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When Chief Constable Charles Haughton Rafter received approval to recruit two female officers in 1917, he chose two of the Lock-up Matrons for this important role.
Evelyn Miles and Rebecca Lipscombe were 54 and 63 years of age respectively. By 1918 Rebecca had come back to work at the Lock-up, but Evelyn continued a career that saw her become the force’s first female sergeant and oldest serving female officer, at 77 years of age by the time she retired.