Term | Meaning |
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PC | Police Constable |
PC CID | Police Constable CID |
PS | Police Sergeant |
A/PS | Acting Police Sergeant |
SPS | Station Police Sergeant |
PS(3) | 3rd CLASS CID Sergeant |
PS(2) | 2nd CLASS CID Sergeant |
PS(1) | 1st CLASS CID Sergeant |
Insp(3) | THAMES (TA) DIVISION SPS (DISCONTINUED 1903) |
Insp(2) | 2nd CLASS Inspector |
Insp(1) | 1st CLASS Inspector |
DI | Detective Inspector |
DDI | Divisional Detective Inspector |
Insp | Inspector (uniform) |
SDI | Sub Divisional Inspector |
Ch Insp | Chief Inspector |
Supt | Superintendent |
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CO | Commisioner's Office (AKA SCOTLAND YARD) |
CO (A) | A Department at Scotland Yard |
CO (B) | B Department at Scotland Yard |
CO (C) | C Department at Scotland Yard |
CO (S) | Special Branch at Scotland Yard |
CO (SB) | Special Branch at Scotland Yard |
A | Westminster |
B | Chelsea |
C | Soho Area |
D | Marylebone |
E | Bow Street |
F | Kensington (From 1886) |
G | Kings Cross |
H | Whitechapel |
J | Bethnal Green (From 1886) |
K | Limehouse |
L | Lambeth (Kennington) |
M | Southwark |
N | Stoke Newington |
P | Peckham |
Q | Wembley (From 1965) |
R | Blackheath Road |
S | Albany Street |
T | Hammersmith |
V | Wandsworth |
W | Brixton |
X | Harrow Road |
Y | Kentish Town |
Z | Croydon (From 1923) |
TA | Thames |
TD | Thames Division replaces TA (From 1839) |
1st | WOOLWICH DOCKYARD |
2nd | PORTSMOUTH DOCKYARD |
3rd | DEVONPORT DOCKYARD |
4th | CHATHAM DOCKYARD |
5th | PEMBROKE DOCKYARD |
6th | ROSYTHE DOCKYARD |
RESERVE | (Officer' number 45kr etc) called upon for extra support as necessary) |
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Photo | Group photograph available in Photo Gallery |
Resig Pmtd | Resignation allowed in lieu of being dismissed |
Reclassify | Promotion to a high grade within current Rank |
Required to Resign | Resign or be dismissed |
Disc. | Disciplinary |
PCB | Public carriage branch |
(Ex) | Executive Branch |
Gratuity | Resigned from force without pension |
Joined | Joined the force on this day as a probationer |
OBE | Order of the British Empire Medal |
KPM | Kings Police Medal |
WD | War Decoration (First World) |