| Description | Name and rank: Joseph Ralph
Date joined: 2 Jun 1898
Age: 19 years
Warrant number: 2242
Offences and punishment:
1 Aug 1903 failing to come off duty at the proper time,6am, and when found at 6.15am [was] coming out of [his] own house, reprimanded by the Chief Constable
25 Sep 1915 assaulting a female prisoner at the Central Police Station at 9.25pm, fined 10 shillings by the Chief Constable
Rewards and commendations:
14 Dec 1898 advanced from 24 shillings to 25 shillings per week
21 Jun 1899 advanced from 25 shillings to 26 shillings per week - 5 shillings Fireman
17 Oct 1900 advanced from 31 shillings to 32 shillings per week
11 Jun 1902 advanced from 32 shillings to 33 shillings per week
15 Jun 1905 advanced from 33 shillings to 34 shillings per week
13 Jun 1906 advanced from 34 shillings to 35 shillings per week
10 Jun 1908 advanced from 35 shillings to 36 shillings per week
16 Oct 1908 commended for pluck and bravery by the Watch Committee for attempting to stop runaway horses in the Fire Engine - 7th Sept 1908
28 Oct 1908 advanced from 36 shillings to 37 shillings per week - (Waterman)
25 Oct 1911 advanced from 37 shillings to 38 shillings per week
17 Jan 1912 advanced from 38 shillings to 39 shillings per week
10 Apr 1912 advanced from 39 shillings to 41 shillings per week - revised scale
11 Jun 1913 advanced from 41 shillings to 42 shillings per week
12 Aug 1914 advanced from 42 shillings to 44 shillings per week - revised scale
12 Jun 1918 advanced from 44 shillings to 45 shillings per week
13 Nov 1918 advanced to 60 shillings per week - revised scale
18 Feb 1920 advanced from £4.19.6 to £5.0.6 per week - revised scale and Chief Waterman
9 Jun 1920 advanced from £5.0.6 to £5.3.0 per week
5 Oct 1921 commended by the Watch Committee and awarded a gratuity of £1 for good work at a house fire (with DI Saxton, DS 23, PCs 211, 396 and 439)
Notes:
Includes: dates of offences; type of crime committed; punishment and the age of offender; resignations and deaths; rewards (advancement) and commendations |