Frederick Dickens

Police Officer's Record of Service
Full Name Frederick DICKENS
Date Appointed 24th February 1919. (Temporary Constable)
(Full time) 14th April 1919
Collar Number 11
Date of Discharge 1952. (Exact day and month unknown)
Promotions

Credited with pay of 72/- per week from 14th April 1920

Granted a second increment of 2/6 per week from 14th April 1941

Postings

Posted to Slough (S) 26th May 1919

Posted to Wendover (C) 15th January 1924

Posted to Edlesborough (C) 4th May 1926

Remarks
Frederick Dickens was born at Stoke Goldington in 1892 and is wife formerly Miss E. S. Jennings was born at Wavendon the same year. She was the daughter of a Bucks Policeman almost certainly PC 58 Stephen Jennings. They were married at St. Mark’s Church, North Audley St., London, on September 6th 1916. Frederick’s father was also a Bucks policeman Police Constable 44 James Dickens.

On retirement from the Force Frederick became a County Court Bailiff in Luton until 1959 when he retired. In He had two sons and a grand daughter (1966). At this time he and his wife lived at 16 Chiltern Avenue, Edlesborough.

Age
Height
Visage
Complexion
Eyes
Hair
Build
Born
Trade
Status
Children
Residence
Employed By
Army Service
13/9/1912
1/1/1913
4/10/1914
May 1915
June 1915
September 1915
December 1917
1918
Medal
Discharged
Previous Police Service
26 years
Five feet ten and a half inches
Long
Fresh
Grey
Brown
Proportionate
Stoke Goldington, Bucks
Groom
Married
-
18 Vale Grove, Slough
John McCallister, Contractor, Llandiff, South Wales
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards for 6 years and 4 months
Joined Grenadier Guards
Posted to Aldershot
France
Battle of Festubert (unable to read)
Neuve, Chapelle (unable to read)
Loos
Cambrar
Took part in the --------and advance (unable to read)
1914 Star
14th February 1919.
Temporary Constable at the Salt Hill Works, Slough (7 weeks temporary).
Notes:-

Chief Constables Office, Aylesbury, 24th February 1919.

Dickens is appointed Temporary Constable, from this date inclusive, for employment as “Additional” Constable at the Mechanical Transport Works, Salt Hill, Slough, at the expense of Messrs. Mc Alpine, Government Contractors.

Signed Otway Mayne Major, Chief Constable.

Chief Constables Office, Aylesbury, 14th April 1919.

Temporary Constable Frederick Dickens is appointed Constable on probation from this date inclusive. Pay 40/- per week.

Signed Otway Mayne Major, Chief Constable.

Chief Constables Office, Aylesbury, 10th April 1934.

Police Constable 11 Frederick Dickens is commended for apprehending George Thompson at Ivinghoe on the 24th March, who was in possession of a bicycle he had stolen at Potters Bar. At Barnet Petty Sessions on the 28th March the prisoner was discharged and sent back to a Mental Deficiency Home, and the Constable was commended by the Bench.

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

Chief Constables Office, Aylesbury, 26th July 1934.

Police Constable 11 Frederick Dickens is commended for his vigilance by effecting the arrest at Edlesborough on the 10th May 1934, of two men who were wanted for attempted murder at Chingford in the Metropolitan Police District. The Constable recognised the men from the descriptions inserted in the Police Gazette. At the Central Criminal Court on the 20th instant both men were sentenced to 15 months hard labour. PC Dickens was commended by the committing justices at Waltham Abbey Petty sessions.

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

Chief Constables Office, Aylesbury, 8th April 1937.

Sergeant 142 Albert King and Police Constable 11 Frederick Dickens are commended for good police work which resulted in the apprehension of Harry Stanton CRO 81230/30 and Joseph Arthur Leighton for shopbreaking on the 16th March 1937.

At the Bucks Quarter Sessions on the 5th April 1937, Stanton was sentenced to 12 months hard labour on the alternative indictment of receiving and Leighton was bound over for two years and placed on probation. Both at the Police Court and the Quarter Sessions the Chairman congratulated PC Dickens on his good work in the case.

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

Chief Constables Office, Aylesbury, 20th May 1937.

His Majesty the King has been Graciously Pleased to command that the medal issued to commemorate The Coronation of their Majesties on 12th May 1937 shall be granted to Police Constable 11 Frederick Dickens.

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

Chief Constables Office, Aylesbury, 2nd September 1938.

Police Constable 11 Frederick Dickens (Edlesbrough) is commended for the efficient way he rendered first aid to an injured workman at Edlesborough on the 16th August 1938. The workman had suffered a severe injury from a pic-axe to the back of his right hand, an artery being punctured and it is probable that the prompt action of P.C. Dickens saved him from bleeding to death.

Signed A. C. White, Deputy Chief Constable.

Chief Constables Office, Aylesbury, 20th May 1944.

Police and Fireman (War Service) Act. 1939. Sec. 10(2).

The pension of Police Constable 11 Frederick Dickens is guaranteed under the above, he having given notice of his desire to retire.

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

Chief Constables Office, Aylesbury, 14th April 1945.

Grant of 12 ½ % and 5% Non-Pensionable Allowance.

Police Constable 11 Frederick Dickens 14th April 1945.

Signed E.J. Rowlandson A.C.C.


Chief Constables Office, Aylesbury, 14th April 1945

Home Office Circular No. 49/1945.

Police and Firemen (War Service) Acts 1939 - 1944.

Police Constable 11 Frederick Dickens having completed the required period of approved service has given notice of his desire to retire on the 3rd June 1945. Consent to retire having been withheld his pension is guaranteed in accordance with the above, based upon the annual rate of pensionable pay given - £320.18.0.

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


**Records on this officer are mostly complete**

Details were taken from the ‘Record of Service’ and ‘General Order’ books


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