JACKSON William Thomas

Constable William Thomas Jackson - Merseyside Police

Silver Jubilee Medal 1977. Police Exemplary Service Medal.

The Man William Thomas Jackson was born circa 1930.

In about 1948, aged 18 he joined either Liverpool City or Bootle Borough Police, earning his bronze Royal Life Saving Society Medal as a Probationer Constable in February 1948.

In 1967 Liverpool City and Bootle Borough Police merged to form the short-lived Liverpool and Bootle Constabulary which existed from 1st April 1967 to 1st April 1974, just seven years and covered the adjacent county boroughs of Liverpool and Bootle. It was amalgamated under the Local Government
Act 1972 with parts of the Lancashire Constabulary and Cheshire Constabulary to form Merseyside Police. Its Chief Constable for the entire duration of its existence was Sir James Haughton.

It was in about 1970 that William was awarded his Police Exemplary Service Medal for 22 years’ service, his medal award box showing ‘Liverpool and Bootle’. In 1974 he was transferred to the new Merseyside Police with collar number 270 and probably upon his retirement awarded the Silver Jubilee Medal 1977 serving on A Division.

No further detail is known about William Jackson.

The Story The medal pair awarded to Thomas Thomas Jackson were acquired from E-Bay on 7th August 2022, whilst sitting in a restaurant in the remote town of Kabinburi, Thailand and being the only ‘white’ person in the vicinity.

They were of interest because of the Silver Jubilee 1977 and Police Exemplary Service Medal plus the named lifesaving award.

Following an exchange of e-mails the medals were acquired, although because of the rather common combination of names and approximate birth date of 1930, no specific research could be found on Ancestry.UK. Nevertheless, an addition to the interesting sub-theme in this collection. It is also good to have both medals ‘as awarded’ in their boxes of issue together with the named Royal Life Saving Society Medal.