| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (3) Egypt, 11/1/1917.
Info from Pension Index Card:- 136365. Uglow, Herbert George, MFP, L/Cpl, PP/4353, 8/MU/260, no address, 22/10/21.
Herbert George Uglow.
Extract from the Exeter and Plymouth Gazette, 30/3/1928. PC Uglow Retires.
When PC H Uglow, of Exmouth doffs the blue uniform of the Devon Constabulary tomorrow, after a quarter of a century of faithful service, he will have in almost immediate prospect the donning of another uniform, that of the St John Ambulance Brigade that is to be formed in the town, largely the result of the activities of Inspector J Bastin. A change of uniform will be no new experience for PC Uglow, for that of the ambulance corps will be the sixth different uniform he has worn with distinction and one can confidently predict that he will prove a distinguished ambulance man, seeing he already holds the medallion of the St John Ambulance Association. His first uniform was that of a signalman in the employ of the Great Western Railway company, with whom he served in Cornwall and Wales. In those early days he was, successively, in the Rifle Volunteers and the Artillery Volunteers. His fourth uniform was provided by the Devon Constabulary, which force he joined in March 19th 1901. After a very short period of training at headquarters, he was first stationed at Huntsham near Bampton. He was stationed at Torquay when the great War broke out, and he joined the Military Foot Police thus obtaining his fifth uniform. He served with credit in Egypt and Palestine, and was attached to the Intelligence Department, in connection with which he had a good deal to do with transport of prisoners of war. On demobilisation, he resumed his duties with the Devon Constabulary at Torquay, but it was not long before he was transferred to Abbotsham, and he was the first constable to be stationed at Westward Ho: for Exmouth on August 8th 1934, and during his 19 months of service in Exmouth, he won the respect and esteem of the townspeople, whose good wishes he will carry with him into retirement. He is to be presented by his colleagues of the Force with a handsome mantel clock, bearing the brass plate suitably inscribed. |
