Fifty-six special constables of the Ilkeston Petty Sessional division were called on by Superintendent C. Walker at Ilkeston petty sessions to-day to receive medals for their services.

Superintendent Walker said that in accordance with the Home Office regulation, special constables who had served for nine years were entitled to a medal.

Seven of the men present had served 19 years, and were entitled to a special bar.

The Rev. A. Copley, chairman of the Bench, expressed the magistrates’ high appreciation of the service rendered, in war time especially, of the special constabulary.

About half of those entitled to medals were present in court to receive them. The complete list 1s:

Sandiacre beat: James Topps (special bar), Herbert Jackson (bar). John J. Taylor (bar), Arthur Rigby (bar), Robert Y. Dixon (bar), Robert Greaves, William Low, Dewis Elliott Percy Manning, Herbert A. Johnston, and Harold Taylor

Stanton-by-Dale beat: Joseph Adams (bar), George Hibbert (bar), Henry J. Morrell, and James Hickson.

West Hallam beat: Walter Flint, Thomas Clough, Raby, George Bancroft, Morris Byre Ernest William John Brough, and Joseph Derbyshire.

Dale Abbey beat: Ernest Fryer, Isaac Smith. John Henry Wood, Thomas N. Harvey, Robert Just, Charles Wheatley, Joseph Oakden, and Harry Newton

Stanley beat: Francis Clarke and George Simpson.

Ilkeston beat: Frederick Kenward, James Austin, Francis Glover Leonard Whittlesee. Archibald Holmes, Ralph Dodd, Robertsw. Tatham. Philip Tatham, Percival S. Riley, Percy Richard Potts, James Richardson, Samuel Buxton, and Samuel

Mapperley beat: Charles Hopcroft and Joseph Howley.

Shipley beat : Arthur Annibal, Ferdinand Beacroft, Frederick Brown, John Harvey. James W. Steeples, Arthur Moore, Alfred Horsley, sen., and Harry Fletcher.

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• Type: newspaper
  Title: Derby Daily Telegraph
  Date: 1930-08-28