Frank Richardson ( 1851 – 1938 ) was an English policeman . He joined the Birmingham City Police in 1873 as a constable third class . Within one year he was promoted to constable second class and one year later to constable first class . In 1878 he was promoted to sergeant within the same force , and in 1882 he applied to be chief constable of Hereford , Herefordshire and was successful . He remained in this post , receiving the King 's Police Coronation Medal in 1912 and being decorated at Buckingham Palace in 1917 . He was at that time the " Most Senior Chief Constable of England " He had married in 1870 and had nine children of which seven were sons with only one not joining the police service . In total he and his family provided 176 years service to the constabularies of England and South Africa . Between 1903 and 1920 there were three Chief Constable Richardsons in office . He was also the chief fire brigade officer of Hereford , adding many innovations to the fire service
King 's Police Coronation Medal
King George V Coronation Medal
Frank Richardson (police officer)