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This book contains eleven stories by members of the British South Africa Police who started out as troopers at periods ranging from the earliest days of the Force to immediately after World War Two.They tell stories of times when malaria and blackwater fever were rife and a cure unknown, the young dispatch rider who died while carrying out his duty as a link in the vitally important task of carrying the mails from the brand new territory (later called Southern Rhodesia) to South Africa; of dealing with rebellion in neighbouring Portuguese East Africa; of such mundane tasks as running the postage service at a small rural station; of the 1920s when roads were still few and far between and the horse and the pack mule were important means of transport; of a time when, once he left his station, the trooper was on his own.One story describes how the 'old hands' enjoyed a typical pun crawl in Bulawayo; another tells of the drifts over the Limpopo River before the bridge at Beit Bridge was opened; another trooper tells of his slightly unorthodox hunt for an elephant who was destroying native crops.The famous gold robbery at Filabusi where the chief suspect was a BSAP trooper is recounted.The memoirs of Trooper Seward who rose to be a Lieutenant Colonel commanding Bulawayo District offers an important insight into how Police duties were performed.Last but not least is the story of Trooper Johnston who was a member of the famous 'Alcantara' Draft immediately after World War Two and who was recruited in London by Lt Col Seward.

The author of this book, Peter G. Fitzgerald, was born in Manchester, United Kingdom.Early 1949 his family immigrated to Harare, Zimbabwe (formerly Salisbury, Rhodesia).Peter attended school in Salisbury. On leaving school he worked on a farm near the town of Norton, forty miles west of the Capital. One of his goals was to understand the local African language. In 1959 he joined the BSAP (British South Africa Police). After intensive training he was transferred to Bulawayo to pursue his chosen career which encompassed many areas of Policing. He rose through the ranks to the level of Licensing Inspector.In1977, whilst on duty, he suffered serious brain injury and part paralysis by a hand grenade thrown in an anti terrorism action which ended his career.It was important for him to try and record his memories of the BSAP and his family as far back as he could remember, and to see, at the same time, whether he could cope with drafting this book.It is the author's deepest wish that others, who are in the same situation, will be inspired to do something similar as a form of therapy.The author, who still needs daily assistance, now lives in the United Kingdom.

The British South Africa Police of Southern Rhodesia has been fortunate in having many members who wrote interesting accounts of their experiences in the Force, especially in the early days.One of the greatest of these, if not the greatest, was Eben Mocke. Writing under various non-de-plume, such as "1437"! (his regimental number) and "Pioneer", he was one of the most prolific contributors to the BSAP Magazine, The Outpost, whose editor, Alan Stock, met Eben and escorted him to Bulawayo to meet the bushman, Cwai, whom Mocke had not seen for fifty years since they had encountered each other during the curse of a patrol described by Mocke in his master-piece description of bush-patrolling-Kalahari Patrol.Eben's stories spanned the years from the Boer and First World Wars on into the seventies. In his submission to the National Archives of Rhodesia he gave valuable information on the late Pioneer period of the country.Letters from his contemporaries are included in this book, some of them critical, but all confirming what a great veldsman he was.

Young's Nyasaland Operations manuscript was entrusted to the Society of Malawi in 1955, likely in the hope the Society would benefit by its publication. Now edited with commentary and annotations by Melvin E. Page, his accounts and personal recollections are at last available to a wider readership, offering a further perspective on the Great War as experienced primarily by Nyasaland's European population.The Great War in Africa Association is pleased to offer this compliment to the previously published Chiwaya War Voices which provides further reflections on the First World War through the eyes of the Protectorate's African inhabitants.

The King's African Rifles War Memorial in Zomba has long been a focal point of Malawi memories of the First World War. Now, Chiwaya War Echoes offers a fuller view of how Malawi was involved in both twentieth century world wars. These transcripts of askari memories from a Second World War complete a picture of the Malawian role in the British military.

This book is a compilation of memoirs and articles about the British South Africa Police involvement in military operations outside Southern Rhodesia during World Wars 1 & 2. Most have appeared before in various magazines many years ago, but these earlier and fragmented publications are now difficult for the ordinary reader to access and so are re-published here in one easy to read book.Part One covers World War 1 and consists of various memoirs written by men who took part in the events, with connecting and explanatory text. There is thus some duplication but it is interesting to read how different writers had different interpretations of events. The obituaries of leading figures and Nominal and Medal rolls are included.Part Two covers World War 2. There were much less actual military operations as the BSAP was no longer the de facto army of Southern Rhodesia. However, some 138 members of the BSAP were seconded to various units in North Africa, the Dodecanese, Iraq and Burma, where they served with distinction. Many wrote articles about their experiences and these are reproduced here. After their return many rose to high rank in the Force.A nominal roll is included.

Military engagements1. India's contribution to the Great War in East Africa - Harry Fecitt2. Major-General JM Stewart's advance from Namanga, BEA to Moshi, GEA, 5-16 March 1916 - James Willson3. South Africa's Cape Corps - Rufiji campaign: The final push - Janet Szabo4. South Africa's Cape Corps at Square Hill, Palestine - A test of its fighting mettle - Janet Szabo5. The impact of WW1 on East Africa seen through the eyes of Claude Oldfield, Colonial Service, Northern Rhodesia (1911-32) - Malcolm AlexanderChallenging myths and legacy6. The legend of the Old & the Bold - Fact or Myth? - Alex Balm7. The engagement of small scale farm growers in Coffee farming during German and British Colonial rule in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania -Somo ML Seimu8. Intensification of Cotton farming under British Colonial Rule during Post World War 1 era in Western Cotton Growing Area - Somo ML Seimu9. Portugal and the Memory of the First World War in Africa - Sergio Neto10. "You are going to die ... That is what you came here to do": Representa tions of the SS Mendi in South Africa's socio-political landscape - Richard BrownCentenary reflections11. First World War battlesites in Mbala/Abercorn and District - visited in 2017/19 - Patrick Wiedorn; Mary Mbewe; Colin Carlin12. Reflections on cross-cultural aspects by reseachers of the First World War in Africa - GWAA members13. On the Sideline - Photographs of the East and West African campaigns in the First World War Project Experience - Tomar Beh14. Breaking the Myths - Christine Locke15. Behind the wire: An exhibition in Kwa-Zulu Natal Museum - Stefan Manz16. 1914-1918 Encyclopedia - Melvin E Page

During the First World War, approximately 15,600 West Indians signed up to the British West Indies Regiment, including men from Jamaica, Barbados, The Bahamas, Guyana, Belize, Grenada, the Leeward Islands, St Lucia, St Vincent, and Trinidad and Tobago.The play follows the story of a Grenadian soldier, Lazarus Emmanuel Lewis François, who left his tiny island in 1915 to fight for King and country.It is a play steeped in history, family, and the relationship we have with our ancestors and the past.The play weaves a tale rooted in fact but also uses poetic license to bring to life all the different characters.This book is written in the play/script format as written and performed by Kat Franc¿ois.

This is a previously unpublished memoir by one of the early members of the British South Africa Police. In an incident-filled life, 'Bunny' Rabbetts ran away to sea at the age of twelve and later saw action in the Boer War and Natal Rebellion of 1906.He first joined the BSAP in 1902, serving under such well known figures as RSM Blatherwick and Colonels Bodle and Flint. He paints a vivid picture of life as a trooper in those days.After his contract of service expired, he joined the Johannesburg Fire Brigade, leaving this to serve in the Natal Rebellion of 1906 in a unit formed by Sir Abe Bailey, the mining magnate. He also found time to be a diamond prospector.Following that he went to Bulawayo hoping to join the Fire Brigade but a chance meeting led him to rejoin the BSAP. This period of service from 1906 to 1911 took him to District stations like Wankie and Victoria Falls. He describes the characters he met, including the notorious ex-trooper Joe Phelan, the main suspect in the Killarney Mine Gold Robbery.Still restless, he left the Police in 1911 and managed the West Nicholson Hotel while also carrying on business as a transport contractor for the giant Liebig's Ranch. The area was teeming with lions and one of the people he met was 'Yank' Allen, the legendary lion hunter. He then describes his life as a prospector in Southern and Northern Rhodesia and Barotseland.He returned to uniform in both World Wars with the Southern Rhodesia forces. His life can truly be said to have been 'not without incident'.

This book has extensively utilised primary source material to provide an historical overview of the growth and development of the co-operative movement in Tanzania during the colonial, inter-war, post-war and post-colonial periods. Essentially, it considers political and policy aspects as well as other interlocking issues that either contributed to or undermined the growth and development of various types of co-operative societies in the country.