Leicestershire (England) Police – Relatives Sought Posted 21 May 2018 by Julie GoucherThe following comes courtesy of the Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS) newsletter & you can follow the FFHS on Facebook. Surnames that are registered with the Guild are identified in red and those studies can be contacted via the search box in the middle of the Guild’s page above. “Dominique Allen of Leicestershire Police is endeavouring to trace descendants and relatives of their officers who served and died during the Great War (1914–1918). Chief Constable Simon Cole QPM plans to hold a service to commemorate the end of the Great War by inviting family members of those who gave their lives. The venue will be at Headquarters and will be on Friday 9 November 2018. Further details will be made available nearer the time. Any information on the men listed below would be gratefully received. So far Dominique has the following list of officers: PC Arthur PREW – Rank Private – Number 29092 served with D Battery 160th Brigade Royal Field Artillery PC Percy SMITH – Rank Gunner – Number 29117 served with D Battery 160th Brigade Royal Field Artillery PC Colin BRAMMAL – Rank Sergeant – Number L/28853 served with A Battery 160th Brigade Royal Field Artillery PC John DRIVER – Rank Gunner – Number L/29804 served with D Battery 46th Brigade Royal Field Artillery PC Charles SMITH – Rank Corporal – Number L/29119 served with D Battery 160th Brigade Royal Field Artillery PC W.A. BAILEY – Royal Horse Artillery PC F. HUTSON – Royal Marine Artillery PC E.M. MADDOCK MM – Royal Horse Artillery PC W. WOODWARD – Royal Marine Artillery PC Joseph WALKER – Rank Gunner – Royal Garrison Artillery. Dominique is also looking for relatives of: PC T. GRAINGER – Rank Lance Corporal – Leicestershire Regiment PC L. HENSON – Rank Lance Corporal – Coldstream Guards PC E. WAKEFIELD – Rank Private – Leicestershire Regiment PC J. BRIGGS – Mounted Military Police PC J. COBLEY – West Yorkshire Regiment PC R. HAZELWOOD – Grenadier Guards PC G.A. MANTON – Coldstream Guards PC A.W. OSBORN – Leicestershire Regiment PC T. PERCIVAL – Leicestershire Regiment PC A.E. REEVES – Leicestershire Regiment. Those with ranks are those of the County Officers and those without are City officers. If you are a relative of any of these men, Dominique would be delighted to hear from you.”