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Underwater Search

Underwater Section 1963 -1970 ~ Part Record of Richard Bond's Log Book.Excluding practice dives and many minor searches for property. There were many other searches and body recoveries that I was not involved in.First Dive (Training) 20/09/6318/5/64 River Thames Laleham. Search for body of drowned youth 'Woodcock' Found25/07/64 Frensham Little Pond, search for swimmer, body Tingley (Found)21/02/65 Basingstoke Canal, Camp Farm Road, Aldershot. Search for Jewellery. (Found)15/08/1965 River Park Avenue, Egham, my first body 'Cooper' at night - 0425. (Found)2/10/65 Search in connection with missing girl at Dagenham, in Factory Grounds of Ford Motor Co. *18/04/1966. Marco's Pit, Mixnams Lane, Chertsey. recovery of workman from submerged dumper.26/04/1966. Sidlow Bridge, Reigate, River Mole, Regional Crime Squad Call out for church ornaments. All found.22/06/1966. Sunbury, The Creek, River Thames I recovered Body of Terence Sharp, 2300 hours.3/03/67 River Wey, Burpham, I found & recovered drowned man Butt.12/05/1967 Below Chertsey Bridge, River Thames, I found and recovered body Gaotano20/07/67 Winkworth Arboretum Lake, Godalming I recovered body of Proctor (Tied hand & foot). **22-23/08/67 Search for body of Harper. (Not found) River in flood (I Think) ***18/03/1968. Woking open air pool, Woking Park, demonstration of underwater communications etc, for Home Office.0/05/68 Civil Defence Staff College swimming pool, Sunningdale, Demonstration of equipment.12/09/68 Woodbridge Meadows, Guildford, River Wey. Recovered body of Bargattha, ( by wading)16/09/68 River Wey Floods, worked all night, all next day Old Woking & Hersham areas, then all next night dry suits and inflatable craft! 05/11/1968 Belvide Reservoir Staffordshire.Birmingham University Group, trial of communication apparatus.26/11/68 Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Police Training School, swimming pool. Demonstration for Chief Constables.1/01/69 Guildford, River Wey, near Row Barge P.H. search for knife involved in stabbing. (0400 hrs)9/01/69 Guildford River Wey, Parkway. for Body of Mr. Christmas. Found by P.C. 487 ****8/04/69 Laleham, Middlesex. River Thames. I Recovered body of boy David Murphy.27/28/05/69 River Wey, Shalford. I recovered body of Linda Lale missing from overturned punt.1/04/70 Gravel Pit, Eastleigh, Hants. In connection with Murder of a female student. There were searches in the River Itchen or Test but not recorded as breathing apparatus not used. ***** (Schnorkel.)28/05/70 St. Catherines, Guildford River Wey, I found drowned man in swimming trunks.10/07/70. Island Barn Reservoir, Molesey. Filming for BBC.11/05/1971 The Chantry, Riverside, Temple Gardens, Egham. River Thames I recovered boy. McDermott.14/05/71 Last (practice) dive Staines.There was a recovery in the River Wey at Stoke Lock, Guildford, I don’t have a date. where an elderly lady had gone missing in the River in Guildford Town Centre months previously and became stuck in the sluice gate, held together mainly by her corset. I distinctly remember her hand being washed into the mill pool past me. The members involved received either congratulations or a commendation from the CC.* Re Missing girl in Dagenham I was searching a pit full of green muck, very unpleasant. Later told that the missing girl had been found dead in a neighbours wardrobe and that Dagenite Batteries discharged their waste into the pit..** I encountered an extreme amount of antagonism in trying to get a team together, the search had to be postponed several times. When I found the body he was found bound hand and foot. It was dealt with as a murder until it was realised that he could have tied the knots himself.*** This was the only search for a known body that was unsuccessful during this time, it was assumed that the River, being in flood, had swept him down stream.**** I remember this, the deceased was a dapper little old man, immaculatey dressed and with black shiny boots. Looked peaceful.***** The body of the student was found murdered, weeks later on a railway embankment nearby. This area had been searched by Hampshire Dog Section. (Whoops!)

1970 - Sgt. Harry Webb

Richard Bond, Dave Crouch, Tony Fuller, 'Pixie' Parkes, Harry Webb.

Richard Bond, Dave Grant, Harry Webb.

After a Search in the Wey

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