The Channel Islands, WWII.

[leigh kitchen]

The same everywhere - tourists ask you for directions:

Edited May 27, 2009 by leigh kitchen

[leigh kitchen]

You tell them:

[leigh kitchen]

And then they march off in the opposite direction:

The police officer in these photos features in a number of other, well known photos of the time.

[Mervyn Mitton]

Whenever you see photos like this, it makes you realise how close to disaster GB came !! Why do you think the front row of the marching troops are all carrying binocs? Could they be anti-aircraft?

[Guernsey Donkey]

The photos are taken in Jersey

There are a lot of photos with German soldier and a police man in a british uniform

I am looking for photos of Policemen from the 1800's and early 1900's

[leigh kitchen]

This policeman appears in a few propaganda shots, I think.

The only other photos in the group show German troops without the PC.

Would you be able to provide a few "then & now" shots?

Edited May 28, 2009 by leigh kitchen

[leigh kitchen]

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[Guernsey Donkey]

This policeman appears in a few propaganda shots, I think.

The only other photos in the group show German troops without the PC.

Would you be able to provide a few "then & now" shots?

Leave it with me for a while i will see what i can do

Will have to send the pictures to somebody in Jersey

[leigh kitchen]

Thanks.

I'm working off old scans that I was given when I bought the photos, hence the poor quality - not that it was good in the first place.

One of the e-mailed images was called "Helier cop pics".

Edited May 28, 2009 by leigh kitchen

[Guernsey Donkey]

Could you send me other that you have direct to my e-mail

kpike@cwgsy.net

as i work for the Guernsey Museum Service and these are always good info for us

as the Social History Officer has not seen these before and is very interested in them

for the history side.

[leigh kitchen]

The only two in the group that feature a police officer are the two I've shown, I'll send some better scans of them when I'm in a position to dig them out.

The only photo in the group that isn't shown here is, I think, one of some troops sitting under some palms.

I'd seen propaganda shots with Channel Island "Bobbies" before, but it's nice to see some German soldiers "happy snaps" rather then official photos.

Edited May 28, 2009 by leigh kitchen

[Guernsey Donkey]

Will do.

[fjcp]

Very interesting pictures Leigh,

I have an acquaintance who is from Jersey and I'm sure she would be very interested in these.

Perhaps someone she knows (family, friends) may be able to help with the "now" shots...

Could you please email me the pictures as well?

Thanks

JC

peterse@rogers.com

[leigh kitchen]

Certainly, the scans available at the moment are poor though, I will take good ones as & when I can get hold of the photos.

[Guernsey Donkey]

Very interesting pictures Leigh,

I have an acquaintance who is from Jersey and I'm sure she would be very interested in these.

Perhaps someone she knows (family, friends) may be able to help with the "now" shots...

Could you please email me the pictures as well?

Thanks

JC

peterse@rogers.com

I would interested as well

thanks

KP

[leigh kitchen]

I would interested as well

thanks

KP

I'll go hunting for them, send them when I find them.

[Dave 101]

hi all

I have just come across this forum as I was doing an internet search on this subject , the policeman in the photo may be a relative of mine .

Ancient family history now , I have an article from the 1950s newspaper showing a policeman giving directions to a German officer , the policeman was my late Fathers Uncle , his name was Jack I did meet him once when I was a lad back in the 1960s when he came over to the UK to see family members . Unfortunately thats all I know , he did say they would put sand in the fuel tanks of the German vehicles .

I know this is an old thread but you never know who may see it one day .

ATB Dave

[Mervyn Mitton]

Dave - welcome to GMIC. It is always nice when old pictures come back to the top - gives a chance for new information

to be posted. Do you have any other pictures of your Great Uncle ? Mervyn

[bigjarofwasps]

Just stumbled across this thread.
 

What amazing photos!!!

 

I’m aware the Channel Islands police didn’t qualify for the Defence Medal, but it maybe interesting know that service during the occupation did count towards, their LSGC.

 

Although I don’t recall ever seeing one to a Channel Islands Bobby.