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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Read more Hertfordshire Police Historical Society This Week In History 28/9/1966 A constable at Hertfordshire Quarter Sessions was rewarded for his Great Gallantry in arresting a man with a gun at a Watford Ballroom. Mr Peter Crowder, the Chairman ordered that Pc Geoffrey Thompson be given £5, the highest amount a Quarter Sessions Court is empowered to give. Watford observer 29/9/2004 Stevenage police ...
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