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Report of Two Boys Escaped From Reformatory – Later Captured
From: Guard room occurrence book: 19 Aug 1901 ...
Description of two boys who escaped from Bengeo Reformatory School [two separate reports relating to the same incident].
Date of creation
30th October 1901Reference number
HPF/B/98/027/1Time logged
3:20 & 3:30 pmPeople involved in incident
William Watson (Escaped Boy), Bengeo Reformatory School, Hertford.John Dudman (Escaped Boy), Bengeo Reformatory School, Hertford.
Transcript
From D.C.C. To All Stations Copy of telegram from Sergt. Reed Escaped from the Bangeo [Bengeo] Reformatory School at 1pm this day, two boys. ---------- From Supt. Shore To All Stations Escaped from Sacombe Hill Farm at 12:30, 30th Oct:- [1st –] William Watson, registered number 674, age 14 years 4ft 9inch, complexion dark, hair black, eyes light blue. Marks – scar on nose, scar on middle forehead, scar [on] right cheek bone, scar on left wrist.
- 2nd – John Dudman, number 675, age 16 years, 4ft 9¾, complexion pale, hair black, eyes brown. Marks – scar on left eyebrow.
Police officer
PC 179 (81)
Towns and villages
Bengeo (21)
Type of incident
Children (43)
