Vincigliata A military batman was a soldier or airman assigned to a commissioned officer as a personal servant. In the Royal Navy they were called stewards. The position was generally phased out after the war. There were a number of escape plans from the castle. O'Connor's attempt over the wall had failed, with the inevitable punishment of a month's solitary confinement. Then in mid-September 1942 a tunnel was started and designed by Neame, a Royal Engineer. Various officers took it in turns to work on it in shifts of four hours per day. This was hard blistering work, but they managed
Refusing to assist a police officer peace officer when so requested. This still remains as one of the few common law offences which exist in England/Wales and some other states/countries. Canada Criminal Code (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46) See 129(b) for circumstances where it is a crime not to act in assistance of the police. 129 Every one who (a) resists or wilfully obstructs a public officer or peace officer in the execution of his duty or any person lawfully acting in aid of such an officer,<br> (b) omits, without reasonable excuse, to assist a public officer or peace officer in the execution of his duty in