 London Metropolitan Police
(1902-1911)
The London Metropolitan Police Register of Joiners (MEPO 4/337) lists policemen joining the force 14 July 1902 to 10 April 1911 (warrant numbers 88812 to 100006). The register is alphabetical, in so far as the recruits are listed chronologically grouped under first letters of surname. It gives Date of Appointment, Name, Number of Warrant, Cause of Removal from Force (resigned, dismissed, promoted or died), and Date of Removal. The information about removal is sometimes wanting. A final column of 'Remarks' is largely blank, but occasionally gives an alias or a cross-reference to another warrant number. The register is discoloured and damaged in places, and one or two pages are missing.BLYTHE. Cost: £8.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Blind Annuitants
(1912)
The General Register of Blind Annuitants for 1912 listed nearly 6000 recipients of annuities from various charities and trusts in the British Isles. This index sets out the same information again in tabular form, giving: register number; surname; christian name or initials; full address; year of birth or age; amount of annual payment; year of appointment; recurrence (if renewed: yearly, weekly, or monthly); and abbreviated name of the charity. Many individuals were receiving sums from more than one source. Where (n) is given after the surname, it indicates a pension granted since the last previous edition; (+) shows an increase in pension; (-) a decrease.BLYTHE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Killed in action at Jutland Bank
(1916)
Roll of the officers and men of the Royal Navy killed in action at Jutland Bank, 31st May 1916BLYTHE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Military Medal for Bravery in the Field
(1916)
King George V awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field to these Non-Commissioned Officers and Men 11 November 1916.BLYTHE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Grenadier Guards Died in the Great War: Guardsmen
(1914-1918)
203 officers and 4508 other ranks of the Grenadier Guards were killed in the Great War; 242 officers and 6939 men were wounded. This nominal roll lists all the warrant officers, non-commissioned officers and men killed in action, or who died of wounds or disease, in the European war of 1914 to 1918. Arranged alphabetically for each rank, the roll gives regimental number, surname and initials.BLYTHE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Shorthand Writers
(1919-1920)
Volume 79 of Pitman's Journal, the weekly devoted to Pitman's shorthand, runs from 4 October 1919 to 25 September 1920. The names that occur in the pages are not only of shorthand enthusiasts, competitors (at home and abroad), contributors and advertisers, but also of those awarded Pitman's Shorthand Teachers Diploma.BLYTHE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Boot and Shoe Makers Out of Work: Glasgow (1920)
The Monthly Report of the National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives gave details of Out of Work Benefit paid to members. The table is arranged by district, and gives each member's register number, name (surname with initial), time off work (weeks and days), and total pay (at 2s 6d a day). 26 January 1920
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In police custody at Grimsby in Lincolnshire
(1923)
The Police Gazette was published by Authority by the London Metropolitan Police, and circulated, as confidential, to the police forces throughout Britain and Ireland. The contents were based on the information routinely submitted to the Criminal Record Office. One of the regular features was a section entitled Persons in Custody, in which each police force gave details of people taken into custody on remand or awaiting trial. The name of the arresting force is given, with duration of remand &c., and nature of charge; then the full name of the suspect (in bold), the C. R. O. number; year of birth; height; complexion; colour of hair; colour of eyes; occupation; birthplace; and details of previous convictions. Variations of surname spelling and aliases are noted in the descriptions, and these variants and aliases have also been indexed.BLYTHE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Imperial Service Medal
(1932)
Awards by king George V of the Imperial Service Medal to officers of the Home Civil Service. The names are arranged alphabetically by surname and christian names, with office or rank in the service. BLYTHE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Scientific Poultry Breeders
(1932)
The Scientific Poultry Breeders Association was by far the largest poultry society in Great Britain, with 16,109 members for the year 1930-1931. This seventeenth annual register, for the year 1932, lists members alphabetically by surname and initials, with addresses. P. F. stands for Poultry Farm.BLYTHE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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