Having served as Private 3789 in the Bedfordshire Regiment he joined the Hertford County Constabulary in 1897. He was recalled to the Colours on 4th December 1899 for the Boer War but found to be unfit for service in South Africa. He re-joined the Police but then made a major error of judgement which saw him sent to prison. He later re-joined the Bedfordshire Regiment and served throughout WW1.
Read more Private L/11522 Middlesex Regiment taken prisoner of war but escaped and awarded the Military Medal. Later Lance Corporal P/16127 Military Foot Police.
Read more Two constables broke in, and killed and attempted to steal two chickens from a publican's back yard.
Read more Story and photographs of father and son both of whom served in Hertfordshire Constabulary in the late 19th century. The father lived until he was 81 while the son succumbed to T.B. at the age of 32.
Read more The story of William Pangbourne who was killed in 1867 when the cart he was driving overturned. A number of photographs and documents.
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