Buckinghamshire
Constabulary - Police Officers

These are just a few Records of Service of the many Police Officers who served in the Buckinghamshire Constabulary.
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Police Officers Record of Service

Full Name. William Charles WILLIAMS
Date Appointed. 24th March 1890.

Collar Number. 112
Date of Discharge. 7th May 1917.

Promotions

Appointed 3rd Class Constable around 24th March 1890.
Promoted to 2nd Class Constable 1st April 1891.
Promoted to 1st Class Constable 25th February 1895.
Promoted to Merit Class Constable 1st March 1897.
Credited with 25/8 from the 6th March 1899.
Credited with 28/6 from 3rd March 1902.
Promoted to Star Class Constable (29/6 per week) 16thNovember
1907.

Postings.

Posted to West Wycombe (South Western Division) 21st
May1890.

Posted to Hambleden (South Western Division) 16th October1900.
Posted to Marlow (South Western Division 13th April 1909. (lived at 200 Oxford Road, Marlow)

William Charles Williams

Remarks

Note:-

William Williams was born on the 21st or 29th March 1862 at Westbury, near Buckingham. He married on the 2nd June 1887.

Description on joining the Bucks Constabulary:

Aged 28 years, 5 feet 10 ¾ inches tall of proportionate build with a fresh complexion grey eyes and dark brown hair. He was married with one child and lived at Lugershall, employed as a Labourer by Edwin Smith (Farmer

Description on retirement:

5 feet 10 ¾ inches tall with grey eyes and grey hair, his complexion was described as fresh. His certificate of conduct was marked "Exemplary".

Chief Constables Office, Aylesbury, 10th September 1903
Police Constable 112 William C. Williams is severely reprimanded for not having arrested at Hambelden, on the 29th August last, a man who was dressed in the uniform of the 11th Hussars with whom he had been speaking, and of whom he had just received information that he was wanted on a charge of fraud. This Constables length of service and experience should have enabled him to have shewn more ability in acting.

Sig.d Otway Mayne Major, Chief Constable
(In respect of the severe reprimand mentioned below, family legend suggests that the Hussar mentioned, had returned from the Boer war, and had fraudulently travelled on the train in order to get home to his family, so he used his own discretion. Apparently, according to our Grandmother, if my Grandfather caught a poacher, or kids scrumping apples, if they came from a poor hungry family, he would not take formal action}. This was mentioned in an e-mail from his grandson John Williams.)

1911
Awarded the George V Coronation Medal. Chief Constables Office, Aylesbury, 11th April 1916 At a meeting of the Standing Joint Committee, held today, Police Constable 112, William Williams, was guaranteed a pension of £53.18.4. to take effect on the date of his retirement.

sd/ Otway Mayne Major, Chief Constable.Chief Constables Office, Aylesbury, 24th April 1917.

Police ( Emergency Provisions Act ) 1915. Police Constable 112 William Williams, who was granted a Pension of £53.18.4, under the Police (Superannuation) Act 1906, by the Standing Joint Committee on the 11thApril 1916 is allowed to resign and will be paid up to the 6thMay inclusive.

Sig.d Otway Mayne Major, Chief Constable

On retirement, William Williams became Church Warden at St. Michael's, Steeple Claydon (10 years). He died on the 20th August 1935 at his home at North End, Steeple Claydon and buried in St. Michael's church yard. He was 73 years old and left a widow, two sons - Cecil, Charles and a daughter Eda. His son Alfred died in 1920.



Full Name. Joseph F JONES
Date Appointed. 20th April 1925.
Collar Number. 77
Date of Discharge. 1954

Promotions

Credited with pay of 80/- per week from 20th April 1930.
Credited with pay of 82/- per week from 20th April 1931.
Credited with pay of 84/- per week from 20th April 1932.
Credited with pay of 86/- per week from 20th April 1933.
Promoted to Sergeant on probation 2nd May 1933.
Confirmed in appointment and credited with 102/6 per week from
2nd May 1934.
Credited with pay of 105/- per week from 2nd May 1935.
Credited with pay of 110/- per week from 2nd May 1937.
Credited with pay of 112/6 per week from 2nd May 1938.
Appointed Temporary Inspector from 23rd November 1942.
Credited with pay of £335 per annum from 23rd November 1943.
Credited with pay of £345 per annum from 23rd November 1944.
Promoted to Chief Inspector around June 1947.


Postings.

Posted to Slough 1925.
Posted to The Lee Great Missenden 1929.
Posted to Aston Abbotts Aylesbury 1930.
Posted to Aylesbury 1933.
Posted to Bletchley May 1933.
Posted to Wolverton 1937.
Posted to Newport Pagnell November 1942.
Posted to Aylesbury around June 1947.

Remarks

Note:-

Joseph Jones lived at a police house in Buckingham Road Aylesbury during his posting there. He died in 1962. Joseph was the eldest in a family of ten his younger brother was PC Philip Jones 24th October 1930.

Sergeant John Tobin and Pcs 129 Bush and 77 Jones are commended for their good police work in a case of sheep stealing at Buckland. At Northampton Assizes on the 21st instant, the thief was sentenced to 4 months Hard Labour and Mt. Justice McKennen commented on the able manner in which the police concerned had conducted the enquiry.

Signed T.R.P. Warren Colonel, Chief Constable.

14th May 1932. Police Constable 77 Jones has passed the recent qualifying examination for promotion to the rank of Sergeant.

Signed T.R.P. Warren Colonel, Chief Constable.

18th December 1936.
Sergeant J.Jones has passed an examination in Anti-Gas measures at Bletchley on the 16th instant.


Police Officers Record of Service

Full Name. Cyril WISE
Date Appointed. 24th February 1947.
Collar Number. 358
Date of Discharge. 24th February 1972.
Promotions.

Promoted to Sergeant 20th September 1954.

Postings.

Posted to Headquarters 24th February 1947.
Posted to Iver 21st May 1947.
Posted to Bletchley 18th May 1948.
Posted to Headquarters, Aylesbury 20th September 1954.
Posted to Aylesbury 3rd December 1956 (10 Winterton Drive).
Posted to Aylesbury (Traffic) 1st January 1958 (10 Winterton Drive).


Remarks

Note:

Cyril Wise was born on the 21st March 1920.
Courses:
Refresher - Eynsham 1948.
Refresher - Chelmsford 1956.
S/Det. - Hendon 1957
Examined for sergeant 1952. Qualified 1952.


Police Officers Record of Service

Full Name. Leonard Anthony WOODLEY
Date Appointed. 18th May 1959.
Collar Number. 560
Date of Discharge. 3rd September 1989.

Promotions.

18/5/1959 - £510 per annum.
18/5/1961
18/5/1962 - £730 per annum.
18/5/1963 - £805 "
18/5/1964 - £840 "
18/5/1965 - £935 "
18/5/1966 - £970 "
18/5/1967 - £1005 "
Postings.
Posted to Burnham (Stomp Road) 1956.(Cadet)
Posted to Slough (Windsor Road) 1958.(Cadet)
Posted to Waddesdon 31st August 1959 (Lodgings)
Posted to Aylesbury (Exchange Street) 30th November 1960 (Lodgings then to 11 Freemantle Rd)
Posted to Bletchley Fenny Stratford 5th December 1966.
Attached to the Crime Squad at Luton 1969.
Posted to Bletchley 1972.


Remarks

Note:-

PC Len Woodley spent three years as a Police Cadet prior to joining the Force as a full time officer on the 18th May 1959. He had an interest in the Bucks Constabulary and wrote several books one being 'Murder in Buckinghamshire'.
Age: 19 years.
Description: 6 feet 1 ½ inches tall, fresh complexion, blue eyes, auburn hair.
Born: 12th May 1940 at Slough, Bucks.
Occupation: Police Cadet.
Address: 9 Foxborough Farm, Langley, Bucks.
Wife: Mary
Married: 1/6/1963.

Courses:

Probationers Intermediate Continuation Course No.118 - Eynsham 15/1/60 to 6/2/1960.
Probationers Final No. 560 - Eynsham 16/1/1961 to 28/1/1961.
CID Junior Course - Wakefield 19/7/1965 to 25/9/1965.
Fingerprint Searchers Course - Headquarters 6/2/1967 to 11/2/1967.
10/5/1963. PC 560 Woodley and PC 616 O'Neill, Aylesbury, are commended for good police work at Aylesbury on the 8/4/1963 resulting in the arrest of Andrew Bird CRO 13032/63 for larceny of a car in the M.P.D. and when offences for which he was sentenced to 6 months and 3 months concurrent and 3 months. This arrest resulted from the examination of a suspicious vehicle excise licence followed by persistent enquiries and when Bird was dealt with at Ealing Magistrates Court on 16/4/1963 the two Bucks officer was commended by the Bench.