A Special Delivery
Constable George Cullingworth Special Constabulary
Special Constabulary Long Service Medal. Imperial Service Medal.
The Man George Cullingworth was born on 7th April 1872 in the Parish of Saint Botolph, Bishopsgate in the City of London, Son of Richard, a Police Constable in the City of London Police and Hannah Marie, nee Wells. He was one of seven children, Richard Hugh, William Ross, Albert Edward, Frederick M, Ada Ellen and Arthur J and was Baptised in July the same year, the family living at 8 Rose Alley.
By 1881 the family had moved into Police Houses at 18 New Union Street in the Municipal Ward of Cripplegate Without and George was attending school. In 1890 aged 18 he started work for the Post Office in London as a Skilled Telegraphist and by1901 the family were living at 55 Singapore Road.
George would have been too old to be conscripted during World War1 but he did at some time follow in his Father’s footsteps and served as a Special Constable being awarded the Faithful Service Medal.
ittle else is presently known about George except that he retired from the Post Office on July 1927 aged 55 and was a Counter Clerk and Telegraphist, still at the London Postal Service. He was awarded the Imperial Service Medal. George died between January and March 1939 aged 66 in Hackney.
The Story The medals awarded to George Cullingworth were acquired from E-Bay on 30th March 2012 and were of interest as they were was a double long service group, consisting of two of the less generally collected and under rated medals. A little information came with the group and a further cursory search of the London Gazette and Ancestry.com web sites revealed where he had worked and his early life in the City of London.
t is interesting to note that his Father was a Police Constable in the City during the very early days of the Force. The medals have been mounted as they would have been worn in 1927, the regulations changing later and promoting the Imperial Service Medal to a higher level in the order of wear.
By 1881 the family had moved into Police Houses at 18 New Union Street in the Municipal Ward of Cripplegate Without and George was attending school. In 1890 aged 18 he started work for the Post Office in London as a Skilled Telegraphist and by1901 the family were living at 55 Singapore Road.
George would have been too old to be conscripted during World War1 but he did at some time follow in his Father’s footsteps and served as a Special Constable being awarded the Faithful Service Medal.
ittle else is presently known about George except that he retired from the Post Office on July 1927 aged 55 and was a Counter Clerk and Telegraphist, still at the London Postal Service. He was awarded the Imperial Service Medal. George died between January and March 1939 aged 66 in Hackney.
The Story The medals awarded to George Cullingworth were acquired from E-Bay on 30th March 2012 and were of interest as they were was a double long service group, consisting of two of the less generally collected and under rated medals. A little information came with the group and a further cursory search of the London Gazette and Ancestry.com web sites revealed where he had worked and his early life in the City of London.
t is interesting to note that his Father was a Police Constable in the City during the very early days of the Force. The medals have been mounted as they would have been worn in 1927, the regulations changing later and promoting the Imperial Service Medal to a higher level in the order of wear.
Medal Details:
- Special Constabulary Long Service: GEORGE CULLINGWORTH
- Imperial Service Medal: GEORGE CULLINGWORTH
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