| Description | Name and rank: George Cobb
Date joined: 24 May 1881
Age: 23 years
Warrant number: 1803
Offences and punishment:
22 Sep 1881 being absent from his quarters during the night of the 20th inst., severely reprimanded and cautioned by the Chief Constable
24 Mar 1884 being stood gossiping with PC 150 Dawson for 5 minutes whilst on duty, reprimanded by the Chief Constable
29 Oct 1884 reported by Sergeant Grainger for neglect of duty by being in a house, No 2 High Street, from 10.30 to 11pm on the 29th Oct 1884, fined 2 shillings and sixpence and reprimanded
1 Jul 1897 drinking a pint of beer whilst on duty on licensed premises he not having obtained permission from a superior officer at 10.30pm on the 1st inst, fined 1 days pay by the Watch Committee, notice given
12 May 1903 being worse for drink and unfit for duty at 4.20pm on the 12th May 1903, severely reprimanded and fined 2 days pay by the Chief Constable and removed from the Fire Box
Rewards and commendations:
30 Nov 1881 advanced from the 4th class @ 24 shillings to the 3rd class @ 25 shillings
23 May 1883 advanced from the 3rd class @ 25 shillings to the 2nd class @ 26 shillings
20 May 1885 advanced from the 2nd class @ 26 shillings to the 1st class @ 27 shillings
5 Jun 1889 advanced from the 1st class @ 27 shillings to the Service class @ 28 shillings
5 Jun 1890 advanced from 28 shillings to 29 shillings per week
7 Jun 1893 advanced from 1st Class to Service Class
16 Nov 1898 advanced from 30 shillings to 31 shillings per week
17 Oct 1900 advanced from 31 shillings to 33 shillings per week
31 Oct 1900 advanced from 33 shillings to 35 shillings per week
8 Oct 1902 advanced from 35 shillings to 36 shillings per week
[12 May 1903] reduced from 36 shillings to 33 shillings per week
17 Jul 1909 superannuated
Notes:
[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 |