Sergeant William Thick

[The Grave Maurice]

I certainly agree that "upright" refers primarily to Thick's character. However, I'm not sure that we can completely discount Dew's comment (who, after all, worked in the same Division when Thick was still an active detective) that the soubriquet, at least in part, referred to the fact that Thick "was very upright...in his walk". It's a straight stander, straight dealer kind of thing, I suspect.

[Dugudeia Murdstone]

Landlord

Worth remembering that Thick appeared as a character witness on behalf of, and in support of, John 'Carthy, Kelly's landlord, on serious criminal charges.

I would like to know how to get the source of this information. I guess Harding was right after all about the nickname being sarcastic!

[slahadvi]

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