On the outbreak of WW1 he joined the 5th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment. He fought at Gallipoli and in Egypt and Palestine being promoted to Colour Sergeant and awarded the Military Medal. On being demobbed he joined the Hertfordshire Constabulary and was commended 3 times by the St. Albans Coroner.
Read more Charles Henry Handley was one member of a Hertfordshire born Policing family which included his father and brother. Read his story that follows his career from Constable to Superintendent.
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