The Regimental Association
of former members of the
British South Africa Police
Pro Rege Pro Lege Pro Patria

These 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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23 February 2008

Webmaster's Notices and News Andrew Field 8646

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
Please visit the Message Board to 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

Website Content

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.

Sponsorship

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.