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.
Read more Served in the Army during WW1, enlisted as a Private and de-mobilised as a Captain - awarded the M.M. and the M.C. with a Mentioned in Despatches and awarded a wound stripe. Appointed as a Constable in Hertford County Constabulary in 1920 retired as a Superintendent in 1954.
Read more 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.
Read more All eleven Constables have been identified but it has not been possible to put a name to every face. If you can identify a face please add a comment at the end of this post.
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 Extra Police required to control expected crowds in Cambridge in 1903
Read more Wild Celebrations Get Out Of Hand In Cambridge in 1900.
Read more In July 1919 a riot overwhelmed Luton Borough Police and assistance was requested of the Hertford County Constabulary.
Read more Sergeant 12821, No. 3 Company 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards who was Killed in Action on the 25th September 1918.
Read more Jim Marshal, caravan dweller, summoned on suspicion of game trespass.
Read more Framed photograph of Royston Police titled "None for the Road" Old Royston Police Station October 1990
Read more Reproduction of Jedd's classic image "Nine Pints of the Law" by members of Royston Police Station in 1990 to mark the retirement of Sgt John Halsey.
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