Northern Rhodesia/Zambia Police
1962 to 1968
Cadet in Livingstone;
Training School (Lilayi);
Mobile Unit
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- Livingstone Station – Friday morning weekly drill parade 1962 (Old ‘hanging’ prison in background) Cadet O’BRIEN with the station Constables (Pete OLPIN as Instructor?)
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- A/Insp Inspector ‘Nobby’ HANGLIN outside of the Livingston Mess (1962).The old shirt colour.
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- Southern Province/Livingstone District Staff ‘62/’63 Names for above Rear – L-R as viewed: (? A/Insp from Libuyu?); Radio Cadet Reg Miller; Mike Hasledon/dene; Frank Buckingham; Bill Davidson; Roger Taper; Bill Williams; (?); Brian Stonier. Centre: Peter Thornycroft; Ivan Cronje; Pete Olpin; Marianne Wolfaardt; Babs Robertshaw; Elaine East; Tony Lawrence; Geoff Gooding; A/Insp Gd 2 Akalilwa?; ; ?; Front: ( ? Cooper); Harry Withington; Don Bracey?; Ted Spillet; Jack Seed (OC); – Crabtree; (The other Cooper?); (?); (?). Some spellings uncertain
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- Insp.THORNYROFT’S wedding – Livingstone 1962 (?) (L-R): the arm ? ; Andy Lomax?; Cadets O’Brien & then Alan Davenport; A/Insp John Brake; Snr/Supt Jack SEED behind PeterThornycroft; At rear ?; Mrs. Thrnycroft; Dick Bellamy on steps; Mike McEwan (Scouse); (?) Des HOWSE?
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- Livingstone mess dinghies on the Zambesi just above the Falls (L-R: Jock McCleod; Bill Davidson; John Swaine; Pete Stevens (in boat); Des Howse
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- Shift patrol on Riverside Drive (Zambesi) – 1963 Pete Scott & Tony Coop seated – constables unknown
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- Mess dress in the Livingstone Mess bar – after a mess dinner L-R: Pete Stevens (ex RAF); Pete Nichols (BSAP Vic Falls- visiting); Des Howse; Brian Soulsby
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- Bar on a dining –in night – Northern Rhodesia Police Mess – Livingstone – 1963 (?) (L-R): ? ; Dave Deptford (Mobile Unit); Dick Bellamy (PMC); Jock Boyd (M U); Bill Davidson; Brian Soulsby?; Peter Thornycroft.
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- Self & Mike Discombe after classification shoot – Lilayi training School 1963
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- Nigel Rugman & I; Prior to pass-out parade – Dress order No. 1 (Full Dress); Lilayi – recruit squad 10/63
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- Assist Commissioner Castle presents Squad 9/63 Baton of Honour
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- Squad 9/63 – Lilayi Rear L-R: ?; Davenport; Baker; Rugman; Ratcliffe; Andy ?; Banda Centre L-R: Nesbitt; Newton; Me; Sweeney; Trickett;Discombe; Front L-R: John McFall (Squad Instructor); C/Insp Lee; Snr Supt Edwards; A/Comm. Castle; Supt. Milne; Taff Beaverstock (Law)
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- Dawn in my landrover – Livingstone 1964
NORTHERN RHODESIA POLICE
Lumpa Campaign
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- Arriving in Lundazi – Lumpa uprising – Northern Rhodesia -1964 (NRAF DC 3 ‘Dakota’) Centre back to camera – Sam BEARD? Ian Coulson looking at watch
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- Mobile Unit Recruit setting up Bren – 1967
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- ‘Ticky’ Ross with Impala?
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- And again –with Grysbuk (‘eyck’) at back
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- ‘EiEikkhh’ – our grysbuk – with Dave Eagle at camp – Chief Chikwa ‘64
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- Mobile Unit camp – Chief Chikwa (Luangwa) Lumpa Campaign 1964
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- Mobile Unit camp – Chief Chikwa (Luangwa) Lumpa Campaign 1964
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- Some of A1 platoon outside of Chief Chika Lumpa Campaign 1964
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- Some of A1 platoon outside of Chief Chika Lumpa Campaign 1964
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- Local village – Chief Chikwa area (Lumpa?) – burnt during the uprising by their opponents/locals
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- Patrick Kasonde in village destroyed by locals– Chief Chikwa area – Lumpa Campaign – 1964
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- Patrick Kasonde in village destroyed by locals– Chief Chikwa area – Lumpa Campaign – 1964
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- Lumpa campaign – Northern Rhodesia – 1964. The army joins in.
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- Chief Chikwa – Mobile Unit encampment
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- Army in the ruins of Chief Chikwa’s village – Lumpa campaign – 1964
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- Oops – Jan Smut’s WW2 Dakota comes to a sad end. (Lundazi – 1964 – Lumpa uprising)
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- On the banks of the Luangwa River – Lumpa campaign – 1964 (A1 platoon – Northern Rhodesia Police Mobile Unit)
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- Hippo in the Luangwa River – Dry season -1964
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- Hippo in the Luangwa River – Dry season -1964
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- Elephant near the Luangwa – Mobile Unit patrol -dry season 1964
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- Our tent – Lundazi 1964. Ian Coulson with back to camera
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- NRAF & Prisons Officers escorting Alice Lenshina to detention in Mumbwa – Northern Rhodesia – Lumpa uprising – 1964
Platoon Commander
A1 Platoon
Police Mobile Unit
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- Insp O’BRIEN – Kamfinsa ’66/67? (negative reversed)
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- New blue Mobile Unit uniform(1st Battalion) 1967? Insp O’Brien and ?platoon
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- Mobile Unit new recruits – camp – bush training 1967
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- Mobile Unit new recruits – camp – bush training 1967
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- Mobile Unit new recruits – camp – bush training 1967
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- Mobile Unit new recruits – camp – bush training 1967
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- Puncture on the road from Namwala – My platoon – A1 (1965/66)
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- Cold morning in Namwala – escorting President Kaunda – 1965/66 (A! platoon camp)
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- Platoon on Livingstone detachment – rehearsing for guard-of-honour (1965/66)
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- Evening parade of standby platoons – ZP Mobile Unit – Kamfinsa – Circa 1967
Zambia Police
Training Officer
1st. Battalion
ZP Mobile Unit – Kamfinsa
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- Some of the recruits – 1967
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- Insp. O’Brien thinks he’s tough! ZP Mobile Unit Training Officer – 1967
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- Instructional satff – ZP Mobile Unit – Kamfinsa – Circa 1967 Rear L-R; ? ? ? ? Centre: ? Law instructor; Mel O’B; Sub Insp Mwanamane; ? Front: ? ; Sgt. Chingunya (Javelin Thrower)
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- Recruit Barrack Room – ZP Mobile Unit Training Wing – Kammfinsa – Circa 1967
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- Instructional Staff outside Stores – ZP Mobile Unit – Kamfinsa – Circa 1967 L-R (as viewed): Stores Sub Insp; Paul RUSSELL; Sub Insp.Mwanamane; Sgt Chingunya; Sgt. ? ; Sgt. Sub Insp. ? Recruits in background
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- Minister for Western Province inspects pass-out parade – ZP Mobile Unit – Kamfinsa – Circa 1967 L-R: ? ; O’Brien; ? ; A/Supt. Frank Buckingham; Minister for Western Province
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- Recruit pass-out parade – ZP Mobile Unit – Kamfinsa – Circa 1967
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- Pass-out parade – Recruits march past in advance order – ZP Mobile Unit Training Wing – Kamfinsa – Circa 1967 (Mel to front)
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- ‘March off in column of threes’ – recruit pass-out parade – ZP Mobile Unit – Kamfinsa – Circa 1967 (Frank Buckingham leads)