Having served as Lance Sergeant 7073 in the 1st and 3rd Battalions, Coldstream Guards he joined the Hertford County Constabulary in 1894. He was recalled to the Colours on 14th May 1900 during the Boer War and served as a Drill Instructor. He re-joined the Police and later volunteered for the Army during WW1, again as a Drill Instructor. Re-joining the Police again he retired on pension shortly afterwards.
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Read more Hertfordshire Police Historical Society This Week In History Saturday 8th May 1850 Hertford Mercury and Reformer Police Account. Summary of the Accounts of Mr. Philip Longmore, Treasurer for the County of Hertford, in Relation to the Police Force, from the 29th march, 1849, to the 30th march, 1850. CHARGE. Balance in the hands of the Treasurer Easter Session, 1849 £1678.1s. 4 ...
Read more Charles Smith, alias Sells, and Horace Harrison, were indicted for night poaching, being armed with a gun.
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