Having served as Bombardier 79907 in the Royal Artillery he joined the Hertford County Constabulary in 1898. Recalled to the Colours on 9th October 1899 he served for nearly two years in the Boer War before re-joining the Constabulary retiring in 1923 as a Superintendent.
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Read more Many readers will recall the 1984 Coal Strike but will not have realised that the Hertford County Constabulary were called upon 70 years earlier.
Read more 1st and 4th Battalions, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, Egyptian campaign veteran. WW1 Royal Warwickshire Regiment Company Quartermaster Sergeant, Royal Army Service Corps 239th Company, Acting Staff Sergeant Major
Read more Sergeant 12821, No. 3 Company 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards who was Killed in Action on the 25th September 1918.
Read more George Saggers (10) and his younger brother James (8) were summoned for housebreaking. They admitted the offence and were put on probation.
Read more Bert Sharp, when caught poaching in the woods with a gun, fired and wounded the gamekeeper.
Read more At Ware Petty Sessions on Tuesday James O'Reilly, aged 22, was charged with being a deserter from the Navy.
Read more The three Miles brothers, wanted by the police, were holed up in a hut in Wellpond Green. The police went in force, and a huge fight ensued
Read more An echo of the midnight affray between four police officers and three brothers was heard at the Ware Police Court.
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