1937 Coronation - with an Essex Constable

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A few days ago - on British Medals - I posted a lovely Group (A Superb WW1 Group). The

recipient appears to have served in a number of different units - starting with the Royal Scots

in the early 1900 hundreds. He then was with the Royal Horse Artillery and was present in India

during the Delhi Durbar of 1911. He was with this Regiment at the start of World War 1 , but then

seems to have been transferred to the Royal Artillery.

Between the Wars - which is what concerns us on this Forum - he served with the Essex County

Constabulary as a Mounted Police Officer. During this time he was seconded to assist the Metropolitan

Police during the processions for the 1937 Coronation of King George 6th.

They must have been camped in Hyde Park and with the medals were a number of items of paper

work . One of them is an attractive little box - which may have held a commemorative present of

some sort. I will show the various pieces - someone may find them interesting.

He has a badge for the Military Police - but, at this stage we are not sure of his service. There is an

arm badge - a very good example - for the ARP (Air Raid Precautions) and a really nice canvas

traffic control canvas arm band - if he was still a mounted officer, this is the sort of job he would

have performed. When I have his papers I can confirm all of this.

STICKY LABEL ON CENTRE OF BOX

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INSIDE OF BOX LID

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THIS WOULD BE A TYPICAL 1930'S BRITISH MOUNTED POLICE OFFICER.

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