The Station Cat

16 hours ago, Ian Shepherd said:

 

10 year bars are issued for the special constabulary LSGC medal

Well there we have it, case and point. Once this situation starts to become a regular occurrence, perhaps the Fed (if they still exist then), could approach the powers that be, with this suggestion.........................

Now that officers have to work until their 60, you could potentially achieve 42 years service. That being over double what is currently required to qualify for the long service medal. I wonder whether bars will be issued at 40 years service, along the same lines as that of the military long service medal? 

Think this chap is the longest serving Met officer...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Olive

Now that officers are required to work until their 60, it won't be unusual for officers to have 42 years service. It will be interesting to see whether, bars will be issued to police long service medals, along that same lines as that issued in the military? 

"Never seen that pair on their own before - they don't look like they have been remounted recently either." 

I was of the same opinion, very curious isn't it? 

Very interesting, thanks Odin.

Has anyone got any photographs of medals in their collections, showing examples of military & police service that they could share? 

On 3/31/2016 at 23:40, Odin Mk 3 said:

Sorry I can't find a PC C Castill anywhere either - certainly not in my book or in the list of men who were discharged from 1889 to 1919.

I can't even find a man with a name that looks anything like that  

Thank you very much. I couldn`t find anyone of that name on the census either.

There's another curious one currently for sale on ebay. An 1897 medal to  PC E Robinson G Division. At first I thought it might have been to  PC Edwin Robinson [w/no 83775]  who later became an Insp. But he doesn't appear to have joined up until 1898, so wouldn't have been entitled to an 1897 medal? Could it be that he was issued it by mistake? 

Found this one, not sure how old it is mind?

From what I understand, there was an influx of Special Constables and War Reserve Constables, during the war. I'm curious to know what happened to "all" the regular officers. I assume that the one's with previous military service, either volunteered or where called back to the colours. But what about the officers with no previous military service, were they all called up as well? Hence the requirement for all the specials and war reserves? 

52 minutes ago, Dave Wilkinson said:

Your man, according to the medal roll, was a member of the Halifax Borough Police.

Dave.

 

Many thanks for this information!!! Is the medal roll broken down into separate forces or is it in alphabetical order? 

23 minutes ago, Polsa999 said:

The regular Police Long Service Medal was instituted in 1951....this is a George V medal and he died in 1936....so this is probably related to something else, I think the special constabulary....not a medal enthusiast so cannot comment with authority.  Steve

Yes it's definitely the Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, but I've never come across one with a Mentioned in Dispatches oak leaf on before? 

Came across this lot on Ebay. Never seen a Police LSGC medal with oak leaves before? Has anyone else ever come across this phenomenon? 

14 hours ago, Dave Wilkinson said:

There is indeed a medal roll for the 1953 Coronation Medal. Those awarded the medal have an identity code at the end of their name which (if you can decipher the code) indicates which force, organisation or department they belonged to.

Dave.

 

Thanks Dave. Where can this medal roll be found and how does one decipher the code? 

I recently noted an 1887 Jubilee Medal with 1897 clasp, to a PC C Castill A Division. An unusual surname I'm sure you'll agree and an easy one to search for the various censuses....... and yet I can find no one with that surname at all?

Can anyone confirm for me whether there is any record him having served? 

Hello everyone (this being by first post),

I recently came across a 1953 Coronation Medal & Police Long Service Medal (mounted) to a Sergt. Lawrence H Pickering and thought they might be an interesting topic in which to launch my GMIC career. They are to be mounted on an old clasp, which would perhaps suggest that they have been a pair for sometime. I'm not suggesting that they are not genuine, but have a few points which I like to seek advice from fellow forum users. My first point is thus, is there a nominal roll for all officers who were issued this medal and does it give their force. Secondly, as he also has the LSGC GV1R type and was a Sergt at the time of being awarded it, this would suggest to me that he had obviously been in at least 22 years by 1951-1953, so would without a doubt have served during WW2, yet there is no Defence Medal? Which I find very curious, has anyone ever come across anything similar?