Poole Central Police Station but exact date unknown and not known why it was taken. Courtesy of Sue PRICE, Arthur BISHOP’s daughter. It is quite hard to see facial features, so photograph split in to three at the bottom. I realise this is before your time , but some of these officers may still have …
DORSET CONSTABULARY OFFICERS who were issued with medals for the Coronation of King GEORGE V in 1911 1911 was not the first time the Sovereign had issued medals to the police. Queen Victoria issued her first medal, the Police Golden Jubilee Medal in 1887. This was issued to all police officers that were …
We have all been made aware of which books we need to read and buy to educate ourselves and to further our careers. But depending on your age and era what was about to updated your knowledge on police laws and procedures nationally. Names that come to mind are Moriarty, Gregg, Blackstones. but the …
PART 2 Other recruits that now joined the Constabulary in late 1914 were: PC 180 Henry Frank HANN PC 164 Robert BOOL On the 19th September Sergeant Major Walter BROWN of the 3rd Dorset Regiment, stationed at the Upwey Camp was arrested and charged with stealing bacon, beef, cheese, ham, jam, condensed milk, 2 …
In July 1917 the DSJC meet for its quarterly meeting and had to discuss officers pay again as there were 4 Sgts and 9 constables who could have retired but were being kept on because of the war. In August the Constabulary were informed of the death of another officer, Cpl 41873 Albert HILL (above) …
A brief history of the Court Procession and the Dorset police officers that were involved. In the 12th century, King Henry 2nd introduced the circuit system of administration of justice by which Judges of the Kings Court travelled throughout the Country holding courts called Assizes. The courts met twice a year in lent …
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UNFORTUNATE OK, so there are those of you who maybe thinking that title sounds familiar. Clint EASTWOOD 1966, the trilogy that kept us glued to the screen, Lee VAN CLEEF as the bad and Eli WALLACH as the unfortunate (ugly). This chapter is about officers that …
THE GENERAL STRIKE OF 1926, THE RHONDDA VALLEY, GLAMORGAN, SOUTH WALES. For those of you that know very little about this time, I will start by summarising the events before the Dorset Constabulary were dispatched to the area. The coal industry had declined in production after the enormous output before …
Dorset Constabulary Athletics Club PART 1/ Founders Before I start I would like to thank Sylvia COLLINS for letting me use her great grandfathers photographs which he took with his own camera. He was the only “CID” officer in the Constabulary at the time, so it may have been a police issued camera. …
IN MEMORY OF THOSE WE SHOULD NEVER FORGET. All my factual stories, I believe are correct, so if there are any errors, please let me know. This true story is about the build up to World War 1 and how it affected the Dorset Constabulary and in memory of all that lost their lives …