Police Strike gallery 1919 Link to Police Strike 1919 article Sgt. Robert Tissyman and his section, 1919. It is likely that all of these men went on strike in 1919. Note the large buckled belts on the front row officers. These were worn when on night duty to carry a heavy lantern.Sgt. Robert Tissyman was Liverpool’s NUPPO (National Union of Police & Prison Officers) leader and organiser of the union’s eight branches in the city. He played a major part in organising the police strike in Liverpool. When the strike ended he was dismissed from the Force. He later became a city councillor . He died in 1936. See: Sgt. Robert TisseymanGladstone Shields being tested, Sefton Park, August 1919.Soldiers with fixed bayonetsSoldiers with fixed bayonets guarding looted shops, August 1919Sgt John Morgan – A non striking officerHead Constable Order, August 1919Newspaper recruiting advert, August 1919Recruiting poster, August 1919Military presence, St. Georges Plateau, August 1919.HMS Valiant anchored, River Mersey, August 1919Riot damage London RoadSilver band truncheon 1919Police truncheon
Liverpool City Police
Liverpool City Police
