Are you one of the 78 from 73?!

According to our records, 1973 was a bumper year for young men and women to join the Bermuda Police, with a total of 78 being recruited during the year as listed below.

Looking through our Training School Course photos we found two Basic Training Course photos, for Course #16 held between June and August 1973,  and Course #17 held between October 1973 and January 1974. 

 

Editors note  -  We are currently in the process of publishing all of the photos of Basic Training Courses,  more recently called Recruitment Foundation Courses, on our website in the "Training Course" column. CLICK HERE to see our list which includes all courses from Basic Training Course #1 to Basic Training Course #40 together with several short training courses held prior to 1964, along with a few Localisation Courses.  We will try to publish all the courses from  Course #40 in 1988  upto Course #71 in 2009

Unfortunately, photos were seldom taken of Localisation Courses held at Training School, and to the best of our knowledge  none were taken of the Localisation Course group who arrived on  1^st  and 3^rd May 1973.  This group comprised Neil Anderson, Roger Brydon, Paul Collins, Angus Craig, Donald “Howard” Cutts,  John Dale, Stuart Donaldson, Andrew “Andy” Donaldson, Roger Hanley, John Harper, Stuart Innes, Richard “Rocky” Ironmonger, Anthony “Tony” Laughton, Malcom Martin, Iain Morrison, Christopher Moyse, Andrew Smith, David Smith, Francis “Frank” Thom, and John Walsh.

Dave Cooper (left) sitting with two of the 1973 intake

We’re aware that some of those who joined in 1973 are no longer with us, and these include  Norman and Wayne Ingemann, Alf Morris, Ray Needham,Chris Moyse, Damian Wilcocks who died under tragic circumstances, and  the Late Inspector Stuart Innes who passed away recently. CLICK HERE for an article about Stuart in our Hall of Fame.

Quite a few of the 1973 intakes stayed and made their careers in the BPS, including both local and overseas recruits. These included Neil Anderson 1973-1990, Barbara Clarke 1973-1994,  Howard Cutts 1973-2004, Stuart Donaldson 1973-1998, Frank Dublin 1973-2003, Jim Fullerton 1973-1996, Donald Grant 1973-2005, Archie Husbands 1973-1999, George Jackson 1973-2009, Ken James 1973-2003, Earl Kirby 1973-2003, June Pitt 1973- 1997, and Sinclair White 1973-2011.  CLICK HERE to obtain more details from our List of Police Officers 1879-1979.

But many of these officers listed below worked for a shorter time and in many cases left Bermuda and settled elsewhere.   Of this group we do have some contact addresses (CLICK HERE for List of Names of Colleagues for whom we have contact details).  However, in many cases we have completely lost contact with them.  If you happen to have details of anyone who is not on our contact list we would be delighted if you could let us know who they are, and either let us have their contact details, or ask then to get in touch with us directly at info@expobermuda.com 

Colleagues who joined BPS in 1973

1^st May -  Francis “Frank” Thom,  Andrew Smith, Malcom Martin, Stuart Innes*,  John Harper, Anthony “Tony” Laughton,  Donald “Howard” Cutts, Stuart Donaldson, Neil Anderson, Angus Craig

3^rd May  -  John Walsh, Richard “Rocky” Ironmonger, Christopher Moyse, Paul Collins, Andrew “Andy” Donaldson, Roger Hanley, David Smith, Roger Brydon, Iain Morrison, John Dale.

28^th May  -  Norman Ingemann

1^st June -  Ronald Smith

6^th June  -  Lyndon Lewis, Stanley Gough,  Nicholas “Nicky” Bolton, Peter O’Sullivan, James “Jim” Fullerton, Gerald “Gerry” Lyons

7^th June  -  Theodore “Theo” Providence, Roderick Toppin, Kenrick “Ken” James, George Jackson, Archibald Husbands, Leonard Lenny” Crichton, Anslem “Earl” Kirby

8^th June -  Wayne Ingemann*

9^th June  -  Albert Evans

12^th June -  Frank Dublin

15^th June -  Christopher Keen

1^st July -  William Saints, Calvin Carvell

1^st October -  James White,

2^nd October -  Colin Hopkins, Christopher Pearce,  Frank Donald, Paul Deans, David Lunn, Martin Connor, George Readings

3^rd October -  Christopher Bowerman, Paul Davis, Robert “Bob” Kinnon, Damian Wilcocks, Ian Graham, Francis “Frank” Wood,  Donald Grant

22^nd October -  Alfred “Alf” Morris

23^rd October -  John McKay, Harry Messham, Allen Pugh, John Latoszek, Keith Melville, Lincoln Pratt, Michael Scully, John Stewart, Raymond Needham

26^th October  -  Ralph Trott, Barbara Clarke, Sinclair White, June Pitt, Vaughan Stovell, Joanna Eastern, Reginald Emery, Philip Bailey

1^st November -  Wilton  Lee (Cadet),  William Nolan, Susan Brien, Maureen Connor/Taylor 

For all of the above former colleagues who are still “wertical” as we say in Bermuda,  we would first wish you a Happy 50^th Anniversary since you became a Bermuda police officer, and to wish you a Healthy  and Covid free 2023.  We would also love to hear from you during the year especially around the time of your 50^th Anniversary since putting on the Bermuda Police uniform.