| Description | Name and rank: Richard William Leighton
Date joined: 28 Mar 1883
Age: 28 years
Warrant number: 1865
Offences and punishment:
7 Dec 1884 reported by Sergeant Grainger for neglecting to find a door insecure, severely reprimanded and cautioned by the Chief Constable
31 Mar 1886 being in a railway lobby when on duty at 8.40am, severely reprimanded by the Chief Constable
2 Aug 1892 not being at the Police Court when a summons case was called on, severely reprimanded by the Chief Constable
1 Nov 1907 for questioning a candidate for municipal honours at the polling booth re police pay, reprimanded and cautioned by the Watch Committee
Rewards and commendations:
30 Sep 1883 advanced from 4th Class @ 24 shillings to 3rd Class @ 25 shillings
29 Mar 1885 advanced from 3rd Class @ 25 shillings to 2nd Class @ 26 shillings
6 Apr 1887 advanced from 2nd Class @ 26 shillings to 1st Class @ 27 shillings
5 Jun 1890 advanced from 27 shillings to 28 shillings per week
6 Apr 1892 advanced from 2nd Class to 1st Class
23 May 1894 awarded the Merit Stripe for apprehending thieves
6 Apr 1895 advanced from 30 shillings to 31 shillings per week
16 Nov 1898 advanced from 31 shillings to 32 shillings per week
17 Oct 1900 advanced from 32 shillings to 34 shillings per week
31 Oct 1900 advanced from 34 shillings to 36 shillings per week
8 Oct 1902 advanced from 36 shillings to 37 shillings per week
13 Jul 1910 commended by the Watch Committee and awarded a gratuity of £1 for smartness in stopping a runaway horse on the Hessle Road [on the] 27th June 1910
6 Aug 1910 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 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 |