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INSPECTORS GENERAL OF WATERGUARD

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WATERGUARD STAFF ASSOCIATIONS

The Boatmen's Association

WATERGUARD STAFF NEGOTIATIONS

Page contents:
CARTOONS ::: PETE - Pete Shea's Cartoon page ::: COLLEAGUES - AWARDS FOR BRAVERY ::: or direct to the page ::: COLLEAGUES - AWARDED MILITARY DECORATIONS & HONOURS ::: or direct to the page ::: COLLEAGUES - CURRICULUM VITAE ::: or direct to the page :::	COLLEAGUES - FALLEN IN TWO WORLD WARS ::: 1914-1918 - Roll of Honour ::: ::: 1939-1945 - Roll of Honour ::: COLLEAGUES - 'IN HARM'S WAY' ::: or direct to the page ::: COLLEAGUES - INITIAL APPOINTMENTS ::: or direct to the page ::: COLLEAGUES - STAFF LISTS	INSPECTORS GENERAL OF WATERGUARD OBITUARIES ::: or direct to the page ::: SPORTS & PASTIMES ::: or direct to the page ::: WATERGUARD STAFF ASSOCIATIONS ::: or direct to the page ::: WATERGUARD STAFF NEGOTIATIONS

'Some Ocean Specimens - The Customs Official'

'This inquisitive chap will never take �No� for an answer. He turns up in the most unexpected places all round our coasts. He may be distinguished from the ocean going pirate by the fact that he asks for things instead of taking them. But as he gets them in the end the distinction is perhaps unimportant. Sometimes they seem possessed by a second childhood; they will refuse to believe everything you say and will challenge you to a prolonged game of hide and seek all over the boat. It is best to join them in this for their playful instincts are fully developed and they will route about in a most determined manner. In the course of the game they may alter it to a sort of guessing competition; they will hold up an article and ask what it is and where it was bought and how long ago and why it is such a secret. By your answers the winner of the game is determined. If you lose you pay a forfeit and a pretty stiff one too. When the day�s fun is over you may invite him to celebrate your safe return. Care should be taken in this, as in all you dealings with him, for in the middle of the celebrations he is liable to raise his glass and sniff at it, and revert suddenly to the guessing game again. On these occasions it is best to say that the bottle has been open ever since you started your journey, however unlikely such a statement may sound. Presently he will depart, he will come to no harm; Customs officials never do.' - Nicholas Monsarrat. First published in the 'Yachtsman� magazine c1951

The Waterguard produced many cartoonists whose insight of the working day brought a smile to many an overworked and stressed officer.

( Click on the images above to see larger versions )

One of best was Pete Shea. Pete's outstanding artistic talent combined with his sharp wit and humour, saw the 'day to day' life of the Waterguard in a refreshingly unique light. His drawings seemed to appear almost daily, reflecting the life at Heathrow - the highs and the lows, the funny and the absurd. A selection of his cartoons - not restricted to his Waterguard days - can be viewed by selecting the 'button' on the right.

::: PETE - Pete Shea's Cartoons :::

The grade of Inspector General of Waterguard was created in August 1912 following a recommendation by the Committee on the Customs Waterguard Service. The post was filled by the then Inspector of Waterguard at Gravesend, John Irvine Graham, a retired Captain of the Royal Navy. It was not until 1922 that Waterguard Inspector Generals were appointed from the ranks .....

JOHN IRVINE GRAHAM CBE


	1912-1922		Joined the Waterguard as Waterguard Inspector based at Gravesend directly from the Royal Navy in 1907 as a retired Royal Navy Captain. Awarded the OBE in 1918 and the CBE in 1920.

post scriptum

John Irvine Graham was made a Commander of the British Empire in 1920, as were all subsequent Inspector Generals of Waterguard.

An image of the actual award presented to John Irvine Graham can be seen to the right.

NATHAN THOMPSON CBE


	1922-1929		Joined the Waterguard as a Boatman in September 1885. Awarded Imperial Service Order in 1923, Order of the British Empire in 1924 & Commander of the British Empire in 1928

CHARLES MERLLYN WOODFORD CBE


	1929-1944		Promoted from the ranks of the Secretaries' Office. Awarded Member of the British Empire in 1918, Order of the British Empire in 1930 & Commander of the British Empire in 1941

JOHN KERR CBE


	1944-1951		Joined the Waterguard as a Preventive Man in September 1907. Awarded Commander of the British Empire in 1949

WILLIAM HALL CBE


	1951-1954		Joined the Waterguard as a Preventive Man in 1912. Awarded Commander of the British Empire in 1955

BERNARD CHARLES REILLY CBE


	1954-1962		Joined the Waterguard as a Preventive Man in 1919. Awarded Commander of the British Empire in 1958

CHARLES McINTYRE DOUGLAS CBE


	1962-1968		Joined the Waterguard as an Assistant Preventive Officer in 1928. Awarded Commander of the British Empire in 1966

CECIL MILLAR PORTER CBE


	1968-1972		Joined the Waterguard as an Assistant Preventive Officer in 1934. Awarded Commander of the British Empire in 1974

INITIAL APPOINTMENTS

These lists of initial APO appointments have been compiled by Eric Preedy from various sources.

CURRICULUM VITAE - DATES, RANKS AND PLACES - WITH PHOTOGRAPHS

The CVs of colleagues in these lists have been volunteered by the individuals themselves or gleaned from elsewhere. The periods - which reflect major management changes in the structure of the Waterguard - have their own pages to facilitate faster browsing and ease of maintenance. They can be viewed in the normal way by selecting the appropriate 'button' above.

FALLEN IN TWO WORLD WARS

The names of colleagues who were killed in the two World Wars of 1914-1918 and 1939-1945, which blighted the 20th century, are remembered on their own pages to facilitate faster browsing and ease of maintenance. They can be viewed in the normal way by selecting the appropriate 'button' above.

OBITUARIES

The obituaries of past colleagues submitted by their 'next of kin' and friends can be viewed in the normal way by selecting the appropriate 'button' above. If you have an Obituary, please send it to Neil Bailey - neilhbailey@gmail.com - who is the �point of contact�, managing the liaison with the 'next of kin' and ensuring submissions are accurate and in keeping with the relatives wishes etc.

AWARDS FOR BRAVERY

Over the years many Waterguard officers have responded to emergencies and to people in distress. Some have been rewarded for their bravery, the details of which can be viewed by selecting the appropriate 'button' above.

AWARDED DECORATIONS & HONOURS

The names of colleagues who were awarded Military Decorations and Honours by the Sovereign in recognition of their service. They can be viewed in the normal way by selecting the appropriate 'button' above.

'IN HARM's WAY'

The names of colleagues who were injured or killed as a result of armed conflict with 'terrorist forces' or as the result of 'natural disasters'. They can be viewed in the normal way by selecting the appropriate 'button' above.

STAFF LISTS

These lists contain the names, ranks and places of employment of colleagues in post for the years indicated. They are available here in chronological order as PDF copies of the relevant pages of the source document. They can be viewed in the normal way by selecting the appropriate 'button'.

This PDF is a hand written notebook which appears to have been prepared by a Mr Henry Coulls - Preventive Officer - for subsequent publication by HMSO as a 'List of Waterguard Officers serving on 1st April 1911, showing Date of Birth and Date of Entry into Service'. It also indicates their rank at the time - although some appear to be later, undated, alterations.

::: 1911 - A list of Waterguard Officers :::

This PDF of an extract from the 1909 edition of 'Ham's Customs Year Book' includes the names of preventive, outdoor and clerical staff listed by rank and seniority.

::: 1909 - Ham's Customs Year Book :::

This PDF of an extract from the 1914 edition of 'Ham's Customs Year Book' includes the names of Waterguard staff in HQ, London Port, in charge of Ports & Creeks and a complete staff list by rank and seniority.

::: 1914 - Ham's Customs Year Book :::

This PDF of an extract from the 1915 edition of 'Ham's Customs Year Book' includes the names of preventive staff listed by rank and seniority.

::: 1915 - Ham's Customs Year Book :::

This PDF of an extract from the 1917 edition of 'Ham's Customs Year Book' includes the names of preventive staff listed by rank and seniority.

::: 1917 - Ham's Customs Year Book :::

This PDF of an extract from the 1921 edition of 'Ham's Customs Year Book' includes the names of preventive staff listed by rank and seniority and other staff listed in post listed by rank and seniority.

::: 1921 - Ham's Customs Year Book :::

This PDF of an extract from the 1923 edition of 'Ham's Customs Year Book' includes a statement of the total number of Customs & Excise Outdoor staff and the names of preventive staff listed by rank and seniority.

::: 1923 - Ham's Customs Year Book :::

This PDF of an extract from the 1926 edition of 'Ham's Customs Year Book' includes the names of preventive staff listed by rank and seniority and other staff listed in post listed by rank and seniority.

::: 1926 - Ham's Customs Year Book :::

This PDF of an extract from the 1930 edition of 'Ham's Customs Year Book' contains a list of the names - in seniority order - of the Assistant Preventive Officers serving in London Port.

::: 1930 - Ham's Customs Year Book :::

This PDF is an extract from a 1932 (2nd) - bound - edition of 'The Green Book' from Peter Restorick's papers. It includes a Central C&E Establishment section and the names of Waterguard staff listed by rank.

::: 1932 - The PSA Green Book :::

This PDF is an extract from a 1939 (3rd) - bound - edition of 'The Green Book'. It includes a Central C&E Establishment section and the names of Waterguard staff listed by rank and seniority and indicating the port where employed.

::: 1939 - The PSA Green Book :::

This PDF is an extract from a 1947 (4th) - bound - edition of 'The Green Book' which was originally owned by TG Wood - according to the front cover - and made available to the site by Angela Hume-Smith. It includes a foreword by AE Farmer - General Secretary of the PSA - a list of contents, the Central C&E Establishment and the Waterguard Service section which includes the names of Waterguard staff listed by rank and seniority and indicating the port where employed. This staff list does not include post-war Reconstruction examination APOs.

::: 1947 - The PSA Green Book - TGW :::

This PDF is an extract from a 1950 (5th) - bound - edition of 'The Green Book' which was originally owned by H George Jolliffe - according to the inner front cover - and donated to the site by Brian Searle. It includes a Central C&E Establishment section and the names of Waterguard staff listed by rank and seniority and indicating the port where employed, with separate Reconstruction rank and seniority lists - NB. pages 21 - 24 have been torn out(?). Some pages have been amended in manuscript - dates unknown.

::: 1950 - The PSA Green Book - GJ :::

This PDF is an extract from a 1953 (6th) - loose leaf - edition of 'The Green Book' which was donated to the site. It probably includes replacement page amendments - date unknown - the Central C&E Establishment page is probably an amendment as Sir JIC Crombie KBE CMG was not appointed until 1955! It includes the names of Waterguard staff listed by rank and seniority and indicating the port where employed, with separate Reconstruction rank and seniority lists and Normal Open Competition lists (APO).

::: 1953 - The PSA Green Book - D :::

This PDF is an extract from a 1953 (6th) - loose leaf - edition of 'The Green Book' which was made available by Jim Allen. It probably includes replacement page amendments - date unknown. It lists the names of staff in Waterguard Divisions and Ports and listed by rank and seniority.

::: 1953 - The PSA Green Book - JA :::

This PDF is an extract from a 1953 (6th) - loose leaf - edition of 'The Green Book' which was found at Exeter Airport in about 1972. It is marked 'PW Soord' on the inside front cover. It appears to be an amalgamation of replacement page amendments and includes a Central C&E Establishment page, circa 1958, a Waterguard Service section with staff listed by rank and seniority and indicating the port where employed, with separate Reconstruction rank and seniority lists and Normal Open Competition lists (APO), a Classification List showing names only in order of rank and seniority, again with separate Reconstruction rank and seniority lists and Normal Open Competition lists (APO) and a list the names of staff in Waterguard Divisions and Ports and listed by rank and seniority. These pages have been further amended in manuscript - dates unknown.

::: 1953 - The PSA Green Book - PWS :::

This PDF is an extract from a 1965 (7th) - loose leaf - edition of 'The Green Book' which was originally owned by Eric Davis. It probably includes replacement page amendments - date unknown. It lists the names of staff in order of rank and seniority, with a key to their port of employment, and with a separate Promotee list from APO to PO(1964-65), and by Waterguard Divisions and Ports in order of rank and seniority. There are some minor amendments and annotations to the listings in manuscript - dates unknown.

::: 1965 - The PSA Green Book - ECD :::

This PDF is an extract from a 1965 (7th) - loose leaf - edition of 'The Green Book' which was scanned and made available by Ernie Grayston. It probably includes replacement page amendments - date unknown. It includes part of a seniority list - from IGW to CPOs - and the names of staff in Waterguard Divisions and Ports and by rank and seniority. There are also some minor amendments manuscript - date unknown.

::: 1965 - The PSA Green Book - EG :::

This PDF is an extract from a 1965 (7th) - loose leaf - edition of 'The Green Book' which was originally owned by John Chere. It probably includes replacement page amendments - date unknown. It lists the names of staff in order of rank and seniority with a separate Promotee list from APO to PO(1964-65), and by Waterguard Divisions and Ports in order of rank and seniority. There are some major amendments and annotations to the listings in manuscript - dates unknown.

::: 1965 - The PSA Green Book - JC :::

This PDF is an extract from a 1965 (7th) - loose leaf - edition of 'The Green Book' owned by Mike Coulehan. It includes replacement page amendments after mid 1966. It lists the names of staff in order of rank and seniority from about mid 1966 and by Waterguard Divisions and Ports in order of rank and seniority from 1965.

::: 1965 - The PSA Green Book - MC :::

A list of Waterguard staff in post as at January 1961. The names are preceded by a number showing the Officer's year of birth and follwed by small letters indicating the grade of the Officer. The number immediately following shows the column under the grade heading in which the Officer's name appears in the Classsification List. The capital and small letters which come next indicate the Waterguard Division and the Port or Place within that Division in which the Officer serves, as shown in the Port Staffing List. The list can be viewed by selecting the 'button' on the right.

::: A list of Waterguard Officers in post - 1961 :::

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The Waterguard staff's sports and pastimes have their own pages to facilitate faster browsing and for ease of maintenance. The page can be viewed in the normal way by selecting the 'button' on the right.

::: Waterguard Sports and Pastimes :::

The HMC&E Preventive Staff Sports Club sought to encourage all sports, games and social events within the Preventive Service and to organise and arrange interport and national competitions. A copy of the 1938 'Rules' of the Preventive Staff Sports Club can be viewed by selecting the 'button' on the right.

::: Preventive Staff Sports Club - Rules - 1938 :::

The HMC&E Sports Club catered for sports and pastimes throughout the department and held an annual sports day. Club blazer badges were available and were often worn at events.




C&E Sports Club - Blazer Badge pre 1952	C&E Sports Club - Blazer Badge post 1952	C&E Sports Club - Blazer Badge pre 1980	C&E Sports Club - Blazer Badge Awarded to members who had represented the C&E Sports Club on more than three ocasions - Introduced during the 1980s

The HMC&E Sports Club had sections covering an Art Club, Association Football, Athletics, Badminton, Bowls, a Camera Club, a Chamber Music Group, Chess, Contract Bridge, evening and weekend Cricket, Fencing, Films, Golf, Hockey, a Horticultural Society, Judo, Lawn Tennis, Philatelics, a Rifle Club, Rugby Football, Sailing, a Social Club, Squash Rackets, the St. James's Singers, Swimming, Table Tennis, Ten-Pin Bowling, Tug-of-War and Weight Training.

The HMC&E Sports Club produced a monthly magazine called the Customs & Excise Sports Magazine, a copy of which can be seen by selecting the 'button' on the right.

::: Customs & Excise Sports Magazine - July 1970 or :::

Staff Associations were formed within the Waterguard to protect and improve the pay and conditions of the grades they were formed to represent - they were Trade Unions. Operating within Whitley, the Civil Service's bargaining and dispute resolution system, they were finally absorbed into mainstream trade unions of the Civil Service post re-organisation in 1972.

The earliest Waterguard association and a forerunner of the Preventive Staff Association with which it became amalgamated.

The Waterguard Federation (Preventive Officers Branch) & The Preventive Officers' Association

At a meeting held at West Hartlepool on the 24th February 1896, the following resolution was passed 'That we the undersigned do assist in the formation of a Preventive Officers' Association on the lines laid down by "Preventive" in The Civilian of the 1st February 1896 - or on such other lines as may to the majority of the Preventive Officers of the United Kingdom be found most expedient'.

In May 1896, a draft of the Rules of the Waterguard Federation (Preventive Officer's Branch), was read and discussed. At that stage an amalgamation with the Boatmen's Association must have been envisaged and it is quoted that there were 16 Districts, 134 Ports, 324 POs and 1138 Boatmen. Suggested subscriptions were POs 3/- per year and Boatmen 1/6 per year.

An article entitled 'An item from the past' in the August 1967 edition of the Customs Journal gives more detail and can be seen selecting the 'button' on the right.

::: An item from the past - August 1967 :::

The first Conference of the newly formed Preventive Officers' Association was held in June of 1896. Although two delegates from the Boatmen's Association were allowed to attend on the last day, it was apparent that amalgamation with them was out of the question as 'the bond of Federation' had been severed by them on 9 December 1897.

The Preventive Staff Association

The Preventive Staff Association - PSA - was formed by the amalgamation of The Boatmen's Association and The Preventive Officers' Association in 1919, covering the APO, PO and, at times, the CPO grades. It amalgamated with the C&E Group at the time of Reorganisation in 1972. It has its own page to facilitate faster browsing and for ease of maintenance. The page can be viewed in the normal way by selecting the 'button' on the right.

::: The Preventive Staff Association :::

The Chief Preventive Officers' Association

The original Chief Preventive Officers' Association merged with the PSA in the early 1930's to form an Association that represented all three uniformed grades but in the early 1960's, members of the CPO grade became dissatisfied when they were linked for pay and conditions to the HEO Treasury grade with a pay advantage of �25 at the maximum. They re-formed their own Chief Preventive Officers' Association - CPOA - and the new association immediately secured an improvement over the HEO grade of 7.5% at all stages.

The CPOA joined the C&E Group at the time of Reorganisation in 1972.

The Waterguard Controlling Grades Association

The Waterguard Controlling Grades Association covered the interests of all the grades above that of the CPO - Waterguard Surveyor through to the Inspector General of Waterguard. It is assumed the WCGA merged with The First Division Association at the time of Reorganisation in 1972.

The DSO's Day - by JAKE

(The boarding office at LAP circa 1963)

The Swiss Merchant Navy? - by PETE

(Boarding a Russian ship)

Find it? This lot couldn't find a barber . . . . by DM

(A 1970's Rummage Crew)

The various Waterguard Staff Associations sought to achieve their aims by negotiation with the Board of HMC&E from the outset.

In January 1919, the Waterguard Federation's outstanding claims were countered in a statement by the Board, a draft of which can be seen by selecting the 'button' on the right.

::: Waterguard Federation Claims -

Boards counter-statement - 1919 :::

On 21 January 1919, the Preventive Officers' and Preventive Men's' Pay and Allowances claims before the Civil Service Arbitration Board, were countered in a statement by the Board, a draft of which can be seen by selecting the 'button' on the right.

::: Preventive Officers' and Preventive Men's

Pay and Allowances claims - the Board's

counter-statement - January 1919 :::

On 24 January 1923 a Deputation of staff from the Associations met the 'Official Side' to discuss their grievances over pay and conditions. Their report back to their members can be seen by selecting the 'button' on the right.

::: Deputation 24 Jan. 1923 - The Report :::