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My uncle was a Sergeant in the Warwicks during the conflict and was involved in the digging and laying the mines under the German trenches. On of their explosives detonated early and he was wounded to such an extent he was unfit for front line duty. He was transferred into the Labour Corps and...

Chris, Thank you for posting the film. A trip down memory lane and I could see some locations I can recall but not necessarliy named. The police inspector, with white traffic arm bands, must have been a posed one. In those days the inspector was a 'god' who was never seen, apart from parade...

When in uniform I carried my issue whistle at all times. Times I used it? Never. It was for pure show. What a well filled pair of lungs could not propel to a offender, indicating of ones displeasure, was not worth being concerned about. Those who got out of range - well there was always...

Have got an original whistle. As the article infers £700 for one - please tell me where I apply;) Now here is an interesting scenario. Cyclist passes bobby who decides to use his whistle to attract. Whistle blown, cyclist distracted and collides with pedestrian or worse. Who is liable? Just a...

Cadeau, Had to wait until I was in the RAF before I was allowed to fly, as such. Then, it was only because I did the nitty grit to a system of points for married officers to obtain housing on base. Well the CO should have done it but hated the job so, on the bribe of flying with him, I did it...

Graham, Nothing as exciting for us, on my day. We attended a summer camp at RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire one year and flew, as extra 'crew', in Varsity aircraft over the North Sea. Cannot now recall the names of the supervisory ATC members at 492. Due to my membership of the ATC when I joined...

Going back some forty years, when we lived in Sheldon, I used to visit The Sheldon, with my late father in law. Good pub in those days and no problems then. Hope the area has not gone down the drain since. Will.

My mother used to dose the various concoctions to me. Enjoyed the spoons of malt that, I think, I had daily. The thing that does stick out in my mind were the beds, that were placed in a line, in the playground on those hot summer days. Our having to have the compulsary sleep in the...

Blow me two posts in one day. Am breaking my record and it could get catching. When I came down south, as I posted on the subject of police boxes this morning, I did not use the police boxes for a cuppa. It was the accepted norm here but it was not for me. I had what the bobby calls his 'put...

Alf, Here is one coming out of undercover, however temporary. Never worked from a police box of Tardis fame and I cannot recall one being in Brum. That is not to say there was not one but I never came across one. I worked uniform at Kenyon Street, Part of the 'C' Division covering the Hockley...

My reasoning on why the signs were removed was because the health of people has improved so significantly since the days of T.B. and the like chest infections. I can reason that people suffering the complaints had to cough and remove the phlem that came from those congested chests. Long before...

Could it be Bingley Hall? Will.

Astonian, Have briefly looked through all the Jelf information posted in this site and cannot find anything on the following and I pass it on that it may assist or furrow your brow further at having found yet another Jelf. Research into my wife's maternal name has led via many twists and turns...

Anne, Agreed nice photographs. The garden scene beggars my thought of what does that garden look like now after some sixty odd years. Does the shed and the greenhouse still stand. Guarantee no one thought of keeping the shelter to grow mushrooms in;) Will.

It would be seen that the city was well patronised in the fifties. Another 'encounter' I had with the Queen and Prince Phillip was standing on crowd control in Steelhouse Lane for their procession to pass. I was a cadet at the time and could date the visit, due to my other work, to be between...

It would have been about May 1958 I transferred into the CID. Some time following that I, together with other officers were detailed as internal security at, what I seem to recall was a old persons home or medical facility that had recently been built. As memory again serves me it was...

Mo, I'd blame Astonian for going off thread, if I was dishonest, from a cuppa of tea to a definately rusty old bike in a shed up Dudley Road. Perhaps those clever on these things may wish to put this diversion convo. under 'Police' and everyone can get back to their cuppas on this section...

I've had another play with this site and find where Google is unable to cover the area surrounding my late sister's cottage, in the depths of North Wales, this site does so easily. Looks like wheels and roundabouts, on reflection. Will.

Dudley Road Police Station was, to use an expression, the extension of Kenyon Street and officers from the latter were posted to Dudley Road for periods of time. Of course working Dudley Road one needed a bicycle due to the distances an officer had to cover. I collected my Raleigh cycle from my...

Sakura, Sorry I left Kenyon Street in 1960 and by 1966 had spread my wings to be handling more serious matters, than simple burglarys, in both Brum and the surrounding counties. Astonian, I often marvel at your powers of recall on topics in the Hockley area. I cannot say if you are correct...