| Administrative History | The First Police Reserve was set up early in 1939 on the recommendation of the Secretary of State. The Chief Constable rescruited forty members - mainly ex-policemen - to carry out ARP work and other emergency tasks in the event of war.
Police War Reserve Force was established when the Second World War broke out.
First Police Reserve (Police pensioners below the age of 60 who returned to full-time, paid Police duties wearing regular uniform); the Police War Reserve (recruited as Temporary Constables and working full-time with pay, with regular uniform); |