by Hennie Heymans | Jul 12, 2025 | Military History, 1950 - 1953 War in Korea, 2 Squadron SAAF - Korea, Contemporary Police History / Eietydse Polisiegeskiedenis, Military Personalities, SA Military History, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Mobile Unit - Port Natal, SAP Personalities
DESMOND H WELTHAGEN Desmond Welthagen – SA Air Force (Korea) and later SA Police (Port Natal). Hennie Heymans Des Welthagen (left) in SAAF-uniform. Des Welthagen in SA Police Uniform (Photo dates from before 1957 if one looks at his cap badge.) I had the pleasure of...
by Hennie Heymans | Jul 10, 2025 | Brokkies, Farm Murders in South Africa, Public Safety
FIRST FARM MURDER? 1689: EERSTE PLAASMOORD IN SUID-AFRIKA? Johan K Charles Marais my sewende groot-groot-vader, is gebore in 1638 op Le Plessis Mornay Ile de France. Hulle vlug in 1685 uit Frankryk. In Desember 1687 vertrek hulle met die Voorschoten uit Goerree,...
by Hennie Heymans | Jul 9, 2025 | Police Humour, Col JG Dartnell, History of the Natal (Mounted) Police, Local South African Police Forces, Natal Mounted Police, Natal Mounted Police 1874, Natal Police (Colony), SAP History / Geskiedenis
NATAL MOUNTED POLICE BASIC TRAINING: MOUNTED DRIL: NATAL MOUNTED POLICE Dr Henry Abbott Hallo Hennie, Wie van ons dink nie partykeer terug na die manewales van ‘n kaartmannetjie-korporaal, -drilsersant, -adjudant of -samajoor nie? Party van die manne het uittrap tot...
by Sarie van Niekerk | Jul 9, 2025 | SAP History / Geskiedenis, Contemporary Police History / Eietydse Polisiegeskiedenis, Tribute to SAP Members
BRIG. GEORGE MARX MY REIS NA GISTER: BRIG. GEORGE MARX (SAP – AFGETREE) Sarie van Niekerk en Mariaan Linde Sarie van Niekerk: hoof-skrywer. Redakteur Nongqai Vroue Hoe het dit gekom dat hierdie fantastiese lekker storie oor brig. (afgetree) George Marx ontdek is...
by Hennie Heymans | Jul 5, 2025 | Local South African Police Forces, Burger Wacht (1652 onwards), Pretoria Central (Up to 1972), SAP Pretoria Central & Barracks, Wachthuis, Wachthuis - Cape Town
THE FIRST WACHTHUIS & OLD PRETORIA CENTRAL The original Wachthuis in Cape Town and the original Pretoria Central Police Station c1910 Wachthuis (on the left) in the days of horse-carts & wagons in Cape Town. The was the first police building in South Africa in...
by Hennie Heymans | Jul 4, 2025 | 1962 South African Police College: "Its the toughest training in the world", Contemporary Police History / Eietydse Polisiegeskiedenis, Police Academics, SAP Chaplains - SAP Kapelane, SAP College, SAP Hall of Fame, SAP History / Geskiedenis, Sub-culture / sub-kultuur, Suid-Afrikaanse Polisie [SAP], Tribute to SAP Members
1962: SAP COLLEGE TRAINING 1962: SAP COLLEGE TRAINING: “ITS THE TOUGHEST COURSE IN THE WORLD!” Maj – Gen LG Snyman-Collection (via HB Heymans) Introduction Mr Johannes Snyman, son of the late Maj-Gen Snyman, presented me with some of his father’s photos, newspaper...
