He joined Hertfordshire Constabulary in 1939 then enlisted in the Royal Artillery in 1942 serving until 1945 whereupon he re-joined the Constabulary and promoted Sergeant before retiring after 25 year's service.
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 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 Section B Reservist, Guardsman 32195 Grenadier Guards
Read more Driver and Shoeing Smith TS/6728 Army Service Corps. Accidentally Killed On Duty 1925.
Read more Sergeant 12821, No. 3 Company 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards who was Killed in Action on the 25th September 1918.
Read more A violent domestic offender goes to gaol.
Read more Lieutenant Duncan nose-dived his plane, but lived to tell the tale!
Read more The Reverend Hodgson failed to adequately screen his windows, and paid the price, but he had not left the light on when he went out. It was the fire in his grate.
Read more At Hertford Borough Sessions on Tuesday, there was another batch of summonses for contraventions of the Lighting Restriction Order issued by the Home Office.
Read more The first batch of cases under the Lighting Regulations were dealt with at Hertford Borough Sessions on Thursday, when thirteen residents, chiefly tradespeople, were proceeded against for infringing the new lighting Order.
Read more Walter William Bacon (22), greengrocer, of 50 Railway Street, was charged with buying a pair of Army boots from a Herts. Yeoman named Johnson, contrary to the regulations of the Army Act, 1881, on September 30, and Matthew Donohoo (30), fishmonger, of 11 Riverside, was charged with buying a pair of spurs from the same soldier.
Read more Pub landlady was fined £1 for being drunk on her husband's licensed premises.
Read more William Johnson, aged 31, a trooper in the Herts. Yeomanry, was charged with assaulting P.S. Palmer whilst in the execution of his duty.
Read more John Wright, 37, of the Folly, and William Lawrence, 29, of 4 Davies Street, greengrocers, were summoned for obstructing the highway.
Read more Lawrence Dempsey (14), Dennis Dempsey (12), and Charles Wyman (11), were charged with stealing growing apples.
Read more Harry Spinks, of Green Street, was summoned for using threatening and abusive words.
Read more William H. Hopkins, 63 Railway Street, was summoned for obstructing the police whilst in the execution of their duty.
Read more Albert Edward Huddleston, of 1 Cunningham Hill Road, St. Albans, a sergeant in the ASC, was summoned for driving a motor-car in a manner dangerous to the public.
Read more Nellie Brown, alias Sissie Simpkins, of no fixed abode, was charged with being drunk and disorderly.
Read more Arthur Dolling (19), was charged with being a deserter from the Royal Horse Artillery.
Read more William John Pope, landlord of the Crown and Thistle public-house, Railway Street, was summoned for permitting drunkenness on his premises.
Read more Jane Cockman, of Green Street, pleaded guilty to using bad language.
Read more Charles Miller of Barwick, Standon, was summoned for leaving a horse and cart upon the highway for an unreasonable time
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