Lancashire Police in WW1 @LancsPolWW1
Remembering the men of @LancsPolice, and its constituent forces, who made the ultimate sacrifice in the First World War, 1914 - 1918. lancashire.police.uk Lancashire, England Joined May 2014-
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PC 227 John Parkin of @LancsPolice (now @GMPBoltonNorth) died on this day in 1918 serving with 1st @ColdstreamGds in France orlo.uk/2ykSN
PC H Partington of @BlackburnPolice now@LancsPolice) killed on this day in 1918 serving with 15th Division Military Police (@1MPBrigade) orlo.uk/W1LJQ
PC 1922 John Ashton of @LancsPolice died on this day in 1918 serving with 465th Field Company @Proud_Sappers near #Beuvry orlo.uk/bof4c
PC 67 Walter Seed of @PrestonPolice killed today in 1917 serving with 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment on The Somme orlo.uk/eH3q9
PC 2 John Baldwin Lee of @PrestonPolice killed on this day in 1918 serving with @TheRoyalLancers on The Somme orlo.uk/8zIH3
PC 1862 Cecil Shickle of @LancsPolice (now @GMPRochdale) died on this day in 1918 serving with 4th TC Squadron Military Police (@1MPBrigade) orlo.uk/Ajrky
PC 989 William J Sharp MM of @LancsPolice (now @GMPBuryNorth) killed on this day in 1918 serving with 2nd/7th Lancashire Fusiliers orlo.uk/Htuez
PC 23 David Ferguson of Bacup Police (now @LancsPolice @Rssndale Police) killed in action today in 1918 serving with the East Lancashire Regiment in France orlo.uk/eDR8Q
PC 93 Samuel John Mason on @BlackpoolPolice (now @LancsPolice) killed today in 1916 serving with 4th @GrenadierGds at #Ypres orlo.uk/3yojP
PC 32 Alfred Rastrick of @BlackpoolPolice (now @LancsPolice) killed today in 1917 serving with 45 Brigade @royalartillery1 on The Somme orlo.uk/bFqgU
PC 1410 Edward Heald of @LancsPolice @MorecambePolice died today in 1919 serving with @armymed Services at Le Havre orlo.uk/UkJVo
PC 26 John Withers of Bacup Police (now @LancsPolice @RssndalePolice) killed today in 1916 serving with @ghmuseum at #Ypres orlo.uk/gJ3H3
PC 1646 Henry Grundy of @LancsPolice (now @PoliceWidnes) died on this day in 1918 serving with 1st/5th Manchester Regiment orlo.uk/xjBJF
PC 102 Thomas Bradshaw of @BlackburnPolice (now @LancsPolice) died of wounds today in 1917 serving with 71st Battery 36th Brigade @royalartillery1
PC 17 John Cooper of @BlackpoolPolice (now @LancsPolice) died on this day in 1919 serving with the Military Police (@1MPBrigade) in Belgium
PC 742 William George Lucas of @LancsPolice @FyldePolice killed on this day in 1916 serving with 4th @ColdstreamGds orlo.uk/qn9CH
PC 61 Thomas Rawcliffe of @PrestonPolice (now @LancsPolice) died of TB on this day in 1917 serving with the Military Police (@1MPBrigade) orlo.uk/5pCBT
A/Inspector Alfred Smith VC of @BlackpoolPolice (now @LancsPolice) killed today in 1915 in Turkey serving with 1/5 East Lancs Regt orlo.uk/FfQIU
PC 1665 Thomas Wignall of @LancsPolice died on this day in 1917 serving with 250th Siege Battery @royalartillery1 in Belgium orlo.uk/i169O
PC 935 Joseph Goulding of @LancsPolice (now @gmpolice) killed today in 1917 serving with @royalartillery1 orlo.uk/GYkn5
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@LancsPolWW1 @BlackburnPolice Ex Lancashire myself so no problem
@LancsPolWW1 @ww1cemeteries @BurnleyPolice @LancsPolice @rhqra A life unknown (and cut short) behind that grainy picture
@LancsPolWW1 @BurnleyPolice @LancsPolice Thank you for posting, Tom is my great uncle. Such as sad loss at just 23.
@LancsPolWW1 @BlackpoolPolice @LancsPolice Threw himself over a dropped grenade to save others. A true hero.
@wwii_in @LancsPolWW1 @BlackpoolPolice @LancsPolice The son of a police officer who followed in his footsteps and joined.. a truly brave man who I’ll visit when next over in Gallipoli.. @theweejamster @James187961 @Bruno1023llama
@LancsPolWW1 @BlackpoolPolice @LancsPolice He lay on a grenade to save others at Gallipoli. A worthy recipient of a VC.
@LancsPolWW1 @EastLancsWFA @BurnleyPolice @LancsPolice @TheWFA Has it not been moved since that photo though? When I took it, it was in a non-public corridor within the station & out of sight to the G.P. (I only knew about it because my mum used to work there!), but there was talk of it being moved to a more prominent, GP viewable, loc'n.
@MPSHeritage @Blitzwalker @ILoveWoolwich @MPSWoolwichComm @MPSWoolwichRiv @fleetwoodmuseum @PreesallFire @LancsPolWW1 @GreenwichMCA @Plmstd @MPSMayfair And to thee 🌹
@LancsPolWW1 @BurnleyPolice @LancsPolice Thomas' name on the Burnley Police Memorial in Burnley police station (as it was in 2006 anyway!) (photo courtesy of Dave O'Mara) @TheWFA
Thank you @LancsPolWW1 - fantastic to see a photo. Sgt Rogers will have survived the battalion’s attack at Poelcappelle on 9 October sadly to be killed in action during routine trench duty in front of Ypres just over a month later.
PC 1261 James Rogers of @LancsPolice (now @GMPBuryNorth) killed today in 1917 serving with @35lancfusiliers in Belgium orlo.uk/A5YZI
@Steve_Brad @BBCNWT @carollowe98 @LancsPolWW1 That was very very interesting, thanks Bradders
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. Thank you all for your sacrifice -Lest we forget
On a Remembrance Sunday like no other. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. On behalf of the Officers and Staff of Lancaster Police #LestWeForget
And how on earth did @bbcstrictly get around the #lockdown rules in having family members turn up at the training studio/theatre ?! #strictly Loved the show last night and love all things #strictly 🤷🏻♀️🙄🕺🏽💃🏻
The rumours of my demise are greatly exaggerated. It was a little kiss from Hutton! They say never work with children and animals! 😁 @LancsPolWW1
I’ve got a great WW1 story for you this Friday on @BBCNWT. Fortunately, we filmed it before Hutton, the Lancashire police horse ate Inspector @Steve_Brad for tea #RemembranceSunday @LancsPolMounted
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