WILLIAM JAMES GALLOP
DEATH OF EX-INSPECTOR
W. J. GALLOP
FUNERAL AT OLD CEMETERY
His many friends in Newbury and district will regret to hear of the sudden death of ex-inspector William James Gallop, which occurred , whilst he was on holiday, at Walton Hospital, Liverpool, during Thursday night. He was 61 years of age. He had been staying with his brother, who is Chief Warder at Walton Prison, Liverpool, and had only been there about a week when he was taken ill. Mr. Gallop was rushed to the hospital, and underwent an operation on Tuesday last week, which he came through successfully. When Mrs. Gallop left him on Thursday he seemed quite bright, but he passed away during the night unexpectedly.
Mr. Gallop was a native of Clerkenwell, London, and his father was Chief Warder at Pentonville Prison. He joined the Police Force forty years ago, and served thirty-three years and three months. He went through his course of training at the Reading headquarters. Mr. Gallop was first stationed at Newbury, but he served many years in the district, being at Bucklebury for two years and Stockcross three. He was then promoted to sergeant, and spent nine and a half years at Thatcham. He attained the rank of inspector, and spent the remaining years of his service at the depots at Milton and Didcot.
After leaving the Force, he went as supervising constable for the War Department Constabulary at Didcot. He was a member of the Retired Police Officers’ Association. Well-liked by everyone, he was popular with the men in his charge. Upon retiring, Mr. Gallop came to settle at Shaw, where he had lived for nearly seven years, and had only recently moved into Jubilee-road. He had been a member of the Jack of Newbury Lodge of Oddfellows for over forty years.
He married Susan, the third daughter of the late Mr. Caleb Griffith, of Bartholomew-street, who survives him, together with one son and two daughters.
The funeral was held on Monday afternoon, the first part of the service being at the Methodist Church, Bartholomew-street, where Mr. and Mrs. Gallop were married forty years ago. The Minister, the Rev. W. Lawson Jones, officiated.
The mourners were the Widow, Mr. W. Gallop (son), Mrs Paulin and Mrs Hammond (daughters), Mr. and Mrs. E. Gallop (brother and sister-in-law), Kenneth Paulin and Raymond Hammond (grandsons), Mr. F. Paulin and Mr. A. Hammond (sons-in-law), Mr. E. Hayward (nephew), Mrs. Priest (friend).
Some of Mr. Gallop’s former colleagues were also present, including Supt. W. Simmons, with whom he had a pleasant association for a number of years, ex-Inspector F.W. Taylor, ex-sergeant Daniel Wheeler, ex-sergeant W. Hill, ex-sergeant Elsbury, ex-P. C. Langford and ex-P. C. Palmer.
Among others present! were Mr. A. Pearce (Jack o Newbury Oddfellows). Mrs. Attwood, Mrs. Green, Mrs. Mosdell, Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Chapman, Mrs. Haydon (Lambourn), Mrs. Joyce (Thatcham), Mrs. Durbidge (Thatcham), Mrs. Stimpson (Shaw). Mrs. Tucker, Mrs. Holloway, etc.
Present members of the Newbury Division acted as bearers. They were Sergeant Church, Sergeant Morton, P.C. Bunch, P.C. Eaton. P.C. Wheatcroft, P.C. Axton, together with P.C. Gibbs and P.C. Page, the men being in charge of inspector Weal. The interment was in the Old Cemetery, Newtown road. Flowers were sent by: His Wife: Billy: Agnes, Alf and his little cocker; Bess and Frank; Brother Ted and Jennie (Liverpool); Peggy and Kenneth: Ethel and family (Bournemouth); Jessie, Walter and family Erith); Carry, Harry and family (Lambourn); Lou and Frances (Thatcham); Sid (Esher); Vi (Wimbledon): Dolly and Frank (Cardiff); Officers and Constables of Berks Constabulary (Newbury Division); Members of W.D. Constabulary , R.A.O.C. Depot, Didcot; Mr. and Mrs. Gilbey (Wimbledon), Elsie and Ern (Abingdon); Pedlar, Dorothy and Nigel (Ascot): Mr. and Mrs. Bunch; Mr. and Mrs. Frost (Didcot), Mr. and Mrs. J. Palmer (Marsh Benham), Mrs. Smith and family; Lottie (Kingsciere), Aunt Ada and Ethel (Stroud Green); Polly, Fanny and Nellie; Mr. and Mrs. Newport; Mr. and Mrs. G. Attwood and family; Mr, and Mrs. W. G. Mitchell; Mrs. Crocker, Vera and Jim; All at 20, Cheap street; May and Frank; Tim and family; Mr. and Mrs. Tucker and family. Mr. and Mrs. Palmer: Mr. and Mrs. Stimson; Mr. and Mrs. Holloway; All at 93, Marsh Benham.
The funeral arrangements were carried out by Mr. J. H. Cu11um.
Newbury Weekly News 19 October 1933
Mrs. P. p. 167 P(B)5
Died 13 October 1933 aged 61
Buried 17 October 1933 Bk 1917 p. 174 no. 10987
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