Police Long Service & Good Conduct Medal. EIIR issue (Const. Frank Eaves)

Liverpool City Police: The recipient was a long serving member of the Liverpool City Police

Wounded on Duty: Constable Frank Eaves had the distinction of being 'Wounded' by assailants while serving on duty. The incident was reported in the Liverpool Echo issue of 4 September 1948:

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"Like Pair Of Maniacs"

Court Story of Huyton Scene

Two 19-years-old soldiers form the 77th Transit Camp, Blue Bell Lane, Huyton, were charged at Prescot today with feloniously wounding Constable Frank Eaves, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm.

There was an alternative charge of unlawfully and maliciously wounding Constable Eaves, and a further charge of unlawfully and wilfully obstructing the constable in the execution of his duty.

The soldiers were Francis Joseph Callagher, whose address is, 31 Cambridge Street, Blackburn, and Harry Lewis, 10 Brunswick Street, Bradford, believed to be a native of Liverpool, were remanded in custody until next Monday.

Superintendent J. S. McCrone said that at 10.25 last night Constables Clark and Eaves, while in Blue Bell Lane, Huyton, saw four soldiers, a civilian, and two young women on the opposite footpath singing and shouting.

Constable Eaves shouted to them to make less noise "The male civilian," the Superintendent added, "came out with an obscene remark and they continued their disorderly conduct."

JUMPED ON BACK

The officers crossed the road and Callagher then jumped on Constable Eaves's back and held his arms while his companion, Lewis, "butted the officer violently in the face twice, causing a severe wound over the left eye."

During the scuffle the civilian was able to get away.

Lewis and Callagher both acted "like hooligans" in the Police Station, the Superintendent said.

Lewis picked up a chair and threatened to strike a policeman with it. When told they were going to be locked up for the night, both " fought like a pair of maniacs," and it took the combined efforts of several constables to overcome them.

Constable Eaves had stitches inserted in the wound over his left eye.

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Defence Medal: Assuming Frank Eaves continued to serve with the Liverpool City Police during the Second World War, the recipient would additionally have been entitled to the award of an un-named Defence Medal for 3 years continuous or aggregated police service between 1939-1944. If he served in the Armed Forces, he would have been entitled to other un-named campaign medals

Reference the 1938 edition of Kelly's Directory of Liverpool and suburbs, Frank Eaves is recorded as resident at, 50 Lordens Road, Liverpool, 14, his occupation shown as Police Constable

Condition: VF

Code: 22974