First Bermuda Police Hockey Team

We had an excellent response to this photo which is of the first Bermuda Police Hockey Team. The photo was kindly supplied by Dave Garland who had captioned it with all the information we needed, but within 24 hours we had heard from two other members of the team, Connell McBurnie and Jim Woodward, both of who now live in Canada, along with Terry Cabral who quickly recognized several of the players who who still serving in the Force when he joined as a young cadet.

First Bermuda Police Hockey Team - March 1962 - at Royal Naval Field
Standinf (l-r)  Sid Ruberry (referee - not a policeman),  Tim Willis, Trevor Langan,
Connell McBernie (Captain), Jim Cornes (PRC member), and Tony Harper.
Kneeling  -  Mike Kelly, Colin Chiswell, Dave Garland, Graham Lynn,
George Goddard, and James "Jim" Woodward

16th November 

Reply from Jim Woodward

Back row (l-r)   Sid Ruberry (Referee), Tim Willis, ?  Connell McBurnie, Jim Cornes, Tony Harper.
Front row - Mike Kelly,  ? (forgotten his name but he was the quiet one), Graham Lynn, George Goddard, E.J.W (Captain)

Where - I think R.N. Field (not Dockyard) When - 1961 and Why - Good question !!!!

 

Reply from Connell McBurnie 

I feel that I can help with some of the names because I started the Bermuda Police Field Hockey Team.    I played for the Bermuda Team in the USA in 1961 and 1962.   This is the picture taken in 1962 of the Police Team before its first game.

Back row (l-r)   Name unknown (Head of the Bermuda Field Hockey Association), No.2…………. No.3 Trevor Langan.  No.4 Connell McBurnie (Captain)  No.4 Jim Cornes (PRC Member)  No.5 Tony Harper.
Front Row.   No.1…………  No2. Colin Chiswell,  No.3  Dave Garland, No4……………No.5……………No.6 Sgt. Jim Woodword.

The picture was taken at the Field Hockey Ground in Somerset.   My memory is not as good as it once was, but hope this is of some help.      

Editors Note  -  Wow. That was quick!  Within 24 hours Terry Cabral has successfully identified Tim Willis, Mike Kelly and James "Jim" Woodward,  while Jim Woodward has picked out Sid Ruberry (referee) Connell McBurnie, Jim Cornes, Tony Harper, Graham Lynn and George Goddard.  We have also heard from Connell McBurnie who was captain of the team and also played for the Bermuda Team in the USA in 1961 and 1962.  In addition to the above names Connell has correctly identified Trevor Langan, Colin Chiswell and Dave Garland.

Connell has also been able to recall when the photo was taken, that is, in 1962 (in March to be precise) at what was then known as the Royal Navy Field.

Davie Kerr has often asked about the first Bermuda Police Hockey Team  - and this is it!  Dave Garland kindly provided us with the photo which he had very smartly captioned in 1962.  In addition to recording all of the names, Dave also noted that the match was played against Sandys Boat Club and the final score was 1 - 1.

Many thanks to all concerned. If you have a photo that you think might be suitable for our "Who, When and Where" column please don't hesitate to send it to us via email.

 

17th November

Reply from Dave Garland who had supplied us with this photograph

Moresby Plain is the field before you reach the Dockyard. It was the area where they quarried and cut the stone for building Dockyard. Royal Navy Field is in Somerset village on Middle Rd opposite the supermarket and gas station.

Connell Mc Burnie was the organizer of the team and Captain. He, myself and Graham Lynne played for for Bermuda in 1971 at the Westchester Country Club when we won the Connecticut Cup, the only time Bermuda did.