Individuals from ADRIC who joined Palestine Gendarmerie

I have identified 159 T/Cadets who went on to the Paletine Gendarmerie plus 11 T/Constables who served in ADRIC (note that there were 2 "sorts" of T/Constable - ADRIC who worked with the ADRIC Companies. And RIC who were mainlt mechanics ar Gormanston

The majority of ADRIC T/Cadets became humble Constables in Palestie (so earned 10/- per day in place of 20/- that they had earned in Ireland) (90 went to Palestine as Constables, 40 as Sergeants, 9 as head Constables and 1 as Station Sergeant. In addition, the ADRIC supplied 19 of the original 41 British Palestine Gendarmerie officers.

• Adams, Cecil Andrew ADRIC no 406. Sergeant in British Gendarmerie. Still serving 1939
• Allen, Victor William. ADRIC no 1405. Constable in British Gendarmerie. Resigned after 8 days so never made it to Palestine
• Armstrong JB. ADRIC no 1922. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Atkinson, Stanley Beecroft. ADRIC no 2177. Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• Bagguley, Jack. ADRIC no 1508. Resigned in April 1922 shortly after being attested as a Constable, so did not make it to Palestine.
• Baker, Reginald Fowler Durand . ADRIC no 1629. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Barker, Alfred Tennyson . ADRIC no 301. Captain in British Gendarmerie. .Received “King’s Police Medal” for “distinguished service” in late 1940 as Superintendent in Palestine Police.
• Barrows Edwin Elias, ADRIC no 216. Major in British Gendarmerie .ADRIC roll says "Joined Palestine Force. Struck off strength [of ADRIC] when called on to resign, and he did not do so."
• Barnett R, ADRIC no 1577. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Beckingsale, Frederick Henry. ADRIC 1916. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Berry, Thomas Wilfred. ADRIC no 257. Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• Bolton, Francis Randall . ADRIC no 1995. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Board, William Donovan ADRIC no 749. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Brayshay, William Leslie. ADRIC no 1560. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Brock, Albert . ADRIC no 1795, Constable. (P.G.). Died 1922 May 4 age 36. Died of Natural Causes - acute peritonitis. Buried at Ludd.
• Broeke, James Arnold ten. ADRIC no 2086. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Brown, Charles George ADRIC no 2110. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Brownrigg William Xavier ADRIC no 579. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Burke, Thomas Francis DSO. ADRIC no 357. Died 1925 Dec 9. Captain (Palestine Gendarmerie) , age 28 Traffic accident Civil RAF Ramleh
• Buxton, Truman Hanbury ADRIC 172. Head Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Cafferata, Raymond ADRIC no 288. Captain in Gendarmerie By 1929, he was the district commander for Hebron.
• Caines TA ADRIC no 1063 . Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Campbell, Harley ADRIC no 2010. Sgt in British Gendarmerie
• Caparn RK ADRIC no 283 . Sgt in British Gendarmerie
• Carter, Ernest Newton, ADRIC no 1494. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Clancy, Sidney ADRIC 99. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Clevely Hugh Desmond. ADRIC 2012. Sgt in British Gendarmerie
• Crewe, W E ADRIC 664. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Croke, Forbes le Blount ADRIC 1248 Committed suicide in Palestine in 1923 while Captain in Palestine Gendarmerie
• Crossley, Harold ADRIC no 783. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Daniel, Kenneth Henry ADRIC no 1553. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Davies, Edward Henry ADRIC 861. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Davies, John Lloyd ADRIC no 867. British Gendarmerie as Captain.
• Dawe, Lawrence John. ADRIC no 1486. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Dench, Joseph Richard. ADRIC no 1802. Sgt in British Gendarmerie
• Devereux, Laurence Joseph "refused to attest" to ADRIC and never actually got a service no. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Durlacher, Bertram Ronald ADRIC no 189. British Gendarmerie as Lieutenant.
• Earle, Patrick. ADRIC no 1030. Constable in British Gendarmerie. Resigned after 6 days and so never went to Palestine
• Edgerton, Frank Leslie ADRIC no 843. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Evans, James Oliver Richard ADRIC no 866. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Faraday, John Alexander Mulloy. ADRIC no 788. Lieutenant in British Gendarmerie
• Fenelon, Ernest Victor Joseph. ADRIC 1153. Age 30. 1923 Aug 30. Constable. (P.B.) 631 Natural - Delirium Tremens Civil RAF Ramleh
• Fenelon, Louis Martin ADRIC 1272. Constable in British Gendarmerie LM and EVJ Fenlon were brothers.
• Fentum, Clarence George ADRIC no 252. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Ferguson Sydney Hugh Joseph ADRIC no 2188. Station Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• Fletcher, Albert Ferguson ADRIC no 890. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Frame, Ian MacGregor ADRIC no 2096. Head Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Fruen, Lionel ADRIC no 624. Sgt in British Gendarmerie
• Goddard, Harry Gerard Gordon . ADRIC no 2140. Sergeant in British Gendarmerie. Later an Inspector. Dismissed and suspended jail sentence for people smuggling
• Goodwin, Percy Travers ADRIC no 2161. Head Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Gordon, Leslie Sidney ADRIC no 1859. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Gordon, William . ADRIC no 367. Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• Grigg, Sidney Arsden. ADRIC no 438.Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Gripper, Guy Basil George ADRIC no 1446. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Halsey, John Edward Gallicham . ADRIC no 1194. Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• Ham, Albert Ernest ADRIC 1166 . Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• Harber, William Thomas ADRIC1379. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Hargreaves J ADRIC 881 . Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Harvey, Robert Francis ADRIC no 1801. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Head, Reginald George. ADRIC no 1748. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Hollis, James Davies ADRIC no 885. Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• Homan, George Harold. ADRIC No73. Constable in British Gendarmerie. He probably returns finally to UK in 1925
• Holman, Basil King ADRIC no 100. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Horner, William Robert , ADRIC no 2201, Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Hylton Edgar W, ADRIC no 1167 in "Brockett photo". Lieutentant in British Gendarmerie
• Ibbotson, Leslie Henry Parker, ADRIC No803, RIC No78038, Third Class District Inspector. He joined the Palestine Police 29 March 1922 as a Lieutenant.
• James, Eric Methuen Vivian ADRIC No . 1531 . Sergeant in British Gendarmerie. Later District Superintendent for Safad District
• Jeans, John Ernest. ADRIC 196. British Gendarmerie as a Head Constable
• Kirkwood J H M ADRIC No 82. He certainly went to Palestine in 1922, but he did not join Palestine Police
• Kyles, James Munro ADRIC 373. British Gendarmerie as a Head Constable. He eventually becomes deputy Superintendent of Police, Palestine. By 1943, one of five out of eight district commanders had previously served in the RIC.
• Labatt, Wilfred Henry Ernest ADRIC no 678. Resigned in April 1922 5 days after being attested so did not make it to Palestine. Constable
• Lamb, John Leslie ADRIC no 1870. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Lewis, Alexander. ADRIC no 227. Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• Linton, Victor William. ADRIC no 502 . Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Luxton, George Henry, ADRIC No 228. Luxton joined the British Gendarmerie section of Palestine Police as a Lieutenant
• Lyons, Richard Ernest . ADRIC no 1688. Constable in British Gendarmerie. Dismissed after 12 days and so never went to Palestine.
• MacFarlane, George. ADRIC no 1908. Constable in British Gendarmerie. Apr 1. Resigned from British Gendarmerie 3 days after enlisting so would never have made it to Palestine
• Mackersy, John James. ADRIC no 1528. Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• MacLean, Alexander Donald, ADRIC no 2151. Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• Martin, John Charles ADRIC no 1472 . Constable in British Gendarmerie. Later Deputy Supertindent, died Palestine 1944
• Martin, Robert Steven. ADRIC no 1368. Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• Martinson, William Farrell, ADRIC No 173, He joined the Palestine Police as Adjutant after the ADRIC. He stayed only a few weeks.
• McFarland, John ADRIC no 140. Captain in British Gendarmerie
• Merideth, Davidson William, ADRIC no 1209. Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• Mitchell, Stanley James ADRIC no 187. Lieutenant in British Gendarmerie
• Moore, Alexander Law. ADRIC no 2152. Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• Moore Francis John. ADRIC no 2191. British Gendarmerie as a Constable
• More, Alastair Robertson. ADRIC no 1846. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Morrison, John Frederick , ADRIC no.409. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Mulholland Arthur ADRIC no 195. Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• New, John William. ADRIC 1498. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• O'Mahony, Gerard John Cullen Tynan, ADRIC no 1574. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Palmer, Charles . ADRIC no 1042 . Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• Parkin, William N. ADRIC no. 2122 Constable in British Gendarmerie.
• Parkins, Maurice, ADRIC no 1329. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Parker, John Kenyon. ADRIC no 1848 Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• Parker, Ralph Bernard. ADRIC no . Head Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Parry, Frank Osborne. ADRIC no Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Peden, William . ADRIC no 2187 Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Pennington, Walter. ADRIC no 2212. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Penrose, Walter Stanley ADRIC 1668. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Peters, Edward Allenby. ADRIC no 101. Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• Pethick, Arthur Thomas. ADRIC no 1672. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Pickering, George. ADRIC no 1581. Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• Player, Harold. ADRIC no 1521 . Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• Pope, Leslie Kelway ADRIC no 643. Constable in British Gendarmerie, later Port Manager at Jaffa.
• Pound, Cecil James Clarence. ADRIC no 1524. Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• Power, Joseph Alexander ADRIC no 1429. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Preedy, Reginald Francis. ADRIC no 529. Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• Pryor, James William . ADRIC no 599. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Puttock, Edward John Wilson. ADRIC no 1316 . Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Rampling, Bernard Thomas ADRIC no 44. Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• Rennie, Peter Forbes. ADRIC no 307. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Richardson, Albert Frederick. ADRIC no 1761. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Ring, George Frederick. ADRIC no 309. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Rippon, Leonard Fanshaw. ADRIC no 1643. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Robinson, Harry Kemp ADRIC 1265 (joined after a year)
• Rosher, Douglas Arthur. ADRIC no 2064. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Rutter, Leslie Gordon. ADRIC no. 782 Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Scott, Frank Montgomery ADRIC 214 Joined as a Head Constable in British Gendarmerie. Later stabbed in Jaffa in 1930 but survived
• Sharp John E. ADRIC no 1140. British Gendarmerie as a Constable
• Sharp, Stuart Forbes O.B.E., M.C. . ADRIC 688. Died 1927 Jan 2, age 46. D.S.P. Natural - TB Grave Unknown (died in London) . British Gendarmerie as a Major
• Shaw, Frederick C. ADRIC no 862. Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• Shaw Frank M ADRIC no 2166 Constable in Palestine Gendarmerie
• Shillitoe, Ernest J. ADRIC no 878. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Sidgwick, Frank William. ADRIC no. 43. Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• Shute, James Lister, ADRIC.1381 . Head Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Sidgwick, Frank William ADRIC 43 . Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Sigrist Alan Edward ADRIC no 1675. Joined British Gendarmerie as a Constable. Wounded and withdrawn by British because of death threats in 1930
• Slater, Herbert Gerald. ADRIC no 1844. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Splatt, Henry John. ADRIC no 713. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Stewart, Alexander . ADRIC no 211. Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• Strange, Frank. ADRIC no 1551. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Stirland, Harold . ADRIC no 1044. Constable in British Gendarmerie. Resigned after 3 days. Never made Palestine.
• Stopher Arthur Cecil, ADRIC 41. British Gendarmerie as a Sergeant
• Strickland, Harold J C, ADRIC no 1655. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Stuthers, A . ADRIC no 2111. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Sullivan, Frederick. ADRIC no 1447. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Swann, Capt William Ewart ADRIC No 86 , Joined British Gendarmerie as a Captain. killed in an ambush by bandits. Buried Civil RAF Ramleh
• Taylor, Arthur H. ADRIC no 794 Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Taylor, George F . ADRIC no 2056 Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• Tesseyman, Cyril Vernon Shepherd. ADRIC no 825 . Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• Thornton, Richard George . ADRIC no 1814 Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• Tiley, Howard Douglas D C ADRIC No 36, RIC No 72163 Captain in British Gendarmerie
• Toller LIM ADRIC no 1878 . Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Tomlinson, Mossop ADRIC no 2182 Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• Valentine, Thomas A. ADRIC no 1522. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Valentine, William C. ADRIC no 2081 . Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Vickers, Charles A. ADRIC no 1705 . Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Wainwright David ADRIC no 809. Joined British Gendarmerie section of Palestine Police as Captain
• Walmisley, Edward Atherstone. ADRIC no.1601. Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• Wannell, Robert . ADRIC no 572. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Webb, Harry. ADRIC 1992. Constable in British Gendarmerie. Died Palestine 28 Apr 1924
• Weymouth, William R F , ADRIC no. 1146 Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Wheeler, Herbert L. ADRIC no. 1875. Head Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Whitney, Reginald T. ADRIC no. 1380 Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• Williams Claude Edward Alban Lockyer ADRIC No 278. Major in British Gendarmerie
• Williams, George Henry, ADRIC No 51, Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• Wilson, George Wade. ADRIC no 1482 .Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Wooton, Frederick C ADRIC no.1212 . Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Wooton, William George ADRIC no. 1566 .Sergeant in British Gendarmerie
• Worsley, Robert Lewkenor, ADRIC No 770, RIC No79136. Joined as a Captain in British Gendarmerie Section of Palestine Police
• Wray, Terence Edward. ADRIC no.192. Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Wright, Maurice G. ADRIC no. 1828 Constable in British Gendarmerie
• Harrison, William P . Constable in British Gendarmerie. I cannot find him on ADRIC roll
• Shaw, TM. Constable in British Gendarmerie. Not an ADRIC man
• MacGregor FI. Head Constable in British Gendarmerie. On Samuel letter, but I cannot get him in ADRIC

RIC but not ADRIC

• Carew H was in Palestine police from 18 Mar 1922 on a 4 year contract, which he did not renew
• Dignan, Cecil Joseph. Served in RIC as 2DI
• Douglas, Howard. Not in ADRIC
• Duff, Douglas V. a former RIC who rose to the rank of the Police Inspector for Jerusalem
• Fitzgerald, Harold Edward ascribed to ADRIC incorrectly by O'Ruairc in Revolution, he was a Black & Tan in RIC. McCall incorrectly gives him as EC Fitzgerald of ADRIC. Photo supplied to both by Sean Gannon, who confirms man as HE Fitzgerald
• Foley, Gerald Robert Evans, appointed assistant Inspector General of the Palestine Police. 1929 Aug 10. Lieutenant Colonel G R Foley Commander of the Palestine Police Force, visited his friends in the North of Ireland recently. Formerly T/County Inspector in the RIC.
• Kershaw J V A Major in British Gendarmerie. Like Carew, attached to RIC as undercover operator.
• McConnell, Michael Joseph was Rymer-Jones deputy, and was also a former “Black and Tan” who had served in the British Palestine Gendarmerie.
• MacKenzie, James Wesley drowned in April 1922 in Palestine. Not in Adric, demobed in Egypt and went into Palestine Police from there in 1920
• Munro, James. By 1943, one of five out of eight district commanders had previously served in the Black and Tans.
• O’Rorke, Michael Sylvester
• Purvis, Joseph Edward age 23 Con. 1923 Jun 10 (P.G.) 639 Killed on Duty shot in bandit ambush Hosp., Nazareth - grave not found Ex-ADRIC ?
• Rymer-Jones, Captain John M. was Inspector General of the Palestine Police from August 1943 until March 1946. He organized a new supernumerary force, like a gendarmerie, of new recruits. The force was called the Police Mobile Force or “PMF.”

Temporary Constables from ADRIC. 9 as Constable and 2 as S/Sgts

• Bamford C joined Palestine Gendarmerie as Constable
• Candy A joined Palestine Gendarmerie as Constable
• Chesney H joined Palestine Gendarmerie as Constable
• Cemery JB joined Palestine Gendarmerie as S/Sgt
• Lumsden A joined Palestine Gendarmerie as Constable
• Millar GJF joined Palestine Gendarmerie as S/Sgt
• Newlands E joined Palestine Gendarmerie as Constable
• O'Donnell J joined Palestine Gendarmerie as Constable
• Saunders H joined Palestine Gendarmerie as Constable
• Smartt FB joined Palestine Gendarmerie as Constable
• Smith WC joined Palestine Gendarmerie as Constable

A number of other Palestine Police deaths include

• 1922 May 4 Brock, Albert . ADRIC no 1795, Constable. (P.G.). Died 4 age 36. Died of Natural Causes - acute peritonitis. Buried at Ludd.
• 1922 Aug 3 Read, Henry James 25 Con. (P.G.) 261 Unknown - but not injury on duty Civil RAF Ramleh Ex-RIC
• 1922 Sep 24. McNamara, Lawrence 21 Con. (P.G.) Natural - Malaria Unknown (Jerusalem?) Ex-RIC
• 1922 Oct 30. Igoe, James 29 Con. (P.G.) 76 Natural - liver disease & heart Civil RAF Ramleh Ex-RIC
• 1922 Nov 6. Young, Richard 30 Corp. (P.G.) 111 Shot - suicide while of unsound mind Nablus RC Cemetery - b1892 Kings Co, grave not found Ex-RIC
• 1923 Mar 25 Clemens, Walter Wilson 31 Con. (P.G.) 446 Shot - suicide while of unsound mind Civil RAF Ramleh Ex-RIC
• 1923 Jun 10. Loydall, John Albert 35 Con. (P.G.) 466 Killed on Duty shot in bandit ambush Hosp., Nazareth - Ex-RIC
• 1923 Jun 10 Davies, Edward, #790 Killed on Duty shot in bandit ambush
• 1923 Jun 11 Purvis GE #539 Killed on Duty shot in bandit ambush
• 1923 May 9. Kearney, John 22 Con. (P.G.) 27 Natural - TB Buried in U.K. (Hilton) Ex-RIC
• 1923 Sep 8 McKeon, Thomas 23 Con. (P.G.) Natural - pneumonia Civil RAF Ramleh Ex-RIC
• 1924 Feb 21 Swan, Josiah Edward 27 Con. (P.G.) Natural - pneumonia Jaffa Rd., Haifa Ex-RIC
• 1924 Webb , Harry Con
• 1925 Jan 11 Keogh, Michael 35 Con. (P.G.) 371 Natural - embolism Civil RAF Ramleh Ex-RIC
• 1926 Jul 20 Ryan, Richard 31 B/I. Natural - Malaria Jaffa Rd., Haifa Ex-RIC
• 1927 Jan 2 Forbes Sharp S Dep. Supt. TB
• 1927 Dec 31. Verrall, William Henry 38 B/C. Unknown Mount Zion on RIC roll as joined 1920. b1889 Surrey.Ex-RIC
• 1929 Aug 26 Sykes, GRH

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