Grandfathers

It’s amazing what you come across. Wandering around an old bookshop in Ennis recently – following instructions to keep out of trouble while Linda did something important – I came across an old book about the Royal Irish Constabulary in which my Grandfather served before transferring to the newly formed Royal Ulster Constabulary in 1922. Slightly spooky to thumb through the index and find an entry about him and his service record. Had always known that he was a special person – aren’t all grandfathers? – but continue to be amazed about how much he did in his life having survived the First War trenches where he was awarded the Military Cross. He founded the RUC Athletics Association which is still very active today and was on both the British Board of Boxing Control and the British Olympic Committee after he retired.