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Oral Testimonies

A Collection of recollections regarding life in the Police Force or the Collection

  • Andrew John Wright describes his recruitment to the Hertfordshire Constabulary and training.
    Andrew John Wright describes his recruitment to the Hertfordshire Constabulary and training.
    At the age of 19 he became a Police officer and here he shared with us what was the procedure for the recruitment as well as initial training.
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  • David Charles Wardrop recalls his first night shift as a Hertfordshire Police Officer.
    David Charles Wardrop recalls his first night shift as a Hertfordshire Police Officer.
    David Charles Wardrop who wanted to become a librarian, who was an aircraft electrician by trade and ended up in the Police force. Here he is talking about his first night on patrol.
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  • John Sibthorp's memories of being a Hertfordshire Detective Constable.
    John Sibthorp's memories of being a Hertfordshire Detective Constable.
    John talks about his time involved in CID when he dealt with the "Key Man" who admitted over 3000 Burglaries.
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  • Martin Vincent Szaj shares his memories as a Hertfordshire Police Surveillance Officer.
    Martin Vincent Szaj shares his memories as a Hertfordshire Police Surveillance Officer.
    Martin Szaj served for 30 years from 1963 and on this occasion he talked us through his hard schedule and we also hear an anecdote from his days of rural surveillance….
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  • Peter Sizeland served as a Hertfordshire Constabulary Police Cadet.
    Peter Sizeland served as a Hertfordshire Constabulary Police Cadet.
    At the age of 16 he became a Police Cadet in Bishop’s Stortford in 1946. He shared with us a few anecdotes from these earliest days as a young cadet before he went to serve in the National service in the Royal Air Force from 1948.
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  • Robert Lee joined the Hertfordshire Constabulary in the late 1940's.
    Robert Lee joined the Hertfordshire Constabulary in the late 1940's.
    Robert Lee describes his work in the 1940s and 50s and the car he drove.
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  • Walter Wright describes the recovery and preservation of Police Records.
    Walter Wright describes the recovery and preservation of Police Records.
    Testimony of Walter Wright the Voluntary Honorary Curator of of the Bishop's Stortford and District Local History Museum who was responsible for taking in the collection of Police Records
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