Our memory man, Davie Kerr, has been rather quiet of late, so we are publishing this photo of a certain department to see how many of the 68 people in it you can collectively identify. We'll give everyone a reasonable opportunity to tell us which department is it (easy), where and when it was taken, and we challenge you all to see how many you can identify out of the 68 police officers and civilian staff. We will also check to see how many Davie can identify to see if our collective memories can compete with him! We are including 3 blow-ups to assist you, and we suggest that you refer to Photo 1 top row, 2nd row etc. then Photo 2 top row, 2nd row etc.
EDITORS NOTE - Unfortunately, our Comments facility isn't working at the moment so you can't post you comments straight to the website. There are several alternatives for making a submission. One is to email us at info@expobermuda.com and we will post you answer as soon as possible, You can also email your answers directly to me if you know my email address. The other way is to post your answers in the "Davie Kerr Challenge" article on our ExPo Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/BDAExPolice/
3.30pm 13th May 2023
14th May 2023
We can’t wait any longer! So far we’ve had over 20 comments and literally all 68 men and women in our photo have been identified, but our biggest challenge to The Memory Man has come from fellow Scotsman, Charlie Mooney who is one of the officers in the photo.
Charlie has submitted the following list to us via email and they are compiled from the 3 enlarged photos we posted in the “Who, Where, When column on our ExPo website at https://expobermuda.com/.../1230-thedaviekerrchallenge
Charlie has submitted 67 names to us as listed below so he is missing just one, and he isn’t sure of the surname of one of our civilian staff, Esther ?
Here is Charlie’s List:-
Photo 1:
Back Row:- “Chalky” Honore, Hiram Edwards, Alexander ‘Sandy’ Duncan,
2nd Back:- Roger Kendall, Godfrey Davies, Russell ‘Bull’ Paynter,
Next Row:- Peter Borland, Erskine Warner, Iain Morrison, Eddie Davies,
Next Row:- Frank Wood, Kenrick Shillingford,
Next Row:- Rosalie Pearman, June Pitt, Roger Brydon, Raymond Bell,
Next Row:- Brenda Johnson, Carol Royer, Michael Phillips, Gerry Lyons,
Front Row:- Barry Mansell, Robin Henagulph, Bill Bryan, Fred ‘Penny’ Bean.
Photo 2:
Back Row:- Brian Nolan, Keith Pratt, Owen Marsh, ???,
2nd Back:- Roger ‘Shoes’ Needham John Wild, Charlie Dorrington, Anthony Laughton, Steve Peterson.
Next Row:- Mike Ross, Mike Shaw, Frankie Foggo
Next Row:- Eddie Spencer, Peter Walgate, Stan Francis, Derek Richardson,
Next Row:- Dave O’Meara, Lennox ‘Kit’ Alvis, Garville Morrell,
Next Row:- Huron Vidal, Howard Cutts, Paul Eurell, John Lynch-Wade,
Front Row:- CoP L.M. ‘Nobby’ Clark, Maurice ‘Syke’ Smith, Ernie Moniz
Photo 3:
Back Row:- Martin Johnson, Jann ‘Willow Moon’ Pearce,
2nd Back:- David Small, Wayne Hodgson,
Next Row:- Alan Wilcox, John Dale, Dave Purcell’
Next Row:- Erskine ‘Choe’ Smith, Algernon ‘John’ McConnie,
Next Row:- Anthony ‘Tinker’ Taylor, Charlie Mooney,
Next Row:- Steve Shaw, Laurie ‘Officer’ Phillips, Davida Simons, Esther ?,
Front Row:- John Instone, J. Reece Bartley, Dave Cook.
And what about our Memory Man, Davie Kerr, who submitted his list to us when we first posted the challenge. Davie also gave us 67 names (he missed one name that Charlie gave us, but he listed a name that Charlie did not name.) However, Davie did provide a surname for Esther.
Here is Davie’s List:-
Back from L:- Raphael “Chalkie” Honore, Hiram Edwards, Sandy Duncan, Brian Nolan, Keith Pratt, Owen Marsh, Dougie Victor, Martin Johnson, Ian/Jann/”Willow Moon” Pearce.
2nd back from L:- Roger Kendall, ???, Russ Paynter, Roger Needham, John Wild, Charlie Dorrington, Tony Laughton, Steve Peterson, Dave Small, Wayne Hodgson.
3rd back from L:- Pete Borland, Erskine Warner, Iain Morrison, Eddie Davies, Mick Ross, Mike Shaw, Frankie Foggo (who must be standing on something!), Alan Wilcock, John Dale, Dave Purcell.
3rd front from L:- Rosie Pearman, June Pitt, Frank Wood, Roger Brydon, Ken Shillingford, Ray Bell, Colin Griffiths, Dave O'Meara, Pete Walgate, Lenny Alvis, Stan Francis, Gary Murrell, Derek Richardson, "Tinker" Taylor, Charlie Mooney, John McConnie.
2nd front:- Brenda Lewis, Carole Royer, Mike Phillips, Gerry Lyons, Huron Vidal, Howard Cutts, Paul Eurell, John Lynch-Wade, Steve Shaw, Laurie Phillips, Davida Simons, Esther Smith.
Front:- Barrie Mancell, Robin Henagulph, Bill Bryan, Fred “Penny” Bean, Nobby Clarke, Sykes Smith, Ernie Moniz, John Instone, Reece Bartley, Dave Cook.
For a small fee I'll even throw in shoulder numbers!
As the sole judge in this challenge I believe it would be fair to call it draw between Davie and Charlie, but before doing so, I would ask you all to check through both their lists to make sure their names are indeed correct.
I’ve been trying to figure out what it is that results in two Scotsmen having such great memories. Could it be imbibing Scotch whisky, or could it be consumption of haggis? For anyone who knows Davie, you will know it can’t be whisky because he NEVER touches alcohol, so it must be the haggis!
Davie has also tried to narrow down when the photo was taken, and he notes that Frank Wood left the BPS in July 1980 so it was before then, and everyone is wearing Full Blues so it must be the winter of 1979/1980.
Bermuda Police Traffic Department personnel - 1979
Back from L:- Raphael “Chalkie” Honore, Hiram Edwards, Sandy Duncan, Brian Nolan,
Keith Pratt, Owen Marsh, Dougie Victor, Martin Johnson, Ian/Jann/”Willow Moon” Pearce.
2nd back from L:- Roger Kendall, Godfrey Davies, Russ Paynter, Roger Needham, John Wild,
Charlie Dorrington, Tony Laughton, Steve Peterson, Dave Small, Wayne Hodgson.
3rd back from L:- Pete Borland, Erskine Warner, Iain Morrison, Eddie Davies, Mick Ross,
Mike Shaw, Frankie Foggo, Alan Wilcock, John Dale, Dave Purcell.
3rd front from L:- Rosie Pearman, June Pitt, Frank Wood, Roger Brydon, Ken Shillingford,
Ray Bell, Colin Griffiths, Dave O'Meara, Pete Walgate, Lenny Alvis, Stan Francis, Gary Murrell,
Derek Richardson, "Tinker" Taylor, Charlie Mooney, John McConnie.
2nd front:- Brenda Lewis, Carole Royer, Mike Phillips, Gerry Lyons, Huron Vidal, Howard Cutts,
Paul Eurell, John Lynch-Wade, Steve Shaw, Laurie Phillips, Davida Simons, Esther Smith.
Front:- Barrie Mancell, Robin Henagulph, Bill Bryan, Fred “Penny” Bean, Nobby Clarke,
Sykes Smith, Ernie Moniz, John Instone, Reece Bartley, Dave Cook.
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