| Description | Name and rank: Mark Dawson
Date joined: 23 Jan 1878
Age: 21 years
Warrant number: 1723
Offences and punishment:
25 Sep 1878 improperly assisting in taking a man into custody and making a false statement to the Watch Committee, fined 3 days pay and severely reprimanded by the Watch Committee
16 Oct 1878 being worse for drink and unfit for duty when on duty at 2.35pm, fined 1 weeks pay and severely reprimanded by the Watch Committee
26 Jul 1882 refusing to fall into the ranks when ordered by Sergeant Hill at 9.55pm [on the] 25th inst, severely reprimanded and cautioned by the Chief Constable
1 Dec 1882 neglecting to parade at the Central Station at 9.30am to convey his prisoner to the Police Court and being absent until 9.45am on the 30 Nov 1882, reprimanded and cautioned by the Chief Constable
22 Nov 1883 for drinking in the March of Intelllect whilst on duty at 5.50pm [on the] 21st inst and speaking falsely to
the Watch Committee on the 5 Dec, dismissed by the Watch Committee 5 Dec 1883
Rewards and commendations:
23 Jul 1878 advanced from the 4th Class @ 24 shillings to the 3rd Class @ 25 shillings
23 Jan 1880 advanced from the 3rd Class @ 25 shillings to the 2nd Class @ 26 shillings
22 Jan 1882 advanced to the 1st Class @ 27 shillings
Notes:
Includes: dates of offences; type of crime committed; punishment and the age of offender; resignations and deaths; rewards (advancement) and commendations |