tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136959581834392797.post4475814296026069672..comments2024-03-28T10:10:39.406+02:00Comments on Our Rhodesian Heritage: Map of CourageRhodesia Rememberedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06644511584084003690noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136959581834392797.post-23118133441632167672013-03-16T13:09:48.657+02:002013-03-16T13:09:48.657+02:00Gomo Hill (BSAP) Writes:-
The article by Mitch St...Gomo Hill (BSAP) Writes:-<br /><br />The article by Mitch Stirling brought back some memories..<br /><br />When my father took us to Rhodesia at the end of the last world war, we lived in a house owned by Kim Rule [RAR] situate in the Lomagundi Road, just opposite the Avondale Halt on the rail line to Sinoia where King George [I think] Rd and Lomagundi met at a ‘T’ junction. The railway reserve was a wilderness and was my play ground for many years. The steam trains came past on a daily basis, Monday to Friday. What fun to watch them come past and, sometimes, shunt and leave a wagon or two at the siding. The wild flowers in spring time were plentiful and beautiful. Broadlands road ran to the north side of the rail reserve and there was a Convent up on the top of the kopje that rose above the road and rail reserve.<br /><br />In later years as a policeman stationed at Avondale I had a hilarious chase after a criminal along Broadlands road. There had been a housebreaking and an accused had been chased into a thicket of trees. He had not come out but we could not see him. A rustle above my head made me look up and there was the accused on a branch above me.<br /><br />He jumped down and took off, jumping fences as we chased after him through the big residential properties in the area. We must have looked like something out of Keystone cops! <br /><br />The chase took us through a garden where there was a party on the go. None of the party goers did anything to help but a shouted invitation to ‘come and join us when you have caught him’ was accepted with alacrity. We duly caught the criminal, recovered the stolen property and went and joined the party, uniforms and all.<br />A wonderful evening and good police / public relations were formed.<br /><br />What wonderful days those were!<br />Rhodesia Rememberedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644511584084003690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136959581834392797.post-46108689682501631812013-03-06T10:00:48.667+02:002013-03-06T10:00:48.667+02:00Nigel Fotheringham (RhAF) Writes:-
Please thank M...Nigel Fotheringham (RhAF) Writes:-<br /><br />Please thank Mitch for this story. <br /><br />You have no idea how much time I have spent trawling through stories like this over the years looking for a mention of my father’s brother, Claude Fotheringham, and bingo, there is his name in the Roll of Honour in this article. He was killed in a training accident flying a Tiger Moth somewhere near Marandellas. But I never knew where he was based or his rank.Rhodesia Rememberedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644511584084003690noreply@blogger.com