This index is complete and covers appointments up to 1913. There are 11,319 entries.
Accessing the records
The Police registers are available in both reading rooms on microfilm reel 3043.
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For information about police service records see Archives in Brief 20
How the index was compiled
This index was compiled from:
NRS 10953, Registers of police appointments c.1857-1913, [8/3251-53]
Entries in these volumes record: registered number; name; mounted or foot; age; height; colour eyes/hair; native place; marital status; calling; religion; general appearance; district; date of appointment to each rank; date of leaving force and cause.Feedback
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