X Arthur LEIGHDear June,Firstly I apologise for delay in replying to yourenquiry, I have been out of the UK on holiday.Thank you for your nicely worded request forinformation concerning Arthur, you would besurprised how many enquires we get from people whonever say please or thank you, but first I have topoint out a few things. Sadly we do not have aphotograph, that is to say we may, there areliterally hundreds of photographs of officers, buttheir names were never recorded on the reverse ofthe photograph, so from a Museums point of viewthey at the moment remain unidentifiable.The Cheshire Constabulary was formed in April1857; there are many thousands of records, theseare held by the Cheshire Record Office, Chester.As a retired Police officer and voluntary PoliceMuseum Researcher I am slowly extracting theserecords. Cheshire Police Officer Enrolment Recordsare held under Reference CJP7 Volumes 1-5. Thesefive volumes are very large and in poor condition,run from 1857- 22 March 1913; post this datewhilst we do have a record of the officers thatserved they are somewhat less detailed in as muchas their record would have contained a fullpersonal description, any previous occupation etc,but sadly Arthur's record falls within thiscategory. The information regarding his marriageis retained in CJP24/2, 1847-1966. And with regardto his pension CJP20/2/1, 1857-1965.With regard to his pension normally at the timeArthur retired an officer would have to serve aminimum of 25 years service to receive anypension, the only other reason an officer couldretire early is on 'ill health' for which he wouldreceive a pension. It is therefore likely thatArthur retired on ill health as opposed to just'resigning'I say all this because I want to try and reassureyou that what I give you is as it appears in therespective volumes. However if you so wish, youcan of course have the records confirmed by theChester Records Office Archivist. But it would beremiss of me if I did not point out that TheRecord Office will charge you a minimum of £27 persearch per volume; therefore your total bill wouldbe £81, so please be aware.If you also read the history of the CheshireConstabulary by going to the web site, INDEX dropdown menu, HISTORY and look for "To the Best ofOur Skill and Knowledge" I feel certain that auseful picture can be obtained of life in theforce at the time, my own opinion is thatdiscipline was draconian and those who strayedoutside the rule's were fined way above what theyearned or dismissed. Also the restrictions ontheir private life, an officer was not allowed todrink on or off duty even in his own home. It allcomes down to the fact that up until the 1960'severy Chief Constable of Cheshire was an exmilitary officer and they of course brought withthem the military codes of practice.Can I ask you when you get a moment would you senda quick mail so I can mark of your enquiry ascomplete? If by some chance you have Arthur'splace and date of birth I would very muchappreciate it in order that I can add this to hisrecord, if of course you have further personalinformation on Arthur that you think it could beheld in Arthurs file at the Museum for any futurereference we would be delighted to receive it. Ifyou have any further questions please don'thesitate to contact me.Jim (Trustee and Researcher, Cheshire Museum ofPolicing).Collar Number/Rank. Police Constable 107 ArthurLEIGHBorn. Not KnownDate of Entry. 5th September 1914Date of Leaving. 21st July 1928.How Discharged. To pensionInitial Posting. Dukinfield.Other Postings and Dates. Northwich Division.Crewe Division.Miscellaneous Information. Total Service 11 years345 daysThis is an extraction of the Royal IrishConstabulary for the years 1816-1921 For more information about this database,click here.The Generations NetworkPromotion. None.Misconduct.30th March 1927 Neglect of duty in leaving hisbeat without due permission or sufficient cause atDukinfield, Fined 10/- by Chief Constable.10th October 1927 Insubordination by words utteredin the presence of a Sgt and three Constables inthe Parade room at Dukinfield Police Station inthat in speaking about a house which theSuperintendent was negotiating to rent he used thewords to the effect "I know that I shan't get it,but if I don't get it no other Policeman will. Ihave seen to that" Reduced in pay from £4. 10s. 0dper week to £4. 8s. 0d per week with effect from30 October 1927 for a period of 12 months by orderof the Chief Constable.Annual Pay on retirement at Crewe Division. £228.16s. 0d.Annual pension. £41. 18s. 11dAwards/Good Conduct/Other information. NonerecordedMarriage RecordOfficer. Arthur LEIGHOccupation at marriage. Police ConstableAge. 27 years.Condition. Bachelor.Place of residence at Marriage. 15 Seymoor Road,Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire.Date of Marriage. 29th December 1920 Place Married. Parish Church, Holyhead, Anglesey,North Wales.Fathers Name. John LEIGH.Fathers Occupation. Farm Bailiff, Cheshire.Spouse. Mary Ethel DAVIESOccupation. Not stated.Age. 25 years.Condition. Spinster.Place of residence. 15 Longford Terrace, AlderleyEdge, Cheshire.Fathers Name. John William DAVIESFathers Occupation. Mail Porter. Cheshire.