Victorian Policemen Were Trained in Using Cutlasses ; in a Recent Bygones Article, We Recounted How Seven Members of the Sturges Family Served with the Sherwood Foresters in an Unbroken Line From 1863 to 1947. One of Them, Colour Sergeant James Arthur Sturges, Caught the Eye of Mike Baker, of Belper, Who Is Currently Researching the History of the Derby and Derbyshire Police Forces. Here He Explains His Interest.

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In a recent Bygones article, we recounted how seven members of the Sturges family served with the Sherwood Foresters in an unbroken line from 1863 to 1947. One of them, Colour Sergeant James Arthur Sturges, caught the eye of Mike Baker, of Belper, who is currently researching the history of the Derby and Derbyshire police forces. Here he explains his interest.

James Sturges joined the Derbyshire Constabulary on the October 1, 1911, straight into the rank of police inspector after 27 years with the Sherwood Foresters.

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Victorian Policemen Were Trained in Using Cutlasses ; in a Recent Bygones Article, We Recounted How Seven Members of the Sturges Family Served with the Sherwood Foresters in an Unbroken Line From 1863 to 1947. One of Them, Colour Sergeant James Arthur Sturges, Caught the Eye of Mike Baker, of Belper, Who Is Currently Researching the History of the Derby and Derbyshire Police Forces. Here He Explains His Interest.

He served as a drill instructor and store keeper for 24 years.

While he was stationed at Derby, he was in charge of training all Derbyshire policemen, along with a num...

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