In Memoriam: ‘Gus’ Gale 4615/5632
Gale, Derek William Stephen 'Gus' aged 91 (5632/4615; Inspector; served two tours from May 1950 to March 1972; last stationed Salisbury PGHQ...
24 February, 2024The British South Africa Police was established in 1896 as three separate Bechuanaland, Matabeland and Mashonaland Divisions. The latter two were amalgamated in 1903. The force’s origins evolved from the British South Africa Company Police functioning as a mounted infantry unit serving during and after the occupations of both Mashonaland and Matabeleland. The service took on a more civilian policing role following the Second Boer War and and remained the first line of defence as a law enforcement organisation up until its renaming (the Zimbabwe Republic Police) in July 1980 a few months following Zimbabwean Independence.
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Our numbers dwindle now and fade
Will history prove a mark we made?
I doubt we,ll merit but a line
Just memories which are yours and mine.
But in our hearts we thought it right
To build a place for black and white.
Our cause thought just our spirits strong
Oh history can you prove us wrong?
Let men deride or have no care
We can with pride state “I was there”
Dave Blacker 5483
Gale, Derek William Stephen 'Gus' aged 91 (5632/4615; Inspector; served two tours from May 1950 to March 1972; last stationed Salisbury PGHQ...
24 February, 2024The BSAP Regimental Association of Transvaal has kindly granted permission to publish its December 2023 – Summer Edition of The Transvaal Ou...
27 January, 2024A third generation Rhodesian tells the story of his upbringing on a farm and his days learning to track and survive in the bush. Later he wo...
29 July, 2023The BSAP Regimental Association of Transvaal has kindly granted permission to publish its June 2023 – Winter Edition of The Transvaal Outpos...
01 July, 2023Brooke-Smith, Guy Stillingfleet; aged 93 (4426/5971P – Trooper/Field Reservist, served April 1949 to October 1955, after which he serv...
30 June, 2023Hon Secretary of the United Kingdom Regimental Association advises that the Summer 2023 edition of the United Kingdom Outpost is now availab...
30 June, 2023Several Branches of the Regimental Association produce periodic newsletters or magazines for distribution to their members. We are grateful to these Branches for their support and contribution of material to the BSA Police website. These and back issues of the Outposts may be found on the Association pages under Contact