Tracing WW2 police constables
Northumbria Police and historians are trying to trace relatives of the owners of medals which were given to war veterans who served as Special Constables in the Second World War.
Daughter of WW2 policeman reunited with father's medal
91-year-old Joyce Astley was reunited with her father's Special Constable long-service medal after reading about Mick Stothard's campaign in a local paper
John Boyd Elliott was a first world war veteran before becoming a special constable in the 2nd world war
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