Grandad Hillam was a police special in the war

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Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 4 Send Message	Lucy	Report	6 Apr 2005 12:55
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 4 Send Message	Hi, I wonder if anyone can help. My grnadad was a special policeman in the war in Bradford, West Yorkshire. I was wanting to find out why he became a speical as no-one in the family knows and whether there would be any records. He was supposedly attacked with an axe at one point while on duty and we wondered whether there would be any reports of it. His name was joseph Henry Hillam. I would be grateful if anyone could help. Lucy
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	6 Apr 2005 13:04
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	I believe that records will be in the county records office, or with the relevant police force. nell
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 1,054 Send Message	Peter	Report	6 Apr 2005 14:14
	Special Police were civies who not being able to fight owing to being unfit or war work. So I would also try and find out what other work he did.