Craig

Mervyn, Queens Golden Jubilee and LSGC the not getting caught medal!

Got notifcation today from The Yard telling us that The Diamond Jubilee Medal will be awarded to Metropolitan Police officers with more than 5 years service in February 2012. woooohooooo 3 gongs!

Not only hot Mervyn but highly flammable which is nice to know when you are getting flares and fireworks fired at you as you say I think even a passing tourist from outer Mongolia would identify a British Police officer!

Nick, Was that white traffic helmet for real or an April Fools? I can imagine the poor probationer being forced to wear it! I remember an old advertising poster at Hendon in the bar advertising the straw helmet. I thought it was just a name I never would have guessed it was actually made of the stuff. The Luton helmet looks like something a ploughman would have worn in Somerset. Incredible stuff. Does the Northumbria Force have the tit back or have they gone the way of so many Forces and adopted the flat cap. I hope not a real gripe with me is the wearing of a flat cap. Its not more comfortable and they both get knocked off in a tumble....ahem time to step of the soap box. Craig

Tony, Do you remember the sub station of Carter Street? A fearsome reputation that nick had! so much so that you would get a nice confession from your prisoner as long as you told them they weren't going to Carter Street!

Camberwell was the Divisional HQ for M District. Its now based at Walworth Road. The nick is still there and last time I was there the local community teams work out of it. If you look at a map or Google Earth its just off Camberwell Green where the local Magistrates court is. Craig

Ian, Loved the Isle of Man white helmet. I know that Brighton Police wore the white summer helmet and when you seen the newsreels from back in Mervyns day of the Mods and Rockers fighting you can see the white helmets wading in. Who else wore this summer helmet? Craig

Could it have been worn with Civilian Court Dress? I wonder if the badge is St George slaying the dragon? Craig

Mervyn, Surely you must remember its all the cheese they have been eating!

Ed, Please post them Im sure there are big collections out there and if we get a good response we can get the topic pinned. best Craig

The Cadets were a fantastic unit and in my opinion the police should never had got rid of them. You only have to look at how many of them reached high rank to see how good they were. The volunteers are a worthy group but I wonder how many carry on in joining the regulars. craig

Balls, Fingers, Ears are common, broken noses probaly number 1. I have a nice canine scar through my wrist from my own dog and a couple of other dings from charming pit bulls! I love the handlers excuse "I just told him to sit" yeah I think the handler was having ahem "Words" and the dog thought "You know what I don't want to take it from you" So ends the partnership

Not as Posh as Mervyns Wedgewood but a little bit of Met History. Check out the prices in 1979 for stamps! Sorry Mervyn I just started secondary school, I hope you were still at your beat?

I think Police in this matter would cover civilian and Military as long as they are shown!

I think if i got a ticket I would become very violent in the hope she would wrestle me to the floor and hopefully frisk me!

And finally a Patch from the French National Police. A group of French officers spent the day on patrol with us. At the end of the shift to thank us and with the full encouragement of there senior officers they tried to give us their Kepis. We were more that happy to swap these for our helmets but our senior officers wouldn't allow it so all we got were the patches.

Next up Long Beach California

Next up was given to me by a Captain from the Philadelphia Police who spent the day out on patrol with us. He found it very strange not having a gun!

Over the years I have been given various patches from off duty Police on Holiday in the UK. Always a bit of a problem as we have nothing official to give back though apparently the odd bit of Equipment has made its way to a foreign clime The first up is from Montgomery County Maryland.

Mervyn, You East End boys always get the visits from Royalty! I can't remember the last time a Commisioner came Sarf of the River then again they aren't stupid!

Hebbo, Fantastic medal! Where there others issued to the other states? My Aussie history isn't great but Federation was in 1900? So NSW, Victoria etc did they issue there own? Craig

Odin, You are right it is Rowter. Lynch moved about quite a bit starting north of the river and finishing on W Busted back to PC do you think the demon drink was Involved? Best Craig

This is a replica of a Horsa Glider taken at the Pegaus Bridge memorial in Normandy. Can anyone confirm that the Glider Regiment was the shortest lived regiment in the British Army? I have also read that when they made the movie "The Longest Day" the director wanted to build a replica of the Horsa and fly it into Normandy but The Ministry of Aviation said it was not fly worthy. Christ they were brave men flying it and sitting in it!

A lovely 1887 jubilee medal P.C Rowther "W" District I think it may have been dipped at one stage but lovely condition and excellent ribbon.

Poor Bugger Kemble Street to Bow Street is only a couple of hundred yards. Today his only difficulty would be getting past all the street entertainers. I wonder what the prisoner would have been charged with? Manslaughter?