....POLICE. - We are able to inform our numerous readers that Mr William Lodwick, son of Mr J Lodwick, Spitre, Abergwili, has been appointed constable in the English Mounted Police at Gibraltar. Mr Lodwick is a young man, 22 years of age, and has served three years in the Metropolitan Police. We wish him every success in his new sphere.
The Carmarthen Journal, Friday 24th February 1893
....RETURNED HOME FROM SOUTH AFRICA. - Corporal William Lodwick, son of Mr John Lodwick, Spitre, Abergwili, who belonged to the Prince of Wales Light Horse Imperial Yeomanry and who went through several engagements and was wounded at Witkopjes on April 15th, has returned home. Previous to the war Corporal Lodwick was a member of the Gibraltar Police Force. He is a brother to P.C. David Lodwick, of the Carmarthen Borough Police.
The Carmarthen Weekly Reporter, Friday 13th September 1901
....DEATH OF MR. W. LODWICK. - News has just been received of the death, on May 30th, at Antenior Hospital, South Africa, of malarial fever, of Mr. William Lodwick, son of Mr. J. Lodwick, of Spitre, Abergwili, and the announcement of his death will be received by numerous friends with deep sorrow and regret. The late Mr. Lodwick was a member of the Rhodesian Police and was stationed at Bulawayo, and at the time of his death was 34 years of age. For five years he was a member of the London Metropolitan Police, and for four years a member of the Gibraltar Police Force. At the commencement of the South African War he volunteered with the Prince of Wales Light Horse, and was wounded at Witkopje, and remained in South Africa during the period of the war. He was a brother to P.C. David Lodwick, of the Carmarthen Borough Police Force.
The Carmarthen Weekly Reporter, Friday 12th June 1903