SOUTH AFRICAN COMMONWEALTH WAR CASUALTIES BURIED ACROSS THE WORLD – PART NINETY-TWO.

by | Sep 9, 2025 | Military History, South African Commonwealth War casualties buried across the World –, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

SOUTH AFRICAN COMMONWEALTH WAR CASUALTIES BURIED ACROSS THE WORLD – PART NINETY-TWO. By Captain (SAN) Charles Ross (SA Navy Retired) South Africans participated in almost every war theatre during the First and Second World Wars. According to the Commonwealth War...

Historic photo dated 1884 taken of Officers attached to the Natal Mounted Police

by | Sep 9, 2025 | Local South African Police Forces, Natal Mounted Police, Natal Police (Colony), SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

Historic photo dated 1884 taken of Officers attached to the Natal Mounted Police 1884 OFFICERS NATAL MOUNTED POLICE Colouring by Jennifer Bosch Around this time, Durban became a thronging hub, and Pietermaritzburg, the terminus of the Natal railway at the time, served...

1960’s – 1970’s: The Elite Durban Radio Control & Dog Squad

by | Sep 9, 2025 | SAP Caprivi, SAP Dog Unit, SAP Durban, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, SAP Transport & Animals, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Tribute to SAP Members

1960’s – 1970’s: The Elite Durban Radio Control & Dog Squad DURBAN TEL 44562: RADIOBEHEER EN HONDE-EENHEID Durban se Goue Dae – ’n Stasie-haas se Herinnering “Ons het op die skouers van Reuse gestaan.” Hennie Heymans In die skemer van die 1960’s tot begin 70’s...

Photo-Essay: Guardians of a Growing City — The Durban Borough Police – Later Durban City Police

by | Sep 8, 2025 | Durban Borough Police * Durban Gemeentelike Politie, Local South African Police Forces, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

Photo-Essay: Guardians of a Growing City — The Durban Borough Police – Later Durban City Police DURBAN BOROUGH POLICE Compiled by Hennie Heymans and Darryl Newcombe  Introduction: Guardians of a Growing City — The Durban Borough Police Long before the formation of the...