Documents
The following documents are available for background material when considering the questions on the work sheet. A small image of the document, or the first page of a multi-page document, is displayed for reference purposes.
- 1928 map of Metropolitan Police Divisions and key (shown as two 2 images).
- Central Record of Service for Arthur Battle (2 pages).
- Register of 'G' Division for Officer 196.
- 1847 Resignation certificate.
- Photograph of William Edward Pearce.
- Extract from Pearce's memoirs, pp. 1-5 (5 pages).
- Extract from memoirs of Arthur Battle, pp. 1-3 (3 pages).
- Extract from memoirs of Arthur Battle, pp. 7-11 (5 pages).
- Extract from memoirs of Arthur Battle, pp. 16-17 (2 pages).
- Extract from memoirs of Arthur Battle, pp. 20-4 (5 pages).
- 'L' Division memorandum: Report on the disciplining of PC Sturges, 28 August 1933 (5 pages).
- Information and complaint leading to warrant for arrest of PC Henry Fraser, 23 August 1895 (2 pages).
- 'S' (Hampstead) Division Discipline Book (5 pages).
- Extract from memoirs of Arthur Battle, pp. 34.
- Extract from memoirs of Arthur Battle, pp. 35-7 (3 pages).
- 'L' Division memorandum: Report on betting and corruption at 'W' (Brixton) Division, 9 July 1931.
- 'L' Division memorandum: Report alleging betting and corruption at Carter Street station, 'L' Division, 23 June 1933.
- List detailing furniture in section houses and other police premises. No date, c. mid-1920s.
- Price list of items sold at Bow Street section house, 8 Dec. 1896.
- Extract from memoirs of Arthur Battle, pp. 60-3 (4 pages).
- 'L' Division memorandum: Minutes from officers at Wandsworth Common station requesting aid for an ill former officer, 7 Feb. 1928.
- Letter of complaint about pay, 24 November 1848.
- Police Orders: 18 November 1872.
- Police Orders: 20 November 1872.
- Police Orders: 28 November 1872.
- Police Orders: 29 November 1872.
- Picture of the MPU membership book.
- Picture of the NUPPO membership book.
- NUPPO poster announcing public protest, 4 May 1919.
- Police Orders: 30 May 1919.
- Police Orders: 31 May 1919.
- Police Orders: 2 August 1919.
- Police Orders: 16 December 1919.
- TNA, MEPO 3/1786, Special Branch report into dismissed police officers, 16 Aug. 1919 (2 pages).
Note: TNA - The National Archives, Kew (formerly the Public Record Office).
Some tabular data necessitates turning the page through 90 degrees for reading. These images, and those of documents created in 'landscape', are presented in the correct orientation for easy reading. A 'printer' version is also available for ease of printing.
William Edward Pearce 1853-1883