Having served as Private 4715 in the Bedfordshire Regiment he joined the Hertford County Constabulary in 1899. Recalled to the colours on the 16th December 1899 he served in South Africa for 236 days before being invalided home due to illness. He re-joined the Police but by 1903 he had left believed for medical reasons.
Read more Having served as Lance Sergeant 7073 in the 1st and 3rd Battalions, Coldstream Guards he joined the Hertford County Constabulary in 1894. He was recalled to the Colours on 14th May 1900 during the Boer War and served as a Drill Instructor. He re-joined the Police and later volunteered for the Army during WW1, again as a Drill Instructor. Re-joining the Police again he retired on pension shortly afterwards.
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