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Register of leavers from the Metropolitan Police, as follows: Alfred H Pervin,...
Catalogue reference: MEPO 4/339/73
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This record is about the Register of leavers from the Metropolitan Police, as follows: Alfred H Pervin,... dating from 1865-1890 in the series Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Miscellaneous Books and Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MEPO 4/339/73
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1865-1890
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Description (What the record is about)
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Register of leavers from the Metropolitan Police, as follows:
- Alfred H Pervin, warrant number 70836. Joined on 15 June 1885, and left on 1 Nov 1890. Last posted to Y Division as a PC.
- George Marks, warrant number 65587. Joined on 11 April 1881, and left on 3 Nov 1890. Last posted to V Division as a PC.
- Charles Fatcher, warrant number 74764. Joined on 16 Sept 1889, and left on 24 Oct 1890. Last posted to T Division as a PC.
- Edwin Pryor, warrant number 69091. Joined on 7 April 1884, and left on 25 Oct 1890. Last posted to W Division as a PC.
- Charles Henwood, warrant number 74293. Joined on 11 March 1889, and left on 25 Oct 1890. Last posted to N Division as a PC.
- Michael Rowan, warrant number 47108. Joined on 2 April 1866, and left on 28 Oct 1890. Last posted to X Division as a PS.
- Jeremiah McCarthy, warrant number 67353. Joined on 26 Dec 1882, and left on 28 Oct 1890. Last posted to G Division as a PC.
- William E Scott, warrant number 76088. Joined on 18 Aug 1890, and left on 29 Oct 1890. Last posted to P Division as a PC.
- James Hollins, warrant number 46006. Joined on 24 April 1865, and left on 30 Oct 1890. Last posted to V Division as a PC.
- Robert Careless, warrant number 46175. Joined on 5 June 1865, and left on 30 Oct 1890. Last posted to Y Division as a PC.
- John Goodger, warrant number 49378. Joined on 3 Feb 1868, and left on 30 Oct 1890. Last posted to H Division as a PS.
- Henry J Giffen, warrant number 60741. Joined on 4 Sept 1876, and left on 30 Oct 1890. Last posted to J Division as a PC.
- Pymar F King, warrant number 69690. Joined on 14 July 1884, and left on 30 Oct 1890. Last posted to M Division as a PC.
- Edward Taylor, warrant number 70862. Joined on 13 July 1885, and left on 30 Oct 1890. Last posted to M Division as a PC.
- Arthur Dickens, warrant number 75047. Joined on 30 Dec 1889, and left on 30 Oct 1890. Last posted to F Division as a PC.
- James Harris, warrant number 58977. Joined on 17 May 1875, and left on 31 Oct 1890. Last posted to H Division as a PC.
- William Liddey, warrant number 60649. Joined on 31 July 1876, and left on 31 Oct 1890. Last posted to K Division as a PC.
- Ernest A Baynes, warrant number 67377. Joined on 1 Jan 1883, and left on 31 Oct 1890. Last posted to K Division as a PC.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Policing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13363618/
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MEPO 4
Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Miscellaneous Books and Papers
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