International Centre for the History of Crime, Policing and Justice

Worksheet: County Chief Constable: General Discussions

As noted earlier, this collection of documents requires more reading and, perhaps, rather more sophisticated analysis than the material on the Blitz. Some of the material could, however, be set alongside the Blitz material, most obviously a comparison between the Blitz material and St Johnston’s German diary. Similarly, the largely mundane content of St Johnston’s first report to the Standing Joint Committee.

Using all of the St Johnston documents, write an account of Eric St Johnston's war.

These images show the first two pages of St Johnston's letter to his parents on appointment as Chief Constable of Oxfordshire. Ref: ERICSJ/1/1/8/5 A transcript of this letter is available.

As Chief Constable, St Johnston had to submit a quarterly report to the county Standing Joint Committee. These are the first two pages of his report for the meeting of 2nd April 1941. Ref: ERICSJ/1/1/1/3

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Contents

Preface

Introduction

Police & WWII

The Blitz

County Chief Constable

A Volunteer

Modern Echoes

Work Sheets

Resources

Acknowledgements