Section B Reservist, Guardsman 32202 Grenadier Guards
Read more Section B Reservist, Private 29229 Grenadier Guards
Read more Private 2514 Hertfordshire Yeomanry, Corporal P/14904 Military Mounted Police
Read more Constables Burch and Silcock killed in a traffic incident in April 1960.
Read more The story of the Acting Chief Constable from 1943 to 1945 who was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the First World War before joining the Force in 1919
Read more The sixth (Acting) Chief Constable. He served throughout the Great War he was wounded and awarded a Silver War Badge. On discharge from the Army he joined the Hertford County Constabulary and quickly rose through the ranks.
Read more Section B Reservist, Guardsman 32196 Grenadier Guards
Read more Section B Reservist, Lance Corporal P/7480 Military Foot Police
Read more Served throughout the Great War in Gallipoli and Palestine. He was wounded. On discharge from the Army he joined the Hertford County Constabulary.
Read more 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 These are the life stories of a father and son who both served in the Hertford County Constabulary. John Cross enlisted in the Army in 1915 as a Section B Army Reservist but was never mobilised his son Stanley also enlisted in 1915 as Guardsman 24497 in the Grenadier Guards aged 15. Having been sent to France his true age was revealed and he was sent back to the UK. He returned to France in 1918 where he was wounded and was awarded the Military Medal. After the War he joined the Police.
Read more At Ware Police Court, John Benn was charged on his own confession with being a deserter from His Majesty’s forces. Superintendent Handley stated that the defendant came to the police station that morning saying that he wished to give himself up for being a deserter. He had joined the Royal Garrison Artillery on the 7th of ...
Read more Section B Reservist, Guardsman 24772 Coldstream Guards
Read more Section B Reservist, Gunner 206125 Royal Horse Artillery
Read more Section B Reservist, Gunner 205987 Royal Horse Artillery
Read more Class "F" of Police Training Course 191, June to September 1962.
Read more In the early days of the M1 Motorway, Hertfordshire Constabulary patrolled our section with white Ford Zephyr Mark 2 Farnham Estate Cars. The first two, bought late in 1959, were distinctly registered 2000 AR and 2001 AR. These were replaced a couple of years later with two more, 3111 RO and 6400 RO. In the snowy ...
Read more A long history of service to the Hertfordshire Constabulary from one family. From 1889 when John Knights joined to 2005 when Clive Gale retired
Read more Constable Gale joined Hertfordshire Constabulary as a Cadet in 1947 and served through to 1980. Godfrey, better known as ‘Geoff’, is pictured here in his Hertfordshire Constabulary Cadet uniform, with forage cap under his epaulette.
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