1970: PASSING OUT PARADE CHATSWORTH

“VOORSTELLINGSPARADE: CHATSWORTH: 30 OKTOBER 1970”

Col Logan Govender

SARP 1971-01 Page 54

Brig RJF Campbell from Head Office

(Comment by Big HB Heymans: His son, Dr Donald Campbell was my best friend. The brigadier was at one stage OC of the SAP Mechanical School, Benoni, District Commandant of SAP Durban Central, later appointed at Security Branch Head Office (later RI), then seconded to Foreign Affairs and was appointed South Africa’s first Consul-General in Taiwan. Later the brigadier was appointed Quartermaster of the SA Police – HBH.)

Lt-Col S Pillai – He was a great officer!

Historical fact

This was the first parade in which Indian members of the SA Police took part with .303 rifles.