| Surname: | Linford |
| Initials: | J |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/2702 |
| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 25/3/1916. 22/8/1919 awarded £2 on the Purfleet No. 1 Demobilization Acquittance Roll. Extract from the Cambridge independent Press, 27/10/1918. Home From The Front. L/Cpl Jethro Linford, Military Foot Police, elder surviving son of Mr & Mrs Jethro Linford, the Bell Inn, is in Swavesey on 14 days leave from France. He is in excellent health. Before joining up on the 22 November 1915, he was in the Cambridge Constabulary and was stationed at Eltisley. Extract from the Cambridge Independent Press, 23/7/1920. POLICE HEROES, Roll of Honour for county Constabulary Ex-Service Men. List of Details. Thirty members of the County Police Force joined the Colours during the war, The County Chief Constable (Mr W Varney Webb) has arranged for a Roll of Honour, containing the names of the men, the date joining up, name of regiment joined, and particulars as to whether the men were wounded, killed, or received distinctions. The Roll of Honour will be the joint work of Messrs. Leach and Son of St Mary's passage, and Messrs Heffer and Sons, Sidney street, and when finished(probably next week), will be hung in the recreation room of the headquarters. The Roll will be subscribed for by members of the Force who did not served. PC 23 Jethro Linford, Military Foot Police, joined November 6th 1915. PC 37 Bertie Mann, Military Foot police, joined November 9th 1915. PC 30 Ernest Waters, Mounted Military Police, joined January 20th 1916. PC ? Luke Brooks, Mounted Military Police, joined September 22nd 1916, gassed on service in West Africa. PC 60 Jim Keep, Military Foot Police, joined September 22nd 1918. |