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    Posted

    Megan and Monty. Thankyou for the information on the release of material - and for the great old training film.

    I see that it was made in 1945 - and apart from the uniform and the marching out to beats - very little had changed

    when I was at Hendon in 1967. In fact I found it quite nostalgic. Mervyn

    Posted

    As you know Mervyn, I'm a Ripperologist who has an interest in the Policing of that era. There's bits in that training film the boys of 1888 would recognise.

    Monty

    :)

    Posted (edited)

    The level of ignorance displayed by WMP of their own history is jaw-dropping. I'd hazard that the person in charge of this project doesn't even realize that WMP was formed from a number of county borough and city forces. A photo from the early 1950s is captioned "West Midlands Police mounted unit" !!!!

    Edited by NickLangley
    Posted

    Nick - you could well be right - I have always found that many of the Regulars look on it as a job - whereas the Specials get quite

    excited with the history. Having said that not many of them are prepared to give up high paying jobs to join full time.............. Mervyn

    Posted (edited)

    Interesting thread.

    Great shot of the old "Bull Ring Center".

    I was born and raised in Birmingham so i can appreciate the old familiar images.

    When i was a kid i remember my father being in the Special Constabulary.This was back in the 1960's, so i am not sure if he was a member of the WM Police Force or that of the City of Birmingaham Police Force ??

    He was stationed at Longbridge in S.W Birmingham,close to where i grew up.

    This is photo i have of him from the early 1960's in his uniform.

    Regards,Martin.

    Edited by Martin W

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