The photograph above, has no more information other than what is appended beneath it, and is from page 30 of Melvin HANN’S book, Bobbies on the beat, 150 years of Dorset Constabulary. The book can be picked up quite cheaply on ebay and large on line book stores. Thanks again Melvin , who …
In this black and white photograph, there is one thing for sure, the cat is a very light colour or white, or even more white and albino , it certainly seems to have a lack of melanin. Now I do not know much about cats, but I guess a cat of this …
This is for Alfie BARRETT, who created the Entertainers. I was going to put Alfred BARRETT’s life and career in the “Good, Bad and Unlucky” post, but I think this post shows the man at his best ! Alf, was born at Piddlehinton, on 23rd December 1884 and on the 1881 census his …
Above is a photograph of the last Sgt Major in his uniform. His uniform was different to any other Sgt as it has the 4 reverse stripes on his right arm and above it the crown. As far as I am aware, the Dorset Constabulary were the only Police Force to have …