THE POLICE GAZETTE PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY. NEW SERIES. MONDAY, JULY 21, 1924. VOL. XL., No. 3682. It is requested that the Departmental Descriptive Forms of Deserters, & c., from His Majesty's Naval, Military, and Air Services for insertion in the POLICE GAZETTE, and all communications in connection therewith, shall be addressed to the EDITOR of the POLICE GAZETTE, New Scotland Yard, London, S. TF. l, DESERTERS AND ABSENTEES FROM HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICES. i ARMY. o1^ 1 2 3 4 0 8 7 8 9 10 n 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 NAME Abson, C. Banks, W. H. Bell, J. Beverley, A. Bowman, W, Campbell, J. Carey, M. Chamberlain, W. Clark, A. Cliffe, R. Close, W. Coleman, F. Crews, D. Dare, P. Davies, P. Davis, W. Dibsdale, C. Gregory, T. Hallifax, S. Hawkins, J. Honour, P. Hyde, W. Ilines, A. Jenkins, C. Johnson, T. Jones, T. Lafbery, E. Lawrence, W. Leak, G. Londesboro, C. Maiden. J. Maker, H. Martin, P. Mason, J. Mathieson, A. Mossop, L. Mowat, A. O'Connor, .1. Parkinson, T. Rankin, W. Riley, Patrick Roberts, A. E. Smith, P. Smith, G. Smith, J. Stanton, J. Steward, R. Stewart, W. Sutherland, A. Tappenden, B. Reg. No. I 1052406 15101 3125412 3183494 6394704 6136769 3438936 1863675 6136383 503959 2nd Corps. 11th Ed. Bdc. R. A. 1st Coldstream Gds. lst R. Scots Fus. Dpt. K. O. S. B. Dpt. R. Sussex R. Dpt. E. Surrey R. 1st Ijancs. Fus. Training Bn. R. E. Dpt. E. Surrey R. "" " N. Staffs. R. Age. J3 .5? W Com- plxn. Hair. Eyes. Trade. ENLISTMENT. Date of Place of Parish and County in which Born. 264 22 L'OJ 182 20i 20} 21} 18} 19} 24} 5 6} fresh 5 4 5} fresh 5} fresh fresh fresh ruddy pale sallow fresh fresh brn dk brn brn dk bm dk brn dk brn brn bm brn It brn brn brn blvo grey grey brn grey hazel grey blue 2315903 R, Corps of Signals 5943805 2609206 5945726 3953652 7254591 7872890 6194067 28113 304635 5043449 1057480 1417487 4383181 1st Beds. & Herts R 2nd Grenadier Gds. Dpt. Beds.& Hts. R Dpt. Welch R. No. 1 Coy. R. A. M. C 4th R. Tank Corps 3851050jDpt. Loyal R. 6282284 2nd The Buffs 7873086 4th R. Tank Coprs D7c. LT. lst King's Own R. 1st Trg. Bde. R. A. D. R. H. Gds. 2nd N. Staffs. R. Essex Recr. Zone lst Trg. Bde. R. A. D. 16 Pack Bty. R. A. 2nd Green Howards 474H73 Dpt. York & Lan. R. 4739964 Dpt. York & Lan R 24} 24} 19} 20 19} 26 22} 20} 21| 21j 20} 5 7} fresh 7 10 7} 3049289 2nd Royal Scots 3704168 lst King's Own R. 6618697 1st Lanes. Fus. 2691239 Dpt. Scots Gds. 3702754 1st. King's Own R. 2691392 Dpt. Scots Gds. 3381934 Dpt. E. Lanes. R. 1423488 22nd Hvy. Bty. R. A. 1021240 " O" Bty. R. H. A. 474119- 1 Dpt. York & Lan. R. 1414992 16th Pack Bty. R. A. 5789407 Dpt. Middlesex R. 2650751 lst Coldstream Gds. 1426169 9th Pk. Bty. R. A. 5565273 lst Wilts. R. 743396 R. Corps of Signals 2925272 Dpt. Cameron Hgrs. 7256033 4 Co., R. A. M. C. 1423848 16 Pack Bty. R. A. 21 21} 21 19 18 21 23} 20} 18 < 23 17 18} 24} 21 21 20 19 23} 28 20 24 18} 21 21} 21 24 19} 31} 22} dark fresh fresh 3} fresh 2} jfresh 11 jfresh 6 fresh 4 J dark 6 I fresh 5} fresh light ' grey black Ibm It brn jblue brn ^ grey grey fresh fresh 11} fresh fresh 6} fresh 9} fresh fresh 4} fresh fresh fresh fresh fresh fresh fresh fresh pale fresh fresh fresh 6} fresh 3} fresh 10} fresh 10} fresh brn brn brn dk brn It bm dk bm bm bm dark aubm dk bm bm dk brn bm It brn It brn light dk bm bm dk bm bm dk bm dk bm It bm bm dark fresh fresh fresh fresh grey bm blue hazel blue bm brn grey bm blue bm grey bm blue bm blue blue bm hazel grey blue hazel grey blue hazel brn bm brn dk brn It bm dk bm bm aubrn clerk rivet heatr labourer hawker hairdresser clerk lamp clr. 19 Sept. 21 Jan. 16 Aug. 14 Mar. 1 Apr. 4 June 31 Oct. 2 July 17 Mar. 9 Jan. Sheffield London Greenock Edinburgh Chichester Kgston- o- T Pontypridd Chichester Kgston- o- T Burslem Rotherham, Yorks. Denmark Hill,* Glasgow, Lanark Leith, Midlothian Hastings, Sussex Glasgow, Lanark Pentre, Glamorgan Glasgow, Lanark Streatham, Surrey Burslem, Staffs. DESERTION. Date of Place of wireless op labourer shop asst draughtsm grocer asst stamper engineer carter musician electrician labourer gas wkr motor dvr miner barge hand labourer labourer haulage hd. labourer jcabinet mk cook motor meh mechanio brn . hazel dk brn blue labourer gardener porter blue grey blue brn blue brn gr. bl. blue miner . miner coal porter caiman carter labourer factory hd. labourer leather drsr labourer 24 Dec. 24 May 3 Oct. 20 Feb. 14 Nov. 11 Oct. 4 Apr. 5 May 21 Dec. 11 Apr. 13 June 11 Oct. 16 Feb. 2 Apr. 28 Dec. 17 June 5 June 17 Apr. 15 May 28 Dec. 24 Apr. 7 Nov. 24 Aug. 30 May 26 Jan. 25 Sept. 16 Feb. 4 Apr. 26 Jan. 17 June 25 Jan. 9 Apr. 9 Apr. 13 Jan. 30 Oct. 12 Oct. 6 Sept. 23 June 23 July 8 Aug. V July 7 July 7 June 1 Juno 5 July 6 June 9 July 6 July 13 June 6 July Colchester Windsor Hawick Berwick* Chichester Kingston* Tidworth Chatham Kingston* Lichfield MARKS and REMARKS. • London * on- Tweed mole 1 ear * on- Thames * on- Thames ' 23 Omagh Dromore, Co. Down l2 July ' 19Brocton Islington, London 4 July ' 23 Wlvhmptn Croydon, Surrey 4 July ' 24 Whitehall Waterford, Ireland 4 July ' 23 Cardiff Bridgend, Glam. 12 July ' 20 Binning'm Coventry, Warwick 4 July ' 21 Mill Hill Leyton, London 1 July ' 24 Whitehall King's Cross, Lon. 21 June ' 23 Portland Hampstead, London 4 July ' 21 Seaforth Liverpool, Lanes. 4 July ' 24 Whitehall Dalston, London 18 June ' 22 Whitehall Edmonton, London 8 July ' 24 Mill Hill Dalston, London 4 July ' 24 — Resolven, Glam. 9 July ' 23 Stoke- o- T Tunstall, Staffs. 7 July ' 24 Warley Bow, London 22 June ' 24 Warrington Bexley, Kent 9 July ' 20 Warley Kelvedon, Essex 11 July ' 22 Newcastle Hull, Yorks. 23 June ' 23 Sheffield Thumscoe, Yorks. 9 July ' 22 Sheffield ~ Rotherham, Yorks. 9 July ' 22 Whitehall Kingston, Surrey 12 July ' 21 Lancaster Hull, Yorks. 8 July ' 23 Whitehall Bow, London 9 July ' 24 Glasgow Fortingall, Perth 29 June ' 18 Manchester Manchester, Lanes. 8 July ' 24 Perth Stonehaven,* 29 June ' 24 Bumley St. Anne's, Lanes. 16 June ' 22 Manchester Oldham, Lanos. 7 July ' 20 Whitehall Cardiff, Glamorgan 5 July Crowboro' Aldershot Pirbright Bedford Cardiff Woking Lulworth Preston Portland Wareham Whitehall- Shorncliffe Woolwich London* Lichfield Warley Woolwich Aldershot Dover Pontefract ' 24| Leeds ' 19 Stoke- o- T. Whitehall Newcastle Newcastle Oxford Chichester Glasgow Edinburgh Whitehall Stoke- o- T., Staffs. Tunstall, Staffs. Stratford, London Morpeth, Nthmbld. Edinburgh, Mid. Cheltenham, Glos. Bushey Hth, Herts. Glasgow, Lanark Momingside, Midlthn Southwark, London 9 July 11 July 21 June 7 July 14 July 28 June 9 July 25 June 9 July 11 July Pontefract Colchester Shorncliffe Tidworth Caterham Shorncliffe Caterham Preston Fort* London* Pontefract Aldershot Mill Hill Windsor Okehmptn Tidworth Maresfield* en route* Netley Aldershot scar 1 eyebrow scar 2nd 1 finger ttd arms ttd 1 forearm Mother rt forearm horseshoe, etc., rt forearm scar forehead * Regent's Park Bks. scar rt cheek ttd back left hand scar 1 eyebrow ttd rt forearm mole above 1 eyebrow ttd forearms • Kincardine scar rt elbow * Brockhurst, Gosport • St. John's Wood ttd rt forearm ttd arms I. L. D. W. 1 forearm ttd arms • Park • to Inverness ttd 1 forearm 2 THE POLICE GAZETTE. MONDAY, JULY 21, 1924. ARMY— continued. NAME. Rog. No. Corps. 4f w Com- plxn. Hair. Eyes. Trade. ENLISTMENT. Date of Place of Parisli and County in which Bom. DESERTION. Date of Place of MARKS and REMARKS 51 52 53 54 65 60 57 58 58 00 01 02 03 Tooke, W. Venner, G. Wanless, It. Warner, T. Watts, C. H. Wells, F. H. Wharton, R. Wiles, W. E. Williams, C. Woods, H. T. Woodward, G. Young, A. Young, C. 1417413 2091252 2049577 7257009 1057700 2312469 3048794 7575131 3704072 7874413 1027410 2008810 2201219 16 Pack Bty. R. A. 1st Scots Gds 1st Coldstream Gds. Dpt. R. A. M. C. 1st Trg. Bdc. R. A. D. R. Corps of Signals Dpt. P. of W. Vols. 2 Sec. R. A. O. C. Dpt. The King's R. R. Tank Corps* 79th fd. Bty. R. A. 2nd Grenadier Gds. 1st R. Scots. Fus. 261 19J 22 20* 21i 18J 23J 19] 26J 23 20J 2l| 5 5 fresh 83 fresh 8J fresh — fresh 5J fresh Oj fresh 5J fresh 5 fresh 3£ fresh 8j fresh 7 fresh fresh 10J 5 31 fresh brn brn aubrn brn It bm dk brn It brn It bm bm black bra light ' light bm bm grey brn grey hazel blue blue bm hazel bm hazel blue farm labr. seaman miner blacksmith labourer waiter labourer instru. mkr labourer clerk 26 Mar. 22 Sept. 16 Sept. 29 Aug. 30 June 16 Nov. 15 Jan. 22 Apr. 9 May 29 Oct. carman waiter labourer 23 Apr. ' 19 24 Feb. ' 23 22 June ' 21 Norwich Whitehall Sunderland Kgston- o- T Birming'm Whitehall Warrington London Liverpool Whitehall Whitehall Hounslow Bedford Norwich, Norfolk Lambeth, London Durham Putney, Surrey Small Heath, War. St. Pancras, London St. Helens, Lanes. Deptford, London Liverpool, Lance. Homerton, Middx. Chiswick, London Bedford 11 July 4 July 4 July 7 July 5 July 13 July 22 June 9 July 14 June 4 July Aldershot Tower of* Windsor Crookham* Woolwich rowboro' Warrington Tidworth Seaforth Dorset * London * Camp * Tank Gunnery School 6 July Bordon 9 July Pirbright 8 June Hawick Particulars of Beverley, A., Dpt. K. O. S. B., Office No. 7, 7th July, 1924, cancelled. Amended vide Office No. 4, current issue. NAVY. 64 65 NAME. Ellis, J. K. Kilford, R. May, H. Ship Doserted from. Malaya, straggler Victory, deserter Weymouth, straggler Date. Rating. Where Born. 5 July ' 24 28 June ' 24 12 July ' 24 Pay. Sub- Lt. stoker, 1st class ord. seaman Shirley Maidstone, Kent w 39i 20£ 5 7i 5 7i 6 5 10 Com- plxn. fresh fresh dark Hair. dark bm bm MARKS and REMARKS. jreen blue lazel scars on forehead ROYAL AIR FORCE. —- Jo 67 Barrett, H. 358327 68 Harding, A. 342579 09 McCarthy, T. 350742 70 McKenzie, G. 350323 71 Murphy, W. 333407 72 Murphy, W. 333509 73 Robertson, R. 351201 74 Wilson, W. 358367 Unit'. J3 f Com- >> I* n. " 1"' Dpt. Squadron " M" Dpt. Squadron S. of T. T. ( Boys) Boys' Wing " T" Dpt. Squadron No. 24 Squadron Hospital T" Dpt. Squadron 24 J 27 18* 21* 23] 37 21j 213 5 9 5 4 6 83 5 2J fresh 6i fresh fresh fresh fresh fair fresh fresh Hair. It bm bm light bm bm It bm dk brn brn blue blue grey blue blue blue , brn aircrfthnd drvr. petrol cook driver aircrfthnd aircrfthnd hosp. ordy aircrfthnd Parish and uiity in which t " rn. | jja DESERTION. 30 June ' 24 3 Aug. ' 20 4 Dec. ' 23 28 Oct. ' 21 1 May ' 24 13 Aug. ' 19 8 Feb. ' 22 4 July ' 24 Uxbridge Uxbridge London Uxbridge Uxbridge Henlow Uxbridge Uxbridge Bromley, Kent Fulham, London Bethnal Green, Lon. Sallfield, Lanark Walworth, Surrey Rutherglen, Lanark Bermondsey, Lon. 5 July 5 May 7 July 6 July 4 July 1 July 15 July 7 July Uxbridge en route* Halton* Cranwell Uxbridge Kenley Halton Uxbridge MARKS and REMARKS. scar rt forearm * to Palestine * Camp ttd 1 forearm MEN REPORTED AS DESERTERS OR ABSENTEES who have REJOINED or who, for any other reason, Are NOT to be Apprehended. NAME. Reg. No. or Rating. Corps or Ship. Police Gazette in which Advertised. NAME. Reg. No. or Rating. Corps or Ship. Police Gazette in which Advertised. Date. No. of Advt. Date. | NO. of Advt. Betts, S. Bridger, S. Broadhead, L. Carter, R. Ferguson, J. Garbett, J. Garner, W. Gillingham R. Lightfoot, P. McDill, W. 4966504 1056635 4741284 310622 1421608 1056631 2000646 2307633 1426194 2871141 " W" Cst. Btv. R. G. A. 1st Trg. Bde* R. A. D. Dpt. York & Lanes. R. 9th Lancers 40th Hvy. Bty. R. A. 1st Trg. Bde. R. A. D. 2nd Grenadier Gds. R. A. O. C. 22 ( M) Bty. R. A. 2nd Gordon Higlirs. 7 July ' 24 23 June ' 24 14 July ' 24 14 July ' 24 14 July ' 24 23 June ' 24 7 July ' 24 14 July ' 24 30 June ' 24 7 July ' 24 6 7 9 13 27 27 20 31 40 39 Muirhead, R. Newman, G. Raikes, S. Ross, W. Rowles, J. Satchwell, G. Taylor, P. Westlake, A. Young, J. 3178691 310105 7581094 3300489 1056699 1422208 2315062 2316107 boy, 2nd cl. 1st K. O. S. B. 9th Lancers R. A. O. C. 1st Highland L. I. 1st Trg. Bde. R. A. D. " W" Cst. Bty. R. G. A. R. Corps of Signals R. Corps of Signals H. M. T. E., Shotley 14 July ' 24 14 July ' 24 7 July ' 24 14 July ' 24 30 June ' 24 7 July ' 24 14 July ' 24 26 May ' 24 23 June ' 24 55 57 46 61 65 54 66 64 88 Printed and Published for His Majesty's Stationery Office by J. J. KELIHER & CO., LTD., 73, Marshalsea Press, Southwark, S. E. I. Moorgate, E. C. 2; Craven House, Kingsway, W. C. 2; and