Metropolitan Police Service Records MEPO 4

Odin Mk 3 · April 10, 2012

Having just answered a query on another thread, I thought members might like to know that the Service Sheets for Met Officers in the range of Warrant Numbers 74201 to 97500 are available at the UK National Archives and can be downloaded (Free of Charge). They don't contain a lot of information but do give the outline of the officers' service careers plus some basic information (dob, previous occupation etc) when they joined the force.

I have tabulated which files the information is in against the warrant numbers:

I do have this information to hand if members have a specific equiry re the odd officer

Edited April 10, 2012 by Odin Mk 3

Mervyn Mitton · April 10, 2012

Odin - that was a great deal of work to post all of these Warrant numbers and their ref. sheets. I am sure that this will

be very helpful to members in the future - you have our sincere thanks.

My warrant was 158277 (from 1967) - and all numbers start from the Foundation of the Met. in 1829 - with the numbers you have given what year does that take us up to ?

Odin Mk 3 · April 10, 2012

Warrant No 74201 (G Allan) joined 28th Jan 1889

Warrant No 97500 (G McQueen) joined 15th Nov 1909

So they cover nearly 21 years and some 23,300 officers, many of whom received Jubilee and Coronation Medals (Police Issue)

Unfortuantely I don't think they had these sheets before Warrant No 74201.

No doubt in a few years time they will release more sheets for later warrant numbers but of these under 2000 will be relevant to the 1911 Coronation Medal.

Edited April 10, 2012 by Odin Mk 3

Joy Dean · August 29, 2012

Attached is my Grandad's retirement certificate. Unfortunately the documentation sent to me from the National Archives gave me no new information about him; I had hoped to see, for example, dates of his transfers between stations. I know more about him than they do :)

Odin Mk 3 · September 8, 2012

Benjamin Newton was Warrant Number 96502

He joined as a PC 11/01/1909 in V Division (Wandsworth)

He retired as a PS 15/01/1934 in P Division (Camberwell)

The 1911 Coronation Medal appears to be his sole entitlement as a Met Officer

I can tell you that when he joined his Collar Number was 919V and he reamined a PC in V Div until 02/03/1918 (his Collar Number by then had changed to 1220V) when he was promoted to PS and transferred to P Div (with the Collar Number 79P)

When he retired from P Div his number was 23P - so it appears that he spent the whole of his career in these two divisions (V & P)

Unfortunately I can't tell you which stations he served at, just the divisions.

I assume you have his service sheets from the NAs (two pages) - if not I can add them here

Edited September 8, 2012 by Odin Mk 3

Joy Dean · September 9, 2012

Thank you. For some unknown reason we used to think that Grandad's number was 123.

I do have the two pages of his service sheets, yes, thank you, but would be grateful if you could add them here, please.

I also posted here about Grandad:

http://gmic.co.uk/in...ls/page__st__20

Edited September 9, 2012 by Joy Dean

Joy Dean · September 14, 2012

Thank you. For some unknown reason we used to think that Grandad's number was 123.
I do have the two pages of his service sheets, yes, thank you, but would be grateful if you could add them here, please.
I also posted here about Grandad:
http://gmic.co.uk/in...ls/page__st__20

I intended to post (but seemed to have omitted this in error) that they could be of interest to others; and I have a problem with reducing images in size sometimes. Thank you.

Mervyn Mitton · September 15, 2012

Joy - I see he was graded as exemplary. This was the highest of 5 grades on discharge. This was important

to men recently retiring , since they often found work in the City of London. The level of grade could make a

big difference - they usually worked in the mail rooms or, as messengers or, doormen. There was a lot of

competition for these posts and the level he was shown at could determine the job. Mervyn

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