| Description | Name and rank: Ralph Burton
Date joined: 10 Nov 1846
Age: 31 years
Crimes and punishment:
14 Sep 1848 sitting down on a doorstep when on duty, cautioned by the Chief Constable
9 May 1850 being absent from his beat from 3.30 to 4am, reprimanded by [the] Watch Committee
23 May 1854 standing and talking to P.C.27 Ward when on duty, cautioned by [the] Chief Constable
28 Mar 1855 neglecting to apprehend a man charged with assault, reprimanded by [the] Watch Committee
18 Feb 1856 being in a lockers [sic] office when on duty at 6.30am, reprimanded by [the] Chief Constable
27 Jan 1860 being drunk when coming off duty at 6.25pm, fined 2 days pay by [the] Watch Committee
1 Jul 1868 resigned on superannuation allowance
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Includes: dates of offences; type of crime committed; punishment and the age of offender; resignations and deaths; rewards for good conduct (advancement) |