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Swansea Borough Police

Swansea Borough Police was a British police force based in Swansea which existed from 1836 to 1969.

History and Amalgamation edit

The force was formed under Inspector William Rees with six constables. Captain Isaac Colquhoun was the Chief Constable of Swansea from 1877 to 1913. In 1957 there were 272 officers and members of the force.[1]

In 1969 it amalgamated with Cardiff City Police, Glamorgan Constabulary and Merthyr Tydfil Borough Police to form the South Wales Constabulary.

Head of service edit

Name Rank Years served
William Rees Inspector and Head constable 1836–1851
Henry Tate Superintendent and Head Constable 1851–1857
James Dunn Superintendent and Head Constable 1857–1863
Lieutenant colonel John Lambrick Vivian Head Constable 1863–1865
John Allison Head Constable 1865–1877
Captain Isaac Colquhoun Chief constable 1877–1913
Captain Alfred Thomas Chief Constable 1913–1921
Richard D. Roberts Chief Constable 1921–1927
Thomas Rawson Chief Constable 1927–1931
Frank Joseph May Chief Constable 1931–1941
David Victor Turner Chief Constable 1941–19

References edit

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ Walter William, Hunt (1957). To Guard My People (PDF). p. 107. Retrieved 24 April 2018.

External links edit

  • "Swansea Borough Police". British Police History. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  • "The History of Swansea Police". Narpo Swansea. 24 April 2018.


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