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Register of leavers from the Metropolitan Police, as follows: William John Hames,...
Catalogue reference: MEPO 4/343/190
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This record is about the Register of leavers from the Metropolitan Police, as follows: William John Hames,... dating from 1885-1910 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 4/343/190
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1885-1910
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Description (What the record is about)
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Register of leavers from the Metropolitan Police, as follows:
- William John Hames, warrant number 70506. Joined on 13 April 1885, and left on 6 June 1910. Last posted to N Division as a PC.
- Alfred Blake, warrant number 70750. Joined on 1 June 1885, and left on 6 June 1910. Last posted to P Division as a PC.
- William Roger Butcher, warrant number 70752. Joined on 1 June 1885, and left on 6 June 1910. Last posted to S Division as a PC.
- Charles Bedford, warrant number 70755. Joined on 1 June 1885, and left on 6 June 1910. Last posted to P Division as a PS.
- George Bray, warrant number 70764. Joined on 1 June 1885, and left on 6 June 1910. Last posted to V Division as a PC.
- James Woolgar, warrant number 70774. Joined on 1 June 1885, and left on 6 June 1910. Last posted to K Division as a PC.
- Lorenzo Alfred Jacklin, warrant number 91095. Joined on 12 Sept 1904, and left on 6 June 1910. Last posted to Portsmouth [Dockyard] as a PC.
- Edward Herbert Johnson, warrant number 94431. Joined on 15 April 1907, and left on 6 June 1910. Last posted to Portsmouth [Dockyard] as a PC.
- Percy Charles Holton, warrant number 95977. Joined on 3 Aug 1908, and left on 6 June 1910. Last posted to J Division as a PC.
- Frederick William Westlake, warrant number 98286. Joined on 25 April 1910, and left on 6 June 1910. Last posted to N Division as a PC.
- Robert Murray Rose, warrant number 78127. Joined on 14 Nov 1892, and left on 7 June 1910. Last posted to N Division as a PC.
- Samuel Lee, warrant number 72462. Joined on 11 April 1887, and left on 8 June 1910. Last posted to G Division as a Divisional Detective Inspector.
- Edward Palmer, warrant number 93355. Joined on 18 June 1906, and left on 8 June 1910. Last posted to A Division as a PC.
- Michael A Kelly, warrant number 94407. Joined on 8 April 1907, and left on 8 June 1910. Last posted to A Division as a PC.
- Donald MacIntosh, warrant number 94799. Joined on 29 July 1907, and left on 8 June 1910. Last posted to B Division as a PC.
- Thomas Clark, warrant number 98439. Joined on 30 May 1910, and left on 8 June 1910. Last posted to Y Division as a PC.
- Percy Tappenden, warrant number 80152. Joined on 7 Jan 1895, and left on 9 June 1910. Last posted to R Division as a PC.
- Henry Herbert Fry, warrant number 93692. Joined on 3 Sept 1906, and left on 9 June 1910. Last posted to Y 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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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Manufacturing
- Policing
- Navy
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Record URL
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MEPO 4
Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Miscellaneous Books and Papers
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Register of leavers from the Metropolitan Police, as follows: William John Hames,...
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