Help needed re. Special constable Edgar Eady

[kevlar]

Hi,

I have recently inherited a long service special constabulary medal dated from around WW1. The medal itself displays George V in coronation dress on one side and states 'for faithful service in the special constabulary' on the other. The name of the recipient, Edgar Eady, is displayed on the edge of the medal. I have recently been in contact with Northamptonshire police to see if they hold any record relating to the issuing of this medal and if they had any further information on Edgar, however they stated that their curator has retired and therefore I would have to keep phoning in order to try and catch him. The reason for going straight to Northamptonshire police is because after looking at the 1911 census Edgar appears to have lived in that area, although I have now found that there were 5 Edgar Eady's in the UK in 1911.

Since then I have been to the National Archives at Kew which have provided me with lots of information about the medal itself, yet none about the man receiving it.

I seem to have hit a barrier as no one appears to hold any other record that I can access readily. I know they must exist but finding them is proving difficult. Does anybody have any suggestions? Has anyone completed this type of research before and encountered the same problems?

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[Tom King]

It is so difficult to research most police and special constabulary long service medals as the force is not shown on the medal It would be so much better if like military medals there was a warrant number or even better a force name. It can be with common names an impossible task. Fortunately with your name you may have some luck as it is not so common. I would write to or ask for an email address for the curator at Northamptonshire but I very much doubt that they will have any special constable records as most forces do not even have very good regular police records dating that far back. Perhaps you need to look at birth/death certificates to see the areas that all the Edgar Eadys lived in and narrow him down before approaching the appropriate force ?

[The Badger]

Hi,

I have recently inherited a long service special constabulary medal dated from around WW1. The medal itself displays George V in coronation dress on one side and states 'for faithful service in the special constabulary' on the other. The name of the recipient, Edgar Eady, is displayed on the edge of the medal. I have recently been in contact with Northamptonshire police to see if they hold any record relating to the issuing of this medal and if they had any further information on Edgar, however they stated that their curator has retired and therefore I would have to keep phoning in order to try and catch him. The reason for going straight to Northamptonshire police is because after looking at the 1911 census Edgar appears to have lived in that area, although I have now found that there were 5 Edgar Eady's in the UK in 1911.

Since then I have been to the National Archives at Kew which have provided me with lots of information about the medal itself, yet none about the man receiving it.

I seem to have hit a barrier as no one appears to hold any other record that I can access readily. I know they must exist but finding them is proving difficult. Does anybody have any suggestions? Has anyone completed this type of research before and encountered the same problems?

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Hi Kevlar

Sorry to say I think you are on a loser here, as Tom says without a force starting point I would say it is impossible, with a force starting point most likely impossible as not many if any forces keep/kept records of specials. As you inherited it I would seek family help in locating the force someone may have known him and where he came from.

Alan