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.
Read more Christopher Davies served for over two years as a Hertfordshire Police Cadet before becoming a Constable on his 19th birthday, Sadly a few months later he was off duty when he was involved in an accident whist driving his car and as a result died from the injuries he received. His parents later donated a silver Challenge Cup in his name to be competed for annually by Cadets.
Read more Percy Edward Day was a Police officer in the Woodhall area of Welwyn Garden City during the Second World War. He was my grandfather and lived in Holywell Road, then Twelve Acres. I don’t know when he joined the police or when he left but my dad and some of my dads cousins talk of him during ...
Read more At the quarterly meeting of Hertfordshire County Council held at St. Albans on Monday, it was reported that ex-PCs George Bonfield, George Clarke, George Day, and George Edward Williamson, all police pensioners, had died recently.
Read more Section B Reservist, Guardsman 25004 Coldstream Guards
Read more Newspaper report of Council meeting that agreed Pensions and grants made to Officers due to increased living costs due to the War. 1915
Read more Gunner 19963 48th Battery Royal Garrison Artillery died of wounds on the 25th December 1915.
Read more The story of P.c. Herbert Dolly who served in Hertfordshire Constabulary between 1908 and 1914 before returning to the Army and being killed in France on Christmas Day 1915
Read more Private 7863 2nd Battalion Scots Guards he was Killed in Action 7th December 1914.
Read more Newspaper report into circumstances of death of PC L Dolley who had served at Hertford in France in January 1915. As a tragic postscript his brother Bertie was killed on Christmas day 1915 (see post on this site)
Read more Section B Reservist, Guardsman 24772 Coldstream Guards
Read more An officer on duty at The Peahen crossroads, St Albans early 1900 s .
Read more Section B Reservist, Gunner 206125 Royal Horse Artillery
Read more Private Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment, possibly Sergeant Drill Instructor.
Read more 9th (Queen’s Royal) Lancers Orderly Room Sergeant Major
Read more Section B Reservist, Gunner 205987 Royal Horse Artillery
Read more Ex- Constable at Weston accused of Theft.
Read more Newspaper report on the decision to pay Officers who are eligible for a pension an extra payment to encourage them not to retire and therefore save the force money.
Read more Class "F" of Police Training Course 191, June to September 1962.
Read more The fifth Chief Constable who died from Pneumonia on active service in Italy, where he was attached to the Allied Military Control Commission.
Read more Combined service of 74 years by three generations.
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