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    Wacaden Dairy Wathes Cattell & Gurden Dairy

    Happy New Year to you too and to all on this site.
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    Canterbury Road Police Station

    I served at Canterbury Rd from 1974 to 1976 when we were all moved to Sutton Coldfield when we were West Midlands Police and not Birmingham City Police.I preferred to work out of Canterbury Road to be honest.Joe 90
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    Sutton Park

    Wonderful pictures
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    Birmingham City Police 1839 - 1974

    I would have thought they would have been children from serving officers of D division.....................Joe 90
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    Foster Brothers Clothing Company Limited

    l remember them well used to buy my clothes from them and suits made at Burton's. ......Joe 90
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    Coastal Command - the forgotten ones

    My father was a F/Sgt in Coastal Command he was based in Lossiemouth in Scotland in WW2 he was born in B'ham son of a Police Ins in B'ham.My father was born in B'ham his name was Jack Allen....................Regards Joe 90
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    Police Horses

    Hi Eddie it;s just age or the letters are in the wrong place on the computer!!!!!...............Joe 90
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    Steelhouse Lane Police Station..the End Of An Era

    Another sad day,................ Joe 90
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    Police Horses

    Hi Chris it has taken me sometime to remember the mounted man at the rear on the left is Ted Cooke who was made sergeant and Inspector on the Dept........................Joe
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    Police Horses

    Hi Chris yes l think it is Jim Reid we were not using the white gauntlets when l served it was brown leather gloves.ln the first line up the chap on the right is Ken Fisher.C.I. Mc Kensie was in charge when l served..............regards Joe
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    Police Horses

    Hi what was his name l was mounted police at Duke St until 1978
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    Police Horses

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    Birmingham City Police 1839 - 1974

    Hi l served on the mounted with Ken Fisher he was a character and a practical joker he was stationed at Duke St.
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    Police vehicle patrols

    Hi l think that is Warwickshire Police
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    Police vehicle patrols

    Hi when l joined in the early 70s l had my 'D' number then we changed to WMP my number changed a 5 at the front to denote 'D' Div and a zero was added at the end as l only originally had two numbers,when l transfered to the mounted dept which was 'R' Div l kept my 'D' number.
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