Force Orders 1944_11
X
Circulated to Divieional
and 5tation Offices.
No' 11.
26th. Ju1y 1944.
' AFIARDFOR GALLßNTRY.
The Chief Conetabla is proud to inform the Force that Hie tdajeety
The King has been graciously pleased to award tha British Empire Vedal to
No. 97 DETECTIVECONSTABLELEONARilCOOPER
Altrincham Division.
0n the night of 28th. January 1944 with two members of the Railway
Police ( one of whom hae aleo been awarded the British Empira fSedal and
the other commended ) found three men engaged in the theft oY foodetuffa
from the Railway Siding at Carrington. One of the men wae armed with a
double-barrelled ehot gun which wae loaded. After a etrugglé one man was
arreeted. The other two eecaped but were later arraeted. A11 three were
subsequantly convicted of (1) Taking and driving away a motor car without
the owner'a conaent and (2) Larceny of foodatuffe from a Railway Vehicle.
The man who was armed was'also convicted of 'Ueing a firearm with intent
to prevent lawful errest'. .
The Chief Conetable warmly congratulatee Detecti è Constable Cooper
on the we11 deserved honour which His 1:!ajasty has conferrad upon him and
he is eure that a11 members of the Force share hie admiration of the high
courage ahown by this Constabla who eo worthily upheld the high traditione
o£ the Cheehlre Constabulary.
Chief Constable oP Cheehire.