Josef Locke (1917–99), from Derry, was a famous tenor. He was successful in the UK and Ireland in the 1940s and 1950s. He started singing in local churches in the Bogside, Derry at age seven. As a young man he served in the Forces, firstly with Irish Guards, then with the Palestine Police Force. In the 1930s he returned to Northern Ireland to join the Royal Ulster Constabulary. He loved singing and became known as The Singing Bobby. He sang songs from operas and lighter songs like Danny Boy and The Mountains of Mourne. He became a local celebrity before starting to work in the UK in variety shows and at English seaside resorts. His fame grew and his career took him around the world. After his death, a sculpture in his memory was unveiled on the banks of the river Foyle in his home city of Derry.