Anyone who has ever visited the Police Recreation Club at Prospect in Devonshire will no doubt have seen the two huge boards in the main hall displaying the names of all of the British Regiments that ever served in Bermuda from 1701 until the Garrison was withdrawn on 2nd June 1957.  In fact there have been two more sets of names inscribed since then.  In 1968, the 1st Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers served here briefly on Emergency duty, as did the Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusilers. Royal Regiment of Wales in 1977.

Our good friend Nick Hall who served here in the Bermuda Police from May 1962 - 1966 , serving first in Central Division and then in Operations, Traffic,  was very keen on military history, having previously served in the Royal Hampshire Territorials prior to arriving in Bermuda. You can read more about Nick who has written his fascinating life story in our 'Then and Now' column which can be viewed at http://expobermuda.com/index.php/tan/372-nick-hall

Nick has bugging me for ages to photograph the two Military Boards in the PRC so here they are in all their glory.  I'm now hoping that Nick can provide more in formation about Bermuda military history especially as it relates to the Regiment stationed at the Prospect Garrison.

Also on display high up in the main hall at the PRC are dozens of ships plaques presented over the years by visiting ship's captains, usually British Navy ships, to the Commissioners of Police.  We will publish these in this column at a later date and ask for assistance in identifying the various ships and when they might have first visited Bermuda.