Being a member of the Territorial Army Royal Artillery he was mobilised as a Gunner on the 31st August 1939 and went to France with the British Expeditionary Force where he was wounded and evacuated back to England. Recovering he was sent to North Africa and then Italy being promoted eventually to Regimental Sergeant Major. Awarded the BEM for his part in the Anzio Beachhead landings he survived the war. Coming late to the Police he joined Essex County Constabulary in 1950 where he served 18 years and reached Chief Inspector rank. Transferring to Hertfordshire in 1968 on promotion to Superintendent he ran the Training Department until retirement in 1977.
Read more 1969 Chief Constable Wilcox retires.
Read more Hertfordshire Police Historical Society. This Week In History. 25/02/1978 Times. Woman’s revenge by arson. A woman who was annoyed because her local newspaper reported her appearance in court on a charge of trying to burn down a hospital, was jailed yesterday for starting fires in the newspaper’s offices. Miss Marianne Cribben, 23, of Breakmead, Welwyn Garden City, pleaded ...
Read more Two photos of Police Cadets (circa 1956) at the annual event held at Pendley Manor, Tring. (Owned at the time by the well known Show Jumping commentator Dorian Williams). One photo is part of a parade inspection by the Lord Lieutenant of the County. I am on the left next to Denis Smoker. Tony Kiff is in ...
Read more Formed in 1956, the Hertfordshire Constabulary Flying Club was based at Panshanger airfield and successfully restored a Tiger Moth aeroplane.
Read more 23 Cadets with Senior Officers and Training Staff.
Read more The death of Pc Hulme in 1958 and the subsequent trial.
Read more The eighth Chief Constable was the face of change and expansion from 1947 to 1969. Overseeing the transformation of the Force from 613 Officers to 1400.
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