Murder Of George Gutteridge
Frederick Guy Browne (1883–1928) and William Henry Kennedy (1891–1928) were two career criminals who were executed in Britain in 1927 for the murder of an unarmed policeman in the course of his duties. The fiasco of people trying to phone for police aid was a factor in leading to the free 999 service in the UK. Gutteridge Police Constable, PC George William Gutteridge was born at Downham Market in Norfolk in 1891. In 1910 he joined the Essex Police Force as PC 489 and was posted to Southend-on-Sea. He later served in both Romford and Grays, Essex, Grays and in April 1918 temporarily resigned to join the Machine Gun Corps. Having survived this he rejoined the police at Grays in February 1919. From 1919 to 1922 he was based at Little Thurrock.Police Journal 1 October 1983 In March 1922 he transferred to Epping, Essex, Epping and was based at Stapleford Abbotts, a small village between Ongar, Essex, Ongar and Romford. He lived in the village at 2 Towneley Cottages w ...
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Police Constable
A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in criminal law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions. A constable is commonly the rank of an officer within the police. Other people may be granted powers of a constable without holding this title. Etymology Historically, the title comes from the Latin ''comes stabuli'' ( attendant to the stables, literally ''count of the stable'') and originated from the Roman Empire; originally, the constable was the officer responsible for keeping the horses of a lord or monarch.p103, Bruce, Alistair, ''Keepers of the Kingdom'' (Cassell, 2002), Constable
Encyclopædia Britannica online The title was imported to the