by Hennie Heymans | Sep 11, 2025 | Foreign Police Forces, Kenya Police Maritime Branch
1950’s – 1960’s: Kenya Police (Colonial): Maritime Branch: Lake Victoria & Indian Ocean KENYA POLICE (COLONIAL): MARITIME BRANCH Col David Reeve: Kenya Police Archive A focus here on the maritime element of the Kenya Police, operating on both the sea and lakes. We...
by Hennie Heymans | Sep 11, 2025 | Destruction and damage to Railway Property, HUMOUR IN UNIFORM, SA Railways Police / Spoorwegpolisie, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
S.A.R. Police occurrence: theft from tank trucks and theft of copper. S.A.R. POLICE OCCURRENCE: THEFT FROM TANK-TRUCKS AND THEFT OF COPPER. Humour in Uniform J & J Wepener This occurrence happened many years ago. At large marshalling yards constant pillage from...
by Hennie Heymans | Sep 11, 2025 | Brokkies, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Foreign intelligence services, KGB (Former Russian Intelligence Agency), SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Letter from Thailand: Spy versus Spy LETTER FROM THAILAND: SPY VERSUS SPY Barry Taylor I met the regional Security Officer of the American Embassy in Pretoria in 1967 when I was investigating the case of the attempted kidnapping of the American Ambassador. I have...
by Hennie Heymans | Sep 10, 2025 | SAP - Durban, SAP Dog Unit, SAP Durban, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Transport & Animals, SAP Voertuie Vehicles, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur, Tribute to SAP Members
SA Police Durban Dog Unit in the 1960s and 1970s DURBAN SA POLICE DOG UNIT IN THE 1960S AND 1970S Sid Brettell. May 2025 Many older Durban residents may remember the large police squad cars with dog kennels in the rear seat area and the long metal aerials on the side...
by Hennie Heymans | Sep 9, 2025 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Foreign Volunteers, Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Anglo Boer War: Boer Forces: Remembering the Foreign Volunteers No 5 ANGLO BOER WAR: REMEMBERING THE FOREIGN VOLUNTEERS Jennifer Bosch GIUSEPPE CAMILLO PIETRO RICHIARDI (Italian by birth) At its height the Italian Scouts numbered around 200 members who with their...
