Month: November 2016

BTPHG member Derick Brown recently highlighted a report on BBC regional news for Humberside about a film showing the early police dogs at Hull docks. The first trained Police Dogs in the United Kingdom.

The report is available from the BBC website: Britain’s first police dogs at work in Hull

A preview of the original film is available on the British Pathe website:  Watch Dogs! Real Ones – At Hull

The film dates from 1933, about 25 years after the first police dogs were deployed at Hull Docks, but is probably the earliest film we have of them in action.

We have a photograph of one of the earliest dogs – Police Dog Jim – in our gallery.

 

Appropriately for November, Ed Thompson has completed the latest update to the Roll of Honour dedicated to RDC Officers who fell in The Great War. There are some additions and corrections to earlier versions of the Roll.

Ed is to be thanked for his dedication in continuing with this Project, which has involved considerable amounts of travel, time and expense.

This builds on the work originally started by Kevin Gordon and continued over the years by Richard Stacpoole-Ryding, Viv Head and Ed Thompson himself.

The more detailed PDF document which accompanies the webpage, will be updated to incorporate these changes in the near future.