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Quality, look forward to hearing from you.

Hi Pikey,
Great minds think alike, I have just come on line in order to tell you his warrant number, and found your message. Yes his warrant number was 71622, and his collar numbers where C379, F42 & R425.
Many thanks in advance for you time, I do hope we can find out what he was in trouble for.

Did you ever find out what PC154 William Johns, had been up two, didn`t he get discplined twice?

Am I right in thinking that you collect military/police groups?

Kind regards,
BJOW.

Hi Pikey,

If you could find anything else out for me that would be really cool..

I have been able to find out the following...His name was Richard Hughes he was born in the parish of St George in East London. He joined the 1st Btn Royal Sussex Regiment on the 20/04/80 aged 18yrs and 3 months, he served with the Btn during the Egypt Campaign, left the army and in 1885, and joined the Met on the 03/05/86 C Div, on the 02/07/86 he was posted to F Div for disciplinary reasons. On the 07/10/90 he was again posted this time to R Div, he left the Met a short time later, and rejoined the army, serving with the Sussex till 1896.

If you can tell me anything more about his Police career, that would be really great!!!!

Really sad, that the Met Museum is closed, and looking to stay that way, what a damn shame!!!!!!

BJOW.

Hi,
Does anyone know if it is possible to find out what Victorian Bobbies, who have a disciplinary record, where in trouble for?? I know a lot got the sack, for various things, usuall involving alcohol, but why would he have been moved to another Div, anyone any thoughts?

Does anyone know when the Met Museum is due to re open?

BJOW.

I suppose you can never have to many troops?

Hi Pike,
Will keep my eyes open for one. Have you tried our old friend ebay?
Cheers for your replies to my other questions.
BJOW.

Just to narrow it down a bit, I`m trying to find out more about the The Nile 1884-5 part of the campaign.

Hi,
Can anyone tell me anything about the 1st btn Sussex Regt, involvement in this campaign? Have any books been written about this campaign which might shine some light on this subject for me?
BJOW.

Hi,

Can anyone confirm for me, what the WW1 medal entitlement, would be for Able Seaman William Drayner, he was K.I.A in Sept 1914, when HMS Hogue was sunk in the North Sea. He was a reserve sailor, who had joined in about 1899, and left in 1910, to join the City of London Police, I know he is entitled to the 1911 Coronation medal. He was then recalled to the colours, in 1914, having been a Bobby for 4 years. A few weeks later he was dead. I take it that he would have been issued the 1914 Star, but would he have been entitled to the clasp?

Does anyone know the whereabouts of his Trio and Plaque??

If anyone can help me out with answers to either, of these questions, I`d very much like to hear from you.

Cheers
BJOW.

I recently bought on ebay, a group of documents relating to a Bobby from Durham Constabulary. In these documents was two of his PNB`s one of which gives details of the murder of an Officer from Burton on Trent, murdered by an Amercian Service man.
I think this may have been PC Brinley Booth, who was blungeoned to death, whilst affecting an arrest, can anyone confirm this for me, and supply me any additional information?

:food-smiley-004: I agree with Pikey, and can recommend Lawful Occassions, I buy all my Police related books from them.

Even though the Met Museum has closed, does anyone known whether they still carry out research? Or is all that information just gathering dust?

Re PC Fairhall, he certainly was a jammy guy, to only be in 10 days and get a gong!!!! Some Bobbies do their enter career and not get one!!!!!

Interesting questions and to be honest I don`t know, have you tried the Met Museum? I take it he did serve in the Met. However, thinking about it I don`t think that this medal was issued on mass, I think it was a bit like the 1977 one, where on a few got it, but you never know PC Fairhall might have been one of the few.

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It might be of interest to know, that I`ve located an old fella who remembers the guy whose medal I`ve got, he`s in the process of trying to find out more about him for me, also to see if a picture exists, if he has any luck I`ll post my findings.

If only!!!!!

Basically, its the same as the army one, except its to the police, the only differance is that its got a sheriffs star instead of George Washington. To win it the Officer has to be injuried whilst upholding law and order, and has to have medical treatment, i.e stitches, or broken bone, etc, etc. I think its the Califonia Sheriffs Dept, that issue it. I`ve never seen one, come up for sale. I`ll see if I can dig a picture out and a bit more info.

Has anyone ever come across any of the medals to the officers in this picture?

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The new Operation Service Medal, same medal as for Seirre Lionne (sorry can`t spell it). But it has a differance ribbon. A nice medal, similar, to the old GSM, but it has no bars, and the back is differant.

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It maybe of interest to know, that there is a Purple Heart, availalbe to Police Officers was well. If your interested, I`ll dig out the Criteria for it?

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All the Officers on this picture are either Insp 0r Chief Insp, but all the ones in the fron row, are S.D Insp, and have stars on there collars. Can anyone tell me what a S.D Insp is?

:violent-smiley-017: After much messing about, I`ve now managed to gain access, and I must say once you`ve got it to work its very very good. Whilst trying to research a guy whose medal I have, I discovered that he`d served in J Div during the Ripper Events!!!!! So I was well chuffed!!!! wub.gif

Check out the website Casebook Jack the Ripper, its got everything you could possibley want to know!!!! jumping

and her she is........

30th Sept 1888

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One, Catherine Eddowes, in Mitre Square. On the night of the double event.