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 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.
Read more Ezekiel Franklin (30), dealer, was indicted for stealing a quantity of straw, at Rickmansworth, on October 25; also with receiving two sacks of stolen oats, at Bushey, on October 2.
Read more Hilda Strange Southam, 18, was placed on trial on a charge of taking away Maud Smith, a child of three years, from Watford.
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.
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