of these former members please advise the webmaster. 20 July 2008
M'dala Trust
The M'dala Trust is an established trust operating in the Western Cape to
provide support for the many needy or destitute Zimbabwean pensioners in
that part of the world. Information on the trust may be acessed at the
following URL: www.mdalatrust.org.za
- please feel free to visit this site.
Death: Allen
Lucas 4393 I regret to advise the recent death of Allen Lucas
who died at his home at Moreton-in-March, United Kingdom on 7th July 2008
after a protracted illness. Allen served in the BSA Police between
February 1949 and February 1967 completing his service as an Inspector in
Staff Branch at Police General Headquarters. 20 July 2008
Death: Philip Clarke
Fraser 7176/9170
I regret to advise the recent death, following a short illness, of Phil
Fraser in Staffordshire, United Kingdom on 6th July 2008. Phil did two
stints in the force, joining originally in October 1964 and finishing his
service in the Zimbabwe Republic Police, in May 1984 with the rank of Chief
Inspector. 11 July 2008
Death: Anthony Lawry
Andrew 3799
The death of Anthony Andrew, peacefully on 2 July 2008 in Yelverton, Devon,
United Kingdom, is reported with regret. Anthony served from April
1939 to November 1963, retiring with the Rank of Chief Superintendent 11 July 2008
Death: Donald Kenneth
Cruikshanks 6036
I regret to advise the death of Donald Cruikshanks who passed away on 30
June 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Donald served in the force
between July 1959 and October 1963. 11 July 2008
Death: Stanley Edwards
3749
Barry Henson reports the death of Stanley Edwards on 22 June 2008 at
Moulton, near Newmarket. Stanley served in the force between June 1938
and December 1966 when he retired with the rank of Senior Assistant
Commissioner. He was the recipient of the Colonial Police Medal and
the Queens Police Medal. 11 July 2008
Death: William Hamilton
5233
Peter Bellingham reports with regret the death of Willie Hamilton, who died
at his home in Harare, Zimbabwe on 9th June 2008. Willie joined the
force in April 1954 and served until April 1980, retiring with the rank of
Assistant Commissioner. He served mostly in the districts andin
Mashonaland Province. 11 July 2008
Recent Updates
The following have recently updated their particulars on this site: WP169
van Rooyen, Pauline - Margate, South Africa; 7188 Easton, Malcolm John -
Broxted, Essex, United Kingdom; 8962/9645 Hand, Bill - Beith, United
Kingdom; 5659 Hopkins, Henry - Cheltenham, United Kingdom; 7026 Hughes,
Errol 'Stretch' - Darnall, South Africa; 8424 Thornton, Bill - Delta,
British Columbia, Canada. 28 June 2008
Message Board
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see if you can help out in any way towards those enties already made, or add
you own items if you are looking for someone, something, or need help. Click
on the link above. those who have left notices might wish to clear
them, please advise. 6 June 2008
Death: John Jeremy Hicks
5360
Dick Glanville reports the sad death of John Hicks who died in Praslin,
Seychelles on 5 June 2008 following a long illness. John served in the
force between June 1955 and November 1976 and retired with the rank of
Superintendent. 6 June 2008
Aussie Outpost now
Available
We have just uploaded the latest
Aussie Outpost for your reading pleasure. Please follow the
link above. 6 June 2008
Death: Michael Richard
Goring Brough 4446
Athol Estment reports the death of Mike Brough on 30 May 2008 at St Annes,
Harare, ZImbabwe. Mike served between June 1949 and August 1970
retiring as Inspector, when he was based at Q Rep, Depot. 6 June 2008
This web site has items which are mostly of interest to former members of the British
South Africa Police. For you ease of navigation the contents are listed with the
brief description of the pages you may wish to visit.
Register with the Webmaster: The webmaster maintains a
current listing of all former regular members of the force with their e-mail contact and
other details. If you wish to stay in touch with other former members,
register with the webmaster. Please note this is a confidential listing and is not
for publication on this web site or in any other media;
Special Notices: Please visit this
page for updates on pensions and other news you should be aware of - there
is a 1957 recruit anniversary coming up;
Association Branches: Details of Association branches in
your area, and the people running these branches are listed for your information. We
encourage former members to join the Association and contribute to branch activities;
Newsletters: The Central Newsletter and most of the Branch
Newsletters are published on this site;
BSA Police History:
This is a new page under construction which may be of interest to visitors
who have a bent for history - New;
Books: Books concerning the Regiment are, listed, offered or
reviewed;
Former Member Listings: You can peruse lists of former
members and leave your details for publication on these listings for others to make
contact with you;
Lost and Found Listing:A list of members previously
registered with the webmaster who appear to have change e-mail addresses or are sought by
other former members;
In Memoriam Listing:Sadly, many members of "The
Regiment" have passed on and here we list them;
Message Board: For those who wish to advertise services,
products and news (please keep it Regimentally orientated;
Discussion Groups: Join the free e-mail based
discussion groups comprising a general BSAP group, a History group, a Traffic Group, and a
Bush war group (please note these lists are restricted);
External Links Page:This page has been set aside for
external links which are considered of interest to former members. If you have
a link you think should be on this web site - please complete the forms.
To navigate around these pages please use the links section on the left of the page or
just click on the links above.
We wish to acknowledge the generous
ongoing sponsorship of this website by a number of
individuals and branches of the Regimental Association.
We are also grateful to Nigel Edwards
of NetLogistics (www.netlogistics.ca
Tel:613-921-2330)) for his continued support and assistance with the web site.
We should also record our grateful thanks to Peter Hirst (7996) who had the wisdom to
"book" the domain bsap.org some time ago and who has passed this onto the the
Regimental Association for its use. Thanks also go to Dick Hamley (5567) who has
allowed a limited number of his works from "The Regiment", by Richard Hamley
(ISBN 0-620-25394-0) to be displayed on these pages.