X Joseph CANHAMCollar Number/Rank. Sgt 51 and 424 Joseph CANHAMBorn. 1868 Wellbourne, Lincoln.Date of Entry. 20 July 1895Date of Leaving. 21 January 1922.Final Date of Leaving. 21 January 1922.How Discharged. To Pension.Initial Posting. HQ Reserve Chester.Other Postings and Dates. 24 August 1895Kinderton, 21 August 1897 Little Budworth, 01November 1899 Bunbury, 02 August 1902 HQ, 02August 1902 Bunbury, 08 April 1905 Great Neston,05 November 1911 Tintwistle, 19 May 1912Bollington,Miscellaneous Information. Previous OccupationLabourer. Prior undated service of 8 years 26 daysand 2 years 207 days with Royal Artillery.Religion Protestant, Height 5' 9", Age 27, EyesGrey, Hair Brown, Complexion Fresh, BuildProportional. Testimonials and Character"Exemplary" sent 28/01/1922. Age on retirement 53years 11 months, Total service 26 years 186 days.Total time on pension 16 years 120 days, Totalpension received £2606. 3s. 0d. Died 13 May 1938,aged 70 years.07 January 1990 Rejoined Regiment for Service inSouth Africa Boar War, 02/08/1902 RejoinedConstabulary.Promotion/Misconduct/Pay. 21/04/1912 Neglect ofduty in not properly investigating a case of aserious accident where a man and a woman wereknocked down by a bicyclist at Tintwistle,Severely reprimanded and will be removed at oncefrom his present Station. Pay 20/07/1895 25/1d,01/08/1896 26/3d, 01/08/1897 26/10d, 01/08/189828/-, 07/01/1900 Rejoined Regiment for service inSouth Africa, 02/08/1902 Rejoined Constabulary at28/-, 01/11/1902 30/4d, 01/08/1906 Acting Sgt,01/08/1907 31/6d, 01/04/1912 33/3d, 01/07/191537/4d, 20/07/1915 38/6d, 30/09/1918 44/4d,13/10/1918 45/6d, 10/11/1918 54/2d, 01/04/191995/-. Discharged with service in South Africacounting toward a pension of £165.2s.4d per annum.Awards/Good Conduct/Other information. 13/10/1918Long Service and Good Conduct, Merit Badge and 2dper day additional pay.Marriage RecordOfficer. Joseph CANHAMOccupation. Gardener.Age. Full Age.Condition. BachelorPlace of residence at Marriage. Macclesfield,Cheshire.Date of Marriage. 4th May 1895Place Married. Parish Church. Leek, Staffordshire.Fathers Name. William CANHAMFathers Occupation. Labourer, Cheshire.Spouse. Sarah DALEOccupation. Nil.Age. Full Age.Condition. Spinster.Place of residence. Leek, Staffordshire.Fathers Name. Joseph Dale.Fathers Occupation. Famer, Derbyshire.