The first photo is Sergeant Jack Watson with PD Prince – Jack was asked to form the section by the then Chief Constable William Pitts whilst he was serving as a Section offier at Glapwell Sergeant Watson had served on aDog Section in the military police out in the middle east in the 1950s
David Hollands with Sergeant Jack Watson and Prince on of the original three Police Dogs.
Photo taken at HQ Matlock l963
Left to right Pc Skip Horsley - Pc Derek Heal -Pc Rodger Labram -Pc Les Newton-Sergt Woolley centre of photo Pc Trevor Young -bottom right Pc Don Batterham - Photo taken by unknown person on a search at Glossop for a 5yrs old boy who was found drowned two days later.
Constable Keith Scott with PD Alex Sergeant Watson and Constable John Glossop station at Chesterfield with PD Rinty
Pc Scott and Alex 1964
PD's Rock and Alex
At the Derby Borough PD competition---- Prince won award for the highest scale with a scramble of just over thirteen feet - handler D. Hollands'
It was fantastic for us to look at these photographs. My Uncle is Jack WATSON. He retired in the mid 80's as Divisional Commander of the Derby Police. He is now 86 years old and lives in a Care Home near me in Mansfield.In his room he has some of these photographs enlarged and I have framed them. He talks animatedly and very fondly of his days with the police dogs, he remembers all of the names and temperament of his dogs. He is a wonderful man with so many tales to tell.
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