| Surname: | Hallam |
| Initials: | W |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/2316 |
| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (5) East Africa, 6/2/1916. Extract from the Grantham Journal, 30/10/1915. Patriotic Grantham Police. This week five more members of the Grantham Police Force have enlisted in the Army, viz. Constables Moulds, Miles, Hallam, Bilton and Ranshaw, and on Monday they proceed to Aldershot to join their unit the Military Foot Police. Extract from the Grantham Journal, 5/7/40. Four Colleagues As Bearers. The death occurred suddenly on Saturday moring of Walter Hallam, age 46 of 14 Sidney Street, Grantham, a member for the last 26 years of the Grantham Borough Police force. Deceased was born at Greatford, near Stamford, and at the age of 12, worked the land. Later, went to Doncaster and was employed as a shunter on the railway unitil he was 20, when he came to Grantham, joining the borough police force at the same time as ex-PC's who rencently retired. During the Great War, the deceased served three years in the Military Foot Police in Africa. Some years ago PC Hallam was instrumental in stopping a runaway horse, and in the process, received a broken leg and other injuries. More recently, whilst on duty in Watergale he was checking a door to see if it was secure, when a passing trailer, drawn by a lorry struck him and he was pushed through the door, receiving slight injuries. He had been absent from duty since March 30th owing to illness, and was removed to Nottingham General hospital but a fortnight ago returned home where he died. Widow, four sons, two daughters, a stepson and stepdaughter are left to mourn his passing. The interment took place, on Tuesday at Grantham cemetery. The Vicar of Grantham, Canon C H officiating. the coffin was borne to its last resting place by four of the deceased's fellow constables, PC's Norman, Woods, Beecroft and first Police War Reserve Tomblin. |