pipsqueak
01-06-2008, 04:29 PM
Among the many unmarked photos I inherited 25 years ago are two photographs of policemen. I also have a truncheon and a uniform button from the Glamorgan Constabulary.
The first photograph shows a policeman who bears an uncanny resemblance to my father as a young man.
I contacted the Glamorgan Constabulary who gave me a list of names associated with the number seen on his collar. Unfortunately I don't recognise any of the names so perhaps someone else will:
- John Crabtree, born 1884 in Cardiff, joined the force in 1904.
- Bertram Frederick Crees, born 1885 in Taunton, joined the force in 1908.
- Thomas James Harper, born 1884 in Leominster, joined the force in 1907.
- William Jones, born 1875 in Ross-on-Wye, joined the force in 1903.
- David Herbert Morris, born 1886 in Mochdre near Newtown, joined the force in 1909.
- Alfred Jasper Richards, born 1880 in Llanelli, joined the force in 1905.
The second photo was apparently published in "The County Echo" - presumably a newspaper. It shows a seasoned policeman wearing a cape and helmet and the caption reads:
"Billa" Wm. James, Fishguard.
FYI, my great-grandfather was born in the Fishguard area and moved to Glamorgan in the 1880s so there must be some sort of connection, if only one of acquaintance.
Anyway I thought I'd post them here in case someone else can claim them as ancestors!
If you click on the links below, wait a minute, because you will first be taken to a page with multiple photographs but then to the picture under discussion. Apologies to those with slower connections.
http://web.mac.com/janibach/photos/snapshots.html#15 (http://web.mac.com/janibach/photos/snapshots.html#14)
http://web.mac.com/janibach/photos/formal_poses.html#21 (http://web.mac.com/janibach/photos/formal_poses.html#20)
The first photograph shows a policeman who bears an uncanny resemblance to my father as a young man.
I contacted the Glamorgan Constabulary who gave me a list of names associated with the number seen on his collar. Unfortunately I don't recognise any of the names so perhaps someone else will:
- John Crabtree, born 1884 in Cardiff, joined the force in 1904.
- Bertram Frederick Crees, born 1885 in Taunton, joined the force in 1908.
- Thomas James Harper, born 1884 in Leominster, joined the force in 1907.
- William Jones, born 1875 in Ross-on-Wye, joined the force in 1903.
- David Herbert Morris, born 1886 in Mochdre near Newtown, joined the force in 1909.
- Alfred Jasper Richards, born 1880 in Llanelli, joined the force in 1905.
The second photo was apparently published in "The County Echo" - presumably a newspaper. It shows a seasoned policeman wearing a cape and helmet and the caption reads:
"Billa" Wm. James, Fishguard.
FYI, my great-grandfather was born in the Fishguard area and moved to Glamorgan in the 1880s so there must be some sort of connection, if only one of acquaintance.
Anyway I thought I'd post them here in case someone else can claim them as ancestors!
If you click on the links below, wait a minute, because you will first be taken to a page with multiple photographs but then to the picture under discussion. Apologies to those with slower connections.
http://web.mac.com/janibach/photos/snapshots.html#15 (http://web.mac.com/janibach/photos/snapshots.html#14)
http://web.mac.com/janibach/photos/formal_poses.html#21 (http://web.mac.com/janibach/photos/formal_poses.html#20)