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 In the 1970’s I was one of a handful of officers who attended Deeper Accident Investigation Training with the Metropolitan Police. We then trained other Traffic Officers back in Force. When a serious accident occurred and an in depth investigation was required, a trained officer from the normal shifts was called to attend. In the 1980s ...
Read more Section B Reservist, Gunner 206125 Royal Horse Artillery
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Read more In 1977 Ford brought out the Mark II Granada. Hertfordshire Police had never used the Mark 1 version, although several other forces had. Several of of the new cars with a 2.8i V6 engine were purchased from 1978 onwards and this Mark II model proved to be a very popular and reliable workhorse. I drove all ...
Read more Ford Transit van and Trailer – index number SHO680P
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.
Read more Coldstream Guardsman wounded prisoner of war
Read more Details of Sergeant Halsey's career as well as a number of pictures.
Read more Details of John Halsey's police career from 1959 - 1990. Also some pictures of amongst other things Police Vehicles.
Read more A number of photographs of Hertfordshire Cadets taken at headquarters in 1972
Read more A Selection of photographs of various Police Vehicles from 1902 until 1985
Read more Hertfordshire’s Last Police Box was at the junction of Holmshill Lane and the A1 at latitude: 51.672731, longitude: -0.238824. Box No: S63 District: South Mimms Subdivision: Barnet Installed: 13-Jan-36 Removed: 19-Nov-80 Metropolitan Police type designed around 1929 by Gilbert Mackenzie Trench, O.B.E., F.R.I.B.A., F.S.I., Architect and Surveyor to the Metropolitan Police. This area was originally controlled by the Metropolitan Police but in ...
Read more Around 1970, the Force purchased a small number of Hillman Hunter Area Cars. They were not in widespread use throughout the Force area, so I am very grateful to Robin Bracey for sending me this photograph of one of them, which I understand was based at St Albans.
Read more Horse Keeper 13748 Royal Army Veterinary Corps, Gunner 186919 Royal Field Artillery, Gunner 197485 Royal Garrison Artillery, temporary Lance Corporal Military Mounted Police
Read more Lance Corporal P/2127 Military Mounted Police
Read more Lance Sergeant 101957 Royal Engineers, 2nd Lieutenant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Temporary Cadet Auxiliary Division Royal Ulster Constabulary - Murdered by the IRA.
Read more Section B Reservist, Gunner 205982 Royal Horse Artillery
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