Northern Rhodesia/Zambia Police
1962 to 1968
Cadet in Livingstone;
Training School (Lilayi);
Mobile Unit
- Livingstone Station – Friday morning weekly drill parade 1962 (Old ‘hanging’ prison in background)Cadet O’BRIEN with the station Constables (Pete OLPIN as Instructor?)
- A/Insp Inspector ‘Nobby’ HANGLIN outside of the Livingston Mess (1962).The old shirt colour.
- 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
- 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?
- Livingstone mess dinghies on the Zambesi just above the Falls(L-R: Jock McCleod; Bill Davidson; John Swaine; Pete Stevens (in boat); Des Howse
- Shift patrol on Riverside Drive (Zambesi) – 1963Pete Scott & Tony Coop seated – constables unknown
- Mess dress in the Livingstone Mess bar – after a mess dinnerL-R: Pete Stevens (ex RAF); Pete Nichols (BSAP Vic Falls- visiting); Des Howse; Brian Soulsby
- 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.
- Self & Mike Discombe after classification shoot – Lilayi training School1963
- Nigel Rugman & I; Prior to pass-out parade – Dress order No. 1 (Full Dress); Lilayi – recruit squad 10/63
- Assist Commissioner Castle presents Squad 9/63 Baton of Honour
- Squad 9/63 – LilayiRear L-R: ?; Davenport; Baker; Rugman; Ratcliffe; Andy ?; BandaCentre 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)
- Dawn in my landrover – Livingstone 1964
NORTHERN RHODESIA POLICE
Lumpa Campaign
- Arriving in Lundazi – Lumpa uprising – Northern Rhodesia -1964(NRAF DC 3 ‘Dakota’)Centre back to camera – Sam BEARD? Ian Coulson looking at watch
- Mobile Unit Recruit setting up Bren – 1967
- ‘Ticky’ Ross with Impala?
- And again –with Grysbuk (‘eyck’) at back
- ‘EiEikkhh’ – our grysbuk – with Dave Eagle at camp – Chief Chikwa ‘64
- Mobile Unit camp – Chief Chikwa (Luangwa) Lumpa Campaign 1964
- Mobile Unit camp – Chief Chikwa (Luangwa) Lumpa Campaign 1964
- Some of A1 platoon outside of Chief ChikaLumpa Campaign 1964
- Some of A1 platoon outside of Chief ChikaLumpa Campaign 1964
- Local village – Chief Chikwa area (Lumpa?) – burnt during the uprising by their opponents/locals
- Patrick Kasonde in village destroyed by locals– Chief Chikwa area – Lumpa Campaign – 1964
- Patrick Kasonde in village destroyed by locals– Chief Chikwa area – Lumpa Campaign – 1964
- Lumpa campaign – Northern Rhodesia – 1964. The army joins in.
- Chief Chikwa – Mobile Unit encampment
- Army in the ruins of Chief Chikwa’s village – Lumpa campaign – 1964
- Oops – Jan Smut’s WW2 Dakota comes to a sad end. (Lundazi – 1964 – Lumpa uprising)
- On the banks of the Luangwa River – Lumpa campaign – 1964 (A1 platoon – Northern Rhodesia Police Mobile Unit)
- Hippo in the Luangwa River – Dry season -1964
- Hippo in the Luangwa River – Dry season -1964
- Elephant near the Luangwa – Mobile Unit patrol -dry season 1964
- Our tent – Lundazi 1964. Ian Coulson with back to camera
- NRAF & Prisons Officers escorting Alice Lenshina to detention in Mumbwa – Northern Rhodesia – Lumpa uprising – 1964
Platoon Commander
A1 Platoon
Police Mobile Unit
- Insp O’BRIEN – Kamfinsa ’66/67? (negative reversed)
- New blue Mobile Unit uniform(1st Battalion) 1967? Insp O’Brien and ?platoon
- Mobile Unit new recruits – camp – bush training 1967
- Mobile Unit new recruits – camp – bush training 1967
- Mobile Unit new recruits – camp – bush training 1967
- Mobile Unit new recruits – camp – bush training 1967
- Puncture on the road from Namwala – My platoon – A1 (1965/66)
- Cold morning in Namwala – escorting President Kaunda – 1965/66(A! platoon camp)
- Platoon on Livingstone detachment – rehearsing for guard-of-honour(1965/66)
- Evening parade of standby platoons – ZP Mobile Unit – Kamfinsa – Circa 1967
Zambia Police
Training Officer
1st. Battalion
ZP Mobile Unit – Kamfinsa
- Some of the recruits – 1967
- Insp. O’Brien thinks he’s tough! ZP Mobile Unit Training Officer – 1967
- Instructional satff – ZP Mobile Unit – Kamfinsa – Circa 1967Rear L-R; ? ? ? ?Centre: ? Law instructor; Mel O’B; Sub Insp Mwanamane; ?Front: ? ; Sgt. Chingunya (Javelin Thrower)
- Recruit Barrack Room – ZP Mobile Unit Training Wing – Kammfinsa – Circa 1967
- 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
- Minister for Western Province inspects pass-out parade – ZP Mobile Unit – Kamfinsa – Circa 1967L-R: ? ; O’Brien; ? ; A/Supt. Frank Buckingham; Minister for Western Province
- Recruit pass-out parade – ZP Mobile Unit – Kamfinsa – Circa 1967
- Pass-out parade – Recruits march past in advance order – ZP Mobile Unit Training Wing – Kamfinsa – Circa 1967 (Mel to front)
- ‘March off in column of threes’ – recruit pass-out parade – ZP Mobile Unit – Kamfinsa – Circa 1967 (Frank Buckingham leads)