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Vivienne very good never seen anything like that before..........joe90

Hi Old Boy,yes as police officers we were all trained in first aid.I think the point is getting lost that prior to 1948 we had no national health service as you are aware,so one of the two only services was the police and l would assume that these competitions came about to see who was the...

Hi Janice we are getting there thanks.................Joe90

Hi Viv also found a St John's medal aswell but no date on it........Joe90

Just looked again and this medal was for Roland Mason Cup 1911,the one in the picture shows a PS receiving the cup in 1939 tried again for a photo but it not clear.

Hi Vivienne14 only this morning l was looking throgh my grandfathers Birmingham Police medals and came acroos one for Birmingham City Police Ambulance Competition,On the reverse is Roland Mason Cup l can only assume it was for snooker or billiards as ws in the Police team,I have tried to take a...

Yes it could be him l remember him just standing watching.l maybe wrong about butchers shop but it was by Ansells........Joe90

I used to live around there as a kid and it was Princess Alice Farm where the houses were built l remember them building them.

Do l remember right one of the men who worked at the butchers had a large growth on his face as l used to go past on the bus with my mom and sisters and my mom always said" Don't stare at that man".

Hi all, My Nan & Grandad had a shop in Cotterills Lane on the corner of a small road Smiths was the surname they sold groceries and veg

Steve R l have not got any pics of Canterbury Road nick sorry

Sorry l missed the date of the closure that was my first nick to be stationed at.We left on the amalgamation to form West midlands Police and we went to Sutton Coldfield Police Station

He collided head on with a 9 ton fish lorry he was driving one of the new Austin Marina coupe, Canterbury Rd were the only station with them they were very unstable on the rear end.

P.C.Terry Hall 'D' Division Canterbury Road died in his panda car coming back from Steelhouse Lane when he collided with a fish lorry in Lichfield Road about 0500 hrs.We were on night duty he died at the scene we were on 'C' Unit

l remember them well used to buy my clothes from them and suits made at Burton's. ......Joe 90

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

Hi Eddie it;s just age or the letters are in the wrong place on the computer!!!!!...............Joe 90

Another sad day,................ Joe 90

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