| Description | Name and rank: James William Burton
Date joined: 1 Feb 1888
Age: 20 years
Warrant number: 1970
Offences and punishment:
Rewards and commendations:
8 Aug 1888 advanced from 4th Class @ 24 shillings to 3rd Class @ 25 shillings
19 Feb 1890 advanced from 3rd Class @ 25 shillings to 2nd Class @ 26 shillings
11 Feb 1891 advanced from 4th Class @ 26 shillings to 3rd Class @ 27 shillings
30 Nov 1892 advanced to 2nd Class by the Watch Committee
10 Feb 1894 advanced from 2nd Class to 1st Class
27 Nov 1895 promoted to Sergeant
Notes:
See [page] No 24
[In reference to the entries under "Rewards and commendations" in 1890 there was an extension to the number of classes Constables could be designated as, going from four classes to six, therefore at this time a Constable's class would change, the previous designation of 1st Class becoming 3rd Class etc]
Includes: dates of offences; type of crime committed; punishment and the age of offender; resignations and deaths; rewards (advancement) and commendations |