Which Division is this? Western
As we stated, there was no prize for guessing which Division this was - Western Division taken in front of Somerset Police Station. We initially gave the approximate date as 1972-1973 but as a result of further investigation, incuding an email from an old friend of Damian Willcocks' in the Staffordshire Police, we are now sure that the earliest date for the photo must be early or mid 1974. From the input received both from our comments section and from Mike Phillips we believe we can correctly identify everyone except the guy standing between Foster Burke and Ryvan Campbell. See caption below the photo.
Western Division - 1972 or 1973
Back Rows (l-r) Dai James, Damian Willcocks, Colin Hopkins, Mike Scully, Ben Linton, Ishmael Daniels, Peter Counsell & Alan Barker
4th Row - Dave Barber, Chris Bowerman, Keith Melville, Foster Burke, Not yet identified, Ryvan Campbell, Clyde "Tango" Burgess
3rd Row - Bill Buchanan, Mike Phillips, Harry Mesham, Keith Bird, Dick Naylor, Howard Dill
2nd Row - Louis Griffiths, Sgts. Neville Phllips, Mike Richards and J.T. Simmons, John Eve
Front Row - COP L.M. "Nobby" Clark, Inspector Hilton Wingood, and Superintendent Fred "Penny" Bean
Editors note - We made real progress on identifying everyone in this photograph after receiving an email from Ann Phillips on behalf of Mike on 24th October advising that Mike believes the three men to his right (when looking at the photo) are Harry Mesham, Keith Bird and Dick Naylor. Mike has also identified the guy to the immediate right Foster Burke as Ryvan Campbell. .
In order to assist in picking people out we included this blow up of the officers in the middle of the group. We are still wanting to confirm the identity of the constable standing between Foster Burke and Ryvan Campbell (the guy with the ginger moustache). Sadly, we are aware that at least 4 of these former colleagues are no longer with us - "Nobby" Clark, Neville Phillips, Ben Linton, and Damian Willcocks.
We would be pleased to hear from anyone else in the photograph as to where you are and what you are doing these days. We can advise that the following are still here in Bermuda - "Penny" Bean, "Jellybean" Wingood, Dave Barber, JT Simmons, Mike "Dagwood" Rickards, Mike Phillips, Howard Dill, Pete Counsell, Dai James, and Louis Griffiths.

Comments
Editors note - Great information John. Can we have any other comments?
However, in another photo of a smaller group I am pretty certain he is present with the tash , and ,have some slight recall of him being ribbed by his mate John Stewart about it.
I also seem to recall that he was nicknamed "Blue John" because he had an adverse reaction to cold water!
Editors note - Thanks Chris. Will try to ontain a photo of John from his file at Police HQ for comparison. Can anyone else confirm if this is John Mackay?
Editors note - Davie, I think you drew a blank on this one. Byron Lewis served from 4th March 1975 to 5th January 1976 so I think he is too late to be in this photo unless we have the dates way off. We did have two Lewis's serving at around this time. Gwynfryn Lewis was in the Force from 1970-1974, and Lyndon Lewis served from 1973 - 1979. It is definitely not Lyndon.
Editors note - Many thanks Rick. Will email you directly.
Editors note - Many thanks for your email Rick. You are absolutely correct re Damian coming to Bermuda in 1973. He joined the Bermuda Police on 3rd October 1973 and was transferred to Western Division, Somerset in late October 1973. As a matter of interest, I too served in the Staffordshire County Police in Bilston (when it was still a part of Staffordshire) and came out to Bermuda in 1964. I well remember Damian's arrival because he came from Tunstall just a few miles from my home town of Biddulph, also in Stoke-on-Trent. He often visited my home and always seemed happy to be here in Bermuda, but sadly, Damian had some major health issues while in Bermuda, and I brought him back to his mother's home and urged his family to make sure he received proper treatment. But that is another story.
Rick, I would be interested to know how you discovered our website. In any event it's great to hear from you.
Regarding the date of this photograph, I have checked Mike Scully's record and see that he also arrived in Bermuda in October 1973 and was posted to Western Division in January 1974, so this photo was definitiely taken in early or mid 1974. I will amend the dates accordingly.