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Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 672 Send Message	Ann	Report	15 Dec 2016 17:55
	Hi how do I find service records for a policeman in 1931
	Researching: Walker , Thornley and Hunt from Westhoughton area Lancashire also Cooper, James, Roscow, Scowcroft from Horwich and Bolton area of Lancashire and James from Westmorland
Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 16,405 Send Message	patchem	Report	15 Dec 2016 18:45
	http://content.met.police.uk/Site/mpshistoryinformation the above gives Met records and states on that page: 'Police records of other forces are not public records. Those which survive are held either by the appropriate local record office or the force itself.'
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 672 Send Message	Ann	Report	15 Dec 2016 19:11
	Thank you patchem
	Researching: Walker , Thornley and Hunt from Westhoughton area Lancashire also Cooper, James, Roscow, Scowcroft from Horwich and Bolton area of Lancashire and James from Westmorland