| Description | Name and rank: John Matthews
Date joined: 2 Feb 1887
Age: 24 years
Warrant number: 1961
Offences and punishment:
28 Mar 1888 loitering and not properly working his beat from 11.40am to 12.30pm on the 28th March 1888, reprimanded by the Chief Constable
1 Jan 1889 being asleep in a waggonette during his term of duty at 3.30am [on the] 1st January 1889, severely reprimanded and fined 5 shillings by the Chief Constable
26 Jan 1894 being worse for drink and unfit for duty when coming off duty at 9.08pm, severely reprimanded and fined 5 shillings by the Chief Constable
19 Oct 1896 being drunk when in uniform and off duty at 11.05pm on the 19th inst, fined 1 weeks pay by the Watch Committee, notice given and informed [that] if he commits a similar offence [he] will be dismissed
Rewards and commendations:
10 Aug 1887 advanced from 4th Class @ 24 shillings to 3rd Class @ 25 shillings
13 Feb 1889 advanced from 3rd Class @ 25 shillings to 2nd Class @ 26 shillings
5 Jun 1890 advanced from 26 shillings to 27 shillings per week
8 Feb 1893 advanced from 27 shillings to 28 shillings per week
10 Jun 1896 advanced from 28 shillings to 29 shillings per week
16 Nov 1898 advanced from 29 shillings to 30 shillings per week
15 Feb 1899 advanced from 30 shillings to 31 shillings per week
17 Oct 1900 advanced from 31 shillings to 32 shillings per week
31 Oct 1900 advanced from 32 shillings to 34 shillings per week - Auxilliary Fireman
13 Feb 1901 advanced from 34 shillings to 35 shillings per week
9 Jul 1902 awarded the Merit Stripe for the expeditious manner in which he extinguished a fire - see Watch Committee minutes p130-135
8 Oct 1902 advanced from 36 shillings to 37 shillings per week
15 Apr 1908 advanced from 37 shillings to 39 shillings per week - Star Class
10 Apr 1912 advanced from 39 shillings to 40 shillings per week - revised scale
3 Jan 1914 superannuated
Notes:
Includes: dates of offences; type of crime committed; punishment and the age of offender; resignations and deaths; rewards (advancement) and commendations |