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Detainees Escaped from Reformatory Arrested & Later Re-Arrested
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Detainees Escaped from Reformatory Arrested & Later Re-Arrested
Detainees Escaped from Reformatory Arrested & Later Re-Arrested
From: Supt Shore
Description of two detainees who escaped from Bengeo Reformatory School, who were later re-arrested.
Date of creation
6th September 1901Reference number
HPF/B/98/011/4People involved in incident
William Peake (Escapee), LondonHenry Francis Meredith (Escapee), London
Transcript
Time Recorded: 6th September 1901 From: Supt Shore Escape from Bengeo Reformatory School this morning William Peake 5ft 5 and Meredith 5ft 6 both wearing Reformatory dress natives of London Amended Information Escaped from the Bengeo reformatory this morning William Peake, age 15 years, height 4ft 11½ins, light complexion, hair dark brown, eyes blue, old spinal disease with recent abscess on hip 2nd Henry Francis Meredith, age 15 years, height 4ft 11ins, complexion fair, hair light, eyes grey, marks – scar on nose Dressed in weekday clothes and each may be wearing an overcoat which they have taken from the farm where they were at work. One also has a dinner basket. Both natives of London. Arrested.Police officer
PC 166 Harry Saunders (121)
Towns and villages
Bengeo (21)
Type of incident
Arrest (37)
