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A COLLECTION OF
POLICE MEDALS
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Assistant-Commissioner
Frederick Barnaby Carter
Cyprus Police
(late Bristol Police)
Cyprus Police contract
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O.B.E.
(civil)
King’s Police &
Fire Service Medal (GVI) ASST.COMMR.FREDERICK
B.CARTER. CYPRUS POLICE
British War Medal
82722 SJT. F.B. CARTER. R.A.
Victory Medal
82722 SJT. F.B. CARTER. R.A.
Defence Medal
Unnamed
General Service Medal
(QEII) Cyprus
A.C.P. F.B. CARTER.
1953 Coronation Medal
Unnamed
Bristol Police Good
Service Medal 22 Years / 27 Years INS F
CARTER
Medals
mounted in a case with miniatures, badges and medallions. Also
inside the case are his 2 passports, his wife's passport and a wooden
Cyprus Police plaque.
With quantity of original and copy documents, photos,
etc. Frederick Barnaby Carter was born 21 September 1897 in Hackney,
London. He enlisted into the Royal Garrison Artillery 15 May 1916
in London and served as 82722 Sergeant until discharged 18 August
1918 to be commissioned. He was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the R.G.A.
19 August 1918. He left the army in September 1919 and relinquished
commission 30 September 1921.
He
joined Bristol Constabulary 27th October 1920 and was appointed
Constable 11 June 1922. A total of 12 commendations listed
on his police service papers. In 1924 he transferred to C.I.D.
Promoted Sergeant 1926. Transferred back to C.I.D. 1929. Promoted
Inspector January 1934.
In 1935 Carter won second prize in the King’s Gold
Police Medal Essay Competition. Lot includes relevant letters,
certificate and a copy of his essay.
31
December 1937 awarded the Bristol Constabulary Medal. In June 1941
he was promoted Chief Inspector.
16 December 1942 awarded a bar to his Bristol Constabulary
Medal.
April 1946 in charge of C.I.D. 23 December 1948 Chief
Superintendent.
5 November 1947 awarded a second bar to his Bristol
Constabulary Medal.
Copy of letter, dated 15 March 1949, stating request
for a British police officer to be appointed Assistant-Commissioner
of Police in Cyprus. Copy of letter from Chief Constable of Bristol
police: “…… my detective Chief Superintendent Frederick B. Carter
would like to be considered for the post…. Before joining this Force,
Carter was employed as a clerk in the Ministry of Labour and during
the 1914-18 war attained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery.
He joined this Force 27th October 1920. After performing street patrol
duty and clerical duty he was transferred to the C.I.D. …. “ The letter
gives a full resume of his career to that point.
Letter 27 May 1949 offering Carter the post of Temp.
Assistant Commissioner, Cyprus Police (C.I.D.).
Various letters congratulating Carter on his appointment.
His original Bristol Constabulary discharge certificate
and his contract with Cyprus Police.
Various original invitation cards to military and civil
receptions in Cyprus.
Original page from the Cyprus Gazette (1 January 1953)
for the award of the King’s Police and Fire Service Medal to Frederick
Barnaby Carter. Various letters of congratulation for the award.
Photo of the presentation of the medal by the Governor of Cyprus.
Certificate for the award of the 1953 Coronation Medal.
Original Cyprus Police Identity Card and Nicosia Civil
Airport Pass.
Awarded the O.B.E. (civil) 31 May 1956 as Assistant
Commissioner of Police, Cyprus. Original letters relating to the
award and the certificate of appointment.
Original certificate for joining the Othello Masonic
Lodge at Famagusta in March 1956.
Letter forwarding his General Service Medal with clasp
Cyprus (16 December 1958).
Copy of his last will and testament. Frederick Carter
died 16 March 1987 in Ascot Priory, Berkshire.
Group of Eight: SOLD
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Deputy-Commissioner Henry Marshall
King, Tanganyika Police
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King’s Police
Medal (Distinguished) (GV) HENRY
M. KING.DEP.COMMISSR.OF POLICE. TANGANYIKA TERRITORY.
1935 Jubilee Medal
Unnamed
1937 Coronation Medal
Unnamed
Mounted as worn. Copy research. Henry Marshall King
was awarded the KPM in the London Gazette 1 January 1936 as Deputy
Commissioner of Police in Tanganyika. He appears on several passenger
lists, including one dated 6 December 1930 arriving in Liverpool from
Lagos, Nigeria. He is listed as “Comms of Police” and was 41 years old.
Group
of Three: SOLD
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Superintendent Leonard John
Quelch
Oxford City Police
(late Royal Artillery)
Leonard John Quelch
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M.B.E. (civil)
Unnamed
King’s Police Medal
(Distinguished) (GVI)
SUPT. LEONARD QUELCH. OXFORD CITY POLICE
1914-15 Star
10444 CPL. L. QUELCH. R.F.A.
British War Medal
10444 GNR. L. QUELCH.
R.A.
Victory Medal
10444 GNR. L. QUELCH.
R.A.
Defence Medal
Unnamed
1953 Coronation Medal
Unnamed
Police Long Service
& Good Conduct Medal (GVI) SUPT. LEONARD
J. QUELCH
Copy research. Leonard John Quelch was born in Oxford
in 1898 and was working as a solicitor’s clerk when he enlisted into
the Royal Field Artillery 31 August 1914. He was promoted Corporal
24 November 1914 and posted to 71 Brigade RFA. Proceeded to France
in July 1915. On 22 July he reverted to Gunner at his own request. He
returned to the UK July 1917 with an accidentally injury to his right
knee. He proceeded to Salonika in July 1918 (129 Brigade). He finally
returned to the UK in May 1919 and was discharged 31 March 1920.
He joined Oxfordshire Constabulary in May 1920 and transferred to Oxford
City Police 20 February 1925. Promoted Sergeant 21 November 1928.
Inspector 6 April 1935. Chief Inspector 12 January 1939. Superintendent
and Deputy Chief Constable 1 January 1940. During the war he was
in charge of Civil Defence in Oxford. Awarded the Police Long Service
Medal 1948.
Awarded the King’s Police Medal 1 January 1949.
Awarded the M.B.E. (civil) 31 May 1956. Retired 31 December 1959.
Includes newspaper cuttings about his awards and retirement. “Supt.
Quelch is an excellent talker and the story of his enlistment in
the Royal Field Artillery in the first world war and the subsequent
adventures he had, are very entertaining to listen to. Having served
in France, Belgium, Italy and Greece, he finished the war with a fine
billet in the Grand Hotel in Tiflis, though to this day he has no idea
why he and his companions were sent to Russia….. Seventy per cent of his
work as Deputy Chief has been in the courts. Three times a week for 20
years he has been prosecutor in the magistrates court….” Leonard Quelch
died 7 March 1975 in Oxford.
Group of Eight: SOLD
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Superintendent George Thomas
Richard "Basher" Webb
Oxford City Police
(late Royal Marine Light Infantry)
1. "Basher" Webb. 2. HRH Prince
of Wales (1934)
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China Medal
1900 Relief of Pekin G.T.R.
WEBB. PTE. R.M. H.M.S. AURORA
Defence Medal
Unnamed
1935 Jubilee Medal
Unnamed
1937 Coronation Medal
Unnamed
Copy papers, research and pictures.
George Thomas Richard Webb was born 18 March 1879 in
St. Frideswides, Oxford.
He joined the Royal Marine Light Infantry 9 February
1897 and served on HMS Barfleur 1898-99 and then HMS Aurora 1899-1901.
Served in China during the Relief of Pekin. To HMS Venus 1902-1906.
Discharged 3 July 1906.
He joined Oxford City Police 25 June 1906. Promoted
Sergeant 11 September 1914. He was recalled to the Royal Marines
8 September 1917 and posted to President III (home service, no medals).
Rejoined Oxford police 19 January 1919. Promoted Inspector 1
May 1924. Chief Inspector 21 November 1928. Superintendent and
Deputy Chief Constable 1 April 1929. Retired 1 July 1937. He was recalled
to Oxford City Police in 1939 but did not remain long, to the relief
of some police officers, as he was not popular. His nickname in the police
was “Basher Webb”. One police officer wrote “he got his
nickname because he just loved getting mixed up in a rough house. Apparently
he often let his fists administer ‘summary jurisdiction’ rather than leave
it to the court. All advised to do nothing to upset him, alleging that
when he lost his temper the ends of his waxed moustache turned up.”
He died in Oxford 12 January 1968. His obituary in
the Oxford Mail stated “Mr. Webb, familiarly known as
“Basher” to generations of police officers, died on Friday at
the home of his daughter in South Oxford…. He received four commendations
from the Watch Committee, one of which was for ‘courage and prompt
action’ in stopping a runaway horse. Of tall and commanding presence,
with a splendid military-style moustache, waxed at the ends, he was
an outstanding figure in Oxford for many years…”
A team picture for the football match between Oxford
City Police and Magdalen College (4 March 1934) shows Webb and
H.R.H. Prince Edward (Edward VIII).
Group of Four: £895
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Sergeant Donald Livingstone
Rennison
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Serving Brother
(Order of St. John)
Unnamed
Defence Medal
Unnamed
1953 Coronation Medal
Unnamed
Police Long Service
& Good Conduct Medal (GVI)
SERGT. DONALD L. RENNISON
Copy research. Donald Livingstone Rennison was born
in Leeds 27 October 1901, the son of William and Sara. In 1911 the
family was living in Durham. He was awarded the Serving Brother
(Order of St. John) in the London Gazette 27 June 1952. On the 1953
Coronation Medal roll he is listed as a Sergeant.
He died in Sunderland in 1974.
Group of Four: £195 RESERVED
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Constable George David Charles
Evans
Thames Valley Police
(late Palestine Police)
British Constable G.D.C. Evans
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1939-45 War
Medal
Unnamed
General Service Medal
Palestine 1945-48
2739 B. CONST. G.D.C. EVANS. PAL.POLICE.
1977 Queen’s Jubilee
Medal
Unnamed
Police Long Service
& Good Conduct Medal (QEII)
CONST. GEORGE D.C. EVANS
Original documents, photos, copy service papers.
George David Charles Evans was born in Blaenow, Monmouthshire
10 December 1926. He joined the army 1 January 1945 but was discharged
6 June to join the Palestine Police 7 June 1945. On 14 June 1946
he was in charge of a Police armoury when he issued a rifle and 10
rounds of ammunition to a fake Temporary Constable. He was fined 7
days pay and the cost of the rifle and ammunition.
24 August 1947 while on motorbike patrol he had an
accident and was admitted to the Government Hospital, Jerusalem.
He was reported to be seriously ill and his mother unsuccessfully
applied to fly to Jerusalem to be with him. He made a full recovery
and the investigation found that “B/Constable Evans was injured in
the execution of his duties. That such injuries were not due to his
own default. That B/C Evans suffered a fractured pelvis,”
He was discharged from the Palestine Police 21 May
1948. His discharge certificate stated “Smart, reliable and hardworking.”
Another document “Constable Evans carried out his duties in a very
satisfactory manner. During his service he passed the M.C. drivers
test. A reliable police officer.” (He passed the Motor Cycle Test
12 September 1946.) He returned to the UK on SS Strathnaver, leaving
Haifa 22 May 1948.
31 March 1950 he joined Oxford City Police
30 January 1958 he transferred to Berkshire Police.
In 1977 he was awarded the Silver Jubilee Medal (Thames Valley Police).
Retired 18 November 1979. His reports stated that he was “highly
regarded by the younger members of the station” and that his conduct
had been “Exemplary”. He died March 1993 in Metheringham, Lincolnshire.
Group of Four: SOLD
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Inspector Thomas John Archell
Metropolitan Police
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1887 Metropolitan
Police Jubilee Medal 1897 INSPR. T. ARCHELL.
S.DIVN SOLD
Thomas John Archell was born 27 April 1848 in Bristol.
Joined the Metropolitan Police 23 December 1867 (‘N’ Division).
Sergeant and to R Division July 1871. Appointed Station Sergeant January
1876. Inspector August 1878. To ’S’ Division December 1882. Retired
23 January 1893.
Recalled 19 June 1897 to 26 June 1897 (C.O. Division
Commissioners Office, Scotland Yard).
Only 7 days service but got the 1897 bar. He was recalled
again 5 August 1902 to ‘A’ Division and received the 1902 Coronation
Medal. He died 18 February 1909 in Norbury, Surrey.
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Constable Henry Francis Seabright
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Royal Humane
Society Medal HARRY F. SEABRIGHT. P.C.
17TH OCT. 1909 £325
Henry Francis Seabright was born 28 January 1882 in
Torquay. He was awarded the R.H.S. Bronze Medal in 1909: Case No.
37162. “On the 17th October 1909, Thomas Hughes, in an attempt at suicide,
threw himself into the canal at Hanley. Seabridge went in, and after
a hard struggle with the man, who resisted violently, got him out.”
In the 1911 census PC Henry F. Seabright is living in Commercial Road,
Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent with his wife, May and twin sons. He died in Stoke-on-Trent
in 1971.
The medal has been re-pinned and the naming is rubbed.
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Chief Constable Charles Edward
Holland
Cambridge Borough Police
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1902 Cambridge
Coronation Medal C.E. HOLLANDE ESQ.
SOLD
Charles Edward Holland was born 9 December 1859 in
St. Martins, Salop. July 1879-July 1881 Chief Constable, Lancashire
Constabulary, Liverpool City Police August 1881 to March 1888, Bootle
Borough Police March 1888 to October 1891, Grantham Borough Police September
1891 to June 1894, Chief Constable of Cambridge Borough Police 29 June
1894 to 30 September 1919. He died in Selattyn, near Oswestry 15 January
1932. Copy research from Cambridgeshire Archives about the production
of the 1902 medal. Note: There is no C.E. Holland'e' on the census.
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Sergeant Henry Broderick
Royal Irish Constabulary
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Visit to Ireland
Medal (EdVII) S.
H. BRODERICK. R.I.C. SOLD
S = Sergeant. Census of Ireland 1911 shows only one
possible R.I.C. policeman:
Sergeant Henry Broderick, aged 48. He was living in
Hatfield Street, Cromac (Belfast), Antrim with his wife, son and
daughter. The RIC database shows that he joined in 1881, aged 18.
Medal has a replacement top bar.
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Constable John Pirie
Glasgow Police
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1903 Visit to
Scotland Medal (EdVII)
P.C. J. PIRIE.
SOLD
Copy medal roll shows PC John Pirie, Glasgow (Central)
Division. Also copy roll shows entitlement to 1911 Police Coronation
Medal.
WOULD THE PERSON WHO PURCHASED THIS MEDAL PLEASE CONTACT
US.
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Sepoy Yasin Madar
Somaliland Police
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Africa General
Service Medal (EdVII) Somaliland 1902-04 SEPOY
YASIN MADAR (H.A. HASSAN MOHAMAD.) POLICE.
£195
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Trooper Thomas William Harris
Natal Police
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Natal Medal
1906 TPR. T.W. HARRIS, NATAL
POLICE. SOLD
Copy research. Thomas William Harris was born in Dover,
England 11 October 1879. He enlisted into the Natal Police
26 August 1903. His Natal
police record shows that he already had a Queen's South Africa
Medal. The medal roll shows a Trooper T. Harris, Natal Mounted Infantry
which may be Thomas.
He was posted to Durban Goal 26 January 1906 and also
served with the Water Police. His police record states “commended
for excellent service rendered in saving life in Durban Bay Nov.07”.
The Natal Mercury (27 November 1907) reported: “Brave Policeman.
Plucky Exploit in the Bay. An act of bravery has just come to light in
connection with an incident which occurred recently in the Bay. On
Wednesday, the 20th inst. a telephone operator, named Arthur John Carter,
was sailing in the Bay and a regular “buster” springing up, his craft
capsized and he was thrown into the water. He grasped the upturned boat
and when his strength was becoming exhausted, he was cheered by the
sight of a dinghy making in his direction. He maintained his hold upon
his own up-turned boat until the rescuing vessel was close in and the
let go and made a last effort in the direction of the new-comer. The rescuer
was a member of the Water Police, named T.W. Harris, who was accompanied
on his hazardous enterprise by a native, who supplied ballast. The dinghy
was in a leaky and un seaworthy condition, and every credit is due to
Mr Harris for risking his life. It is proposed that the matter shall be
brought before the notice of the Royal Humane Society.” Note
- R.H.S. records show that this was never done.
Thomas died in Durban 5 January 1963.
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Constable John Cape
Glasgow Police
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1911 Scottish Police
Coronation Medal P.C.
J. CAPE. SOLD
Copy army service papers. John Cape was born about
1883. He claimed to have been born in Glasgow but later stated
that he was born in Cumberland. There is a John Cape living in Glasgow
in 1901, born 1883 in England. He was a Police Constable when he enlisted
into the Scottish Horse (No. 6050) 17 September 1915. He served in
Egypt from March 1916 and transferred to the Military Mounted Police
(No. P5846) 13 December 1916. Returned to the UK June 1919 and discharged
15 July 1919.
Entitled to British War and Victory Medals.
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1911 County and
Borough Coronation Medal Unnamed £90
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Visit to Ireland Medal (GV)
Unnamed
SOLD
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Edinburgh City
Police Medallion 1914 Unnamed
£35
Blank on reverse.
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Coventry Special
Constabulary Medallion 1916 F. PEACH
£40
Name engraved on reverse. 1911 census shows one F.
Peach living in Coventry. Frank Peach, aged 32, a silk spinner
living in Princess Street, Coventry.
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Birmingham Special
Constabulary Medallion 1916 F.W. MATCHETT
£35
Name engraved on reverse.
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Birmingham Special
Constabulary Waterworks Guard Medallion 1917-18
Unnamed £40
Issued by Birmingham Corporation for guarding the reservoirs
that supplied water to the city of Birmingham.
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Leith Special
Constabulary Medal (1914-1918)
Unnamed S0LD
Medal was made by J.R. Gaunt, London and issued by
Leith Town Council to local specials who served during the war.
Research includes several named photos of Leith Special Constabulary
in 1916.
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Glasgow Special
Constabulary 1914-19 Medal 2 YEARS
ROBERT BONNINGTON
£95
Name
engraved on reverse. 1901 census shows Robert Bennington, aged
30, a railway porter living in Garscube Road, Glasgow.
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Cardiff City
Special Constabulary 1914-19 Medal
Unnamed £95
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Rochdale County
Borough Police Long Service Medal Unnamed SOLD
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Liverpool City
Police Long Service Medal (silver)
P.S.43 H. HERBERT SMITH SOLD
Reverse:
PRESENTED BY WATCH COMMITTEE 18TH NOV:1920
Police Sergeant
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Liverpool City
Police Long Service Medal (bronze)
P.C. 218 “H” THOMAS PETTIGREW KERR £140
Reverse:
PRESENTED BY WATCH COMMITTEE 14TH OCT:1921
Police Constable
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New Zealand
Police Long Service Medal (QEII)
Unnamed £110
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