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1948

  • Human, Horace William, 73, Police Constable.
    Human, Horace William, 73, Police Constable.
    Section B Reservist, Guardsman 32195 Grenadier Guards
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  • Hunt, John William, 162 and 88, Police Constable.
    Hunt, John William, 162 and 88, Police Constable.
    Lance Corporal P/2127 Military Mounted Police
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  • Hunt, William Frederick, 248, Police Constable.
    Hunt, William Frederick, 248, Police Constable.
    Lance Sergeant 101957 Royal Engineers, 2nd Lieutenant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Temporary Cadet Auxiliary Division Royal Ulster Constabulary - Murdered by the IRA.
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  • Hyiatt, James, 91, Police Constable.
    Hyiatt, James, 91, Police Constable.
    Having served as Sergeant 8499 in the Coldstream Guards he joined the Hertford County Constabulary in 1898. He was recalled to the Colours on 9th October 1899 and fought throughout the Boer War. He re-joined the Police and retired as a Constable.
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  • Ingram, Frederick, 73 and 101, Police Constable, Sergeant, Inspector.
    Ingram, Frederick, 73 and 101, Police Constable, Sergeant, Inspector.
    Royal Garrison Artillery
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  • James, John, 132 and 16, Police Constable, Sergeant, Inspector.
    James, John, 132 and 16, Police Constable, Sergeant, Inspector.
    Coldstream Guardsman
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  • James, William Edward, 271 and 139, Police Constable.
    James, William Edward, 271 and 139, Police Constable.
    Royal Garrison Artillery wounded
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  • Johnson, Margaret, 5, And Annie, 3, Both Constables And Sergeants.
    Johnson, Margaret, 5, And Annie, 3, Both Constables And Sergeants.
    Margaret and Annie Johnson were not only sisters but also the first women Police Officers in the Hertfordshire Constabulary. Appointed in 1928 they were both later promoted to Sergeants.
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  • Jones, Horace Burgess, 300, Police Constable.
    Jones, Horace Burgess, 300, Police Constable.
    Section B Reservist, Lance Corporal P/11959 Military Foot Police
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  • Kempthorne, Thomas Russell, 297, Police Constable.
    Kempthorne, Thomas Russell, 297, Police Constable.
    Section B Reservist, Gunner 205982 Royal Horse Artillery
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  • Killeen, Albert Charles, 108, Police Constable.
    Killeen, Albert Charles, 108, Police Constable.
    Private Grenadier Guards, Lance Sergeant Guards Machine Gun Regiment.
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  • Kimpton, George Isaac William, 331, Police Constable.
    Kimpton, George Isaac William, 331, Police Constable.
    Sergeant P/2139 Military Mounted Police, Mentioned In Despatches, the last Hertfordshire Police Soldier to re-join the Force.
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  • Lake, Oliver Victor, 217 and 321, Police Constable.
    Lake, Oliver Victor, 217 and 321, Police Constable.
    Corporal 2551 Hertfordshire Yeomanry, Corporal P/15106 Military Mounted Police
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  • Lamberth or Lambert, Samuel John, 212, Police Constable.
    Lamberth or Lambert, Samuel John, 212, Police Constable.
    1st Dragoons later Sergeant Royal Army Veterinary Corps
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  • Lilley, David Augustus, 92 and 178, Police Constable.
    Lilley, David Augustus, 92 and 178, Police Constable.
    Joining the Hertford County Constabulary in 1911 he was recalled to the Colours on the 4th August 1914 re-joining the Suffolk Regiment. Wounded in the hand he was discharged from the Army and re-joined the Police in December 1914. He retired in 1936.
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  • Macfarlane, Henry Harrison, 587, Constable, Sergeant
    Macfarlane, Henry Harrison, 587, Constable, Sergeant
    From 1943 he served in the RAF as a Flight Engineer on a Lancaster bomber, shot down in 1944 whilst returning from a mission he evaded the Germans for 7 months until he was liberated by advancing Allied soldiers. After the war he served in both the Metropolitan and Nottingham City Police before transferring to Hertfordshire.
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  • Mansfield, Arthur
    Mansfield, Arthur
    Section B Reservist, Gunner 205954 Royal Horse Artillery, wounded
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  • Markwell, John, 307, Police Constable.
    Markwell, John, 307, Police Constable.
    Lance Corporal P/2346 Military Mounted Police
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  • Medcalf, William John, 308 and 195, Police Constable.
    Medcalf, William John, 308 and 195, Police Constable.
    Gunner 99378 Royal Horse Artillery Anti-Aircraft Lance Bombardier 191687 Royal Garrison Artillery Anti-Aircraft
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  • Mill Green Police Vehicle Workshops
    Mill Green Police Vehicle Workshops
    Once the Constabulary switched to cars it became necessary to maintain them to keep them on the road.
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  • Motorcycle - HRD Vincent
    Motorcycle - HRD Vincent
    Index number HJH110 – Believed to have been used by the Constabulary into the 1940s
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  • North, Ernest, 14, Police Constable, St. Albans City Police.
    North, Ernest, 14, Police Constable, St. Albans City Police.
    Having served as Private 3044 in the Grenadier Guardsman he joined the St. Albans City Police in 1898. He was recalled to the Colours on 13th November 1899 for the Boer War, serving as a Sergeant Drill Instructor in the Bedfordshire Regiment. He re-joined the Police and retired as a Constable.
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  • Oliver, Thomas, MM, 339, Constable
    Oliver, Thomas, MM, 339, Constable
    Thomas Oliver preferred to be known as John or Jack joined the Army after the outbreak of WW1 aged 16 years. Whilst serving with the Lancashire Fusiliers he was awarded a Military Medal. Surviving the war he joined the Hertfordshire Constabulary becoming one of the last Mounted Police Officers. He served for 38 years the last 21 at High Wych.
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  • Parker, Harold Edgar, 302, Police Constable, Sergeant.
    Parker, Harold Edgar, 302, Police Constable, Sergeant.
    Corporal M2104359 Royal Army Service Corps
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