| Description | Name and rank: William Charles Robinson Bentley Date joined: 25 Nov 1897 Age: 20 years Warrant number: 2206
Offences and punishment: 28 Sep 1900 being under the influence of drink and unfit for duty at home and having reported himself sick, very severely reprimanded and removed from the Fire Box @ 31 shillings to C Division @ 26 shillings 26 Oct 1902 being found asleep in a lobby at the Sculcoates Railway at 2.30am, severely reprimanded and fined 5 shillings by the Chief Constable 31 Jan 1903 being off his beat and when found was sat down in Messrs Foulson's glass works, Cumberland Street, severely reprimanded and fined 1 days pay by the Chief Constable - [to be] reported on in 3 months 31 Dec 1907 unduly interfering with a civilian and making an improper arrest, severely reprimanded and transferred to another Division by the Chief Constable
Rewards and commendations: 25 May 1898 advanced from 24 shillings to 25 shillings per week 7 Dec 1898 advanced from 25 shillings to 26 shillings per week 28 Jun 1899 advanced from 26 shillings to 31 shillings per week - Fireman 10 Oct 1900 reduced from 31 shillings to 26 shillings per week - transferred to C Division 17 Oct 1900 advanced from 26 shillings to 27 shillings per week 4 Dec 1901 advanced from 27 shillings to 28 shillings per week 2 Dec 1903 advanced from 28 shillings to 29 shillings per week 6 Dec 1905 advanced from 29 shillings to 30 shillings per week 4 Dec 1907 advanced from 30 shillings to 31 shillings per week 15 Feb 1909 convicted and sentenced to six weeks imprisonment at the Hull Police Court for stealing a piece of beef from a butchers shop [on] Hawthorne Drive on the 14th inst at about 1am 17 Feb 1909 struck off the register by the Watch Committee
Notes: Includes: dates of offences; type of crime committed; punishment and the age of offender; resignations and deaths; rewards (advancement) and commendations |