This photographic archive traces my journey in hockey from my early playing days in Kenya, through military service and Metropolitan Police hockey, to national administration, international tournaments and historical research. The images reflect over five decades of involvement in the game - as player, umpire, administrator, founder, journalist, and historian - and record my association with Olympians, international officials and fellow custodian

Early Years - Kenya

1966 - Menengai High School Hockey Team, Nakuru, Kenya.

Army & Services Hockey (Cyprus)

1972 - Exiles Hockey Club, Cyprus.

1974 - Army Hockey Umpires Association Certificate - Qualified Services Umpire (Cyprus).

Metropolitan Police Hockey (1975 - 2007)

Coach - Metropolitan Police Hockey Club.

Umpire - Metropolitan Police Hockey Club and Surrey Hockey Umpires Association.

Metropolitan Police Athletic Association Colours - Presented by Sir Peter Imbert, Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (London, 3 September 1992).

Police Athletic Association National Championship Finals (1980 - 1997)

From the inception of the Championships in 1980, I served as Press Secretary/Publicity Officer, Umpires' Appointments Officer (including all international umpire appointments), and Technical Delegate.

Technical Delegate with FIH umpires Graham Nash and Richard Wilson - National Police Championship Finals, Sheffield 1993.

Founder – British Police Hockey Team (1981)

Founder - British Police Hockey Team (formed following the success of the 1981 Police Championships).

Coach - British Police Hockey Team

International Tournaments & FIH Roles

Tournament Official - Women's Olympic Qualifier, Milton Keynes, 2000.

FIH Press Conference - India v Pakistan, Champions Trophy, Cologne, 2002

with Els van Breda Vriesman (President, FIH 2000 - 2008) - Catania, 2003.

Tournament Officials - Women's Champions Challenge, Catania 2003

with Leandro Negre (President, FIH 2008 - 2016) - London 2016

Volunteer - Olympic Games, London 2012.

Media Team - Commonwealth Games, Glasgow, 2014.

Historic Legends & Olympic Research

with Joe Galibardy (Olympic Gold Medallist, Berlin 1936) - London 2011

With Balbir Singh Sr (Olympic Gold Medallist, 1948, 1952, 1956) - New Delhi, 2010.

With Balbir Singh Sr and Gurdev Singh Kullar (Olympic Gold Medallist, Melbourne 1956) - Northampton, 2007.

Verifying Olympic records with Joe Gallibardy and Balbir Singh Sr - London, 2007.

With Avtar Singh Sohal (Kenya Olympian 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972) - London, 2018.

With Surjeet Singh Panesar (Kenya Olympian, four Olympic Games) - London, 2018.

With Pargat Singh (India Olympian, three Olympic Games) - Chennai, 2005.

With Balbir Singh Sr and Avtar Singh Sohal - Delhi World Cup, 2010.

Hockey Writers' Club & The Hockey Museum

Life Membership - Hockey Writers' Club (Presented by Chairman Peter Luck, London, 26 January 2011).

Officers and Committee Members - Hockey Writers' Club, London, 2004.

Founder Trustees - The National Hockey Museum (now The Hockey Museum), Woking, 2011.

With Pat Rowley - Founder, Hockey Writers' Club and Founder Trustee, The Hockey Museum - London, 2015.

Sikh & East African Hockey Heritage

Addressing Sikh Olympians in Great Britain - London 2005.

with Kenya Hockey Olympians - London, 2018.

With Paul Tergat (President, National Olympic Committee of Kenya) and Avtar Singh Sohal - Nairobi, 2020.

Addressing at Sikh Union Club Nairobi - 2020

Honours and Recognition

The Hockey Association National Award of Merit - Outstanding Service at National level (London - March 1995)

Award of Honour - East African Hockey Olympians (Toronto, Canada, 2016).

Honorary Life Membership - Sikh Union Club Nairobi (Presented by Chairman Baljit Singh Virdi and Patron Avtar Singh Sohal - Nairobi, 1 February 2020).