X John Richard DAVIESDear John,Thank you for your nicely worded request forinformation concerning John you would be surprisedhow many enquires we get from people who never sayplease or thank you, but first I have to point outa few things. Sadly we do not have a photograph,but if you do we would appreciate a scanned copyfor our records.The Cheshire Constabulary was formed in April1857; there are many thousands of records, theseare held by the Cheshire Record Office, Chester. Ias a retired Police officer and voluntary PoliceMuseum Researcher 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; and sadly John joinedthe force on the 18 September 1913, which isobviously post date the records that are required.I cannot give you any satisfactory explanation asto where these records have gone. I can assure youthat Museum Staff have spent many hours trying tofind them. The information regarding his marriageis retained in CJP24/2, 1847-1966. And with regardto his pension CJP20/2/1, 1857-1965.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 the RecordOffice will charge you a minimum of £27 per searchper volume; therefore your total bill would be£44, so please be aware.If you also read the history of the CheshireConstabulary "To the Best of Our Skill andKnowledge" which is on the Museum Web Site, I feelcertain that a useful picture can be obtained oflife in the force at the time, my own opinion isthat discipline was severe and those who strayedoutside the rules 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 ascompleted? If you have any further questionsplease don't hesitate to contact me. One again Iam so sorry that we are unable to supply John'sfull record. Jim Talbot. Trustee and Researcher, CheshireMuseum of Policing.Collar Number/Rank. PC 297 John Raymond DAVIES.Born. No known (Circa 1886)Date of Entry. 18 September 1913Date of Leaving. 27 August 1938Final Date of Leaving. 27 August 1938How Discharged. Pensioned.Initial Posting. HQ Reserve.Other Postings. Possible Chester. Dukinfield onretirement.Miscellaneous Information. Total service 25 years19 days. Age on retirement 52 years 3 months.Annual pay on retirement £247. 16. 11d. Annualpension £153. 13. 3d.Marriage Record.Officer. PC 297 John Richard DAVIESOccupation. Store KeeperAge. 22 yearsCondition. BachelorPlace of residence at Marriage. ChesterDate of Marriage. 01 February 1909Place Married. Christ Church, Chester. Cheshire.Fathers Name. Edward Davies.Fathers Occupation. Labourer.Spouse. Margaret Elizabeth DAVIESOccupation. DressmakerAge. 25 yearsCondition. SpinsterPlace of residence. ChesterFathers Name. Jonathan Davies.Fathers Occupation. Wheelwright.The Curator, Museum of Policing in Cheshire,Warrington Police Station, Arpley Street,Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 1LQ