Highest rank on an LSGC?

[bigjarofwasps]

Certainly the highest rank, I’ve ever seen on an LSGC.

 

Assistant Chief Constable 

King’s Police Medal ‘PERCY MELHUISH. SUPDT. DEVONSHIRE CONSTABY’

British War Medal 404291 . CPL . P . MELHUISH . R.A.F

Victory Medal 404291 . CPL . P . MELHUISH. R.A.F’

WWll Defence medal 1939 - 1945

1937 Coronation Medal CHIEF . INSPR . P . MELHUISH . DEVON . CONSTASTY’

Police along Service Medal PERCY MELHUISH . ASST . CH . CONST.

 

Note that his rank is engraved after his name, not seen that before either.

[bigjarofwasps]

Given that the LSGC was introduced in 1951, to officers who have the requisite amount of service. I suspect that Gv1R LSGC’s to very senior officers, could thus potentially be relatively common, as they could potentially be in their 29 or 30 years of service by the time it came into being.
I would also assume that the rank on their medal would be that at the time the medal was instituted, as apposed to the rank they had achieved on their 22nd year?

 

Where as examples to very senior officers with regards to the E11R version would be far rarer (if exist at all?). 
 

Any thoughts? 
 

 

[Dave Wilkinson]

I think I've mentioned this previously, but the Commissioner of Met., Sir Mark Rowley was awarded his PLSM whilst in post as Chief Constable of Surrey and his medal is named accordingly with the prefix. "Ch. Const.".

 

Dave.

[bigjarofwasps]

On 07/12/2022 at 17:11, Dave Wilkinson said:

I think I've mentioned this previously, but the Commissioner of Met., Sir Mark Rowley was awarded his PLSM whilst in post as Chief Constable of Surrey and his medal is named accordingly with the prefix. "Ch. Const.".

 

Dave.

 
Dave, thought this might be of interest?

 

By pure coincidence, the aforementioned medal. Would appear he qualified for it as as Dep Chief Con.

 

Although to be fair, this is still the highest rank on a modern LSGC, that I’m aware of! 

 

 

[Dave Wilkinson]

Thanks for that. My info. came from a Surry Police insider who was obviously in error.

 

Dave.