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Policing Kingsclere in the 19th Century

By Derek StevensJuly 28, 2021Leave a comment

Policing KIngsclere in the 19th Century by Andy Reid

Harry Reuben Miles (previously in Reigate Borough Police and as an inspector in Winchester from 1925) Head Constable 1942 – 1943

Head Constables of Winchester City Police

By Derek StevensJuly 31, 2019Leave a comment

There were eight ‘Head Constables’ of Winchester City Police between its formation in 1832 and when it was amalgamated with Hampshire Joint Police Force in 1943.

PC 120 Jack Cawdrey

By Derek StevensNovember 22, 20183 Comments

Jack Cawdrey joined the Southampton County Borough Police in 1939 as PC 120, when he was 21, and was initially posted to Woolston. This was then known as the punishment division under Superintendent John Hill!

Uniform Southampton

Policing Southampton in the 1950s

By Paul SticklerDecember 3, 201721 Comments

The following article was written in 2003 by Jim Brown, former police officer in Southampton. It is a personal opinion and reflects on how he saw the world in the 1950s.

PC 182 James Dolan

By Derek StevensNovember 7, 20171 Comment

Jim Dolan was born on 2nd June1920 in Southport, Lancashire. The son of a ‘Retired Constable’, he served with the RAF during the war as a ‘Bomb Aimer’.

Peregrine Fellowes: A Forgotten hero

Peregrine Fellowes – a forgotten hero

By Derek StevensNovember 6, 2017Leave a comment

Peregrine Henry Thomas Fellowes was born on the 7th November, 1851, the only son of General Fellowes of the Royal Marine Light Infantry.

PC 406 RObert Bruce Walmsley

PC 406 Robert Bruce Walmsley

By Derek StevensNovember 5, 2017Leave a comment

The story of Robert Bruce Walmsley is unique in the history of the force, as he continued to serve despite losing a leg in a traffic accident when he had just 12 years service.

Police Austin ambulance at Central Fire Station, Park Road, Portsmouth (now King Henry I Street) PC Syd Boyland is far left.

PC Goronwy EVANS GM

By Derek StevensNovember 2, 20171 Comment

P.C. 77 Goronwy Evans G.M. – Portsmouth City Police 1936 – 1968

PC 189 Ted RUFFELL

By Derek StevensOctober 23, 2017Leave a comment

A Tribute – Edward Owen (Ted) RUFFELL. PC 189, Hampshire Constabulary

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