The Victorian officer Lt Benjamin Alsop Donisthorpe Donne was Commissioner of Limassol in 1880-82 during which time he kept a diary of his experiences. He was the person who designed and enforced the uniform of the Cyprus Regiment

The Victorian officer Lt Benjamin Alsop Donisthorpe Donne was Commissioner of Limassol in 1880-82 during which time he kept a diary of his experiences. He was the person who designed and enforced the uniform of the Cyprus Regiment: 

The 3^rd November, being Bairam holiday for the men, I issued the new police clothing to the whole force in the afternoon, the old red jacket being discarded for a blue uniform with a red braid.