NormanW Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 I have the negative of this lovely photo of a Kingston upon Hull City Police officer using one of the police pillars in Jameson Street, Hull. He is wearing a Kings crown helmet plate, although it looks like the 1937 pattern with the three crowns separate, rather than a 1947 plain pressed issue. His tunic is open neck, so it places the photo c.1951. His shoulder number is not fully visible, even at very high resolution. I'm trying to identify the officer. There is just one medal ribbon partially visible. It's not the police long service medal. Can anyone identify what it might be please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Johnson Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Possibly a Naval General Service Medal 1909? Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Wilkinson Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Yes, I agree. Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QSAMIKE Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Or Possibly Africa General Service...... Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanW Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 Thank you very much everyone. Your help is much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Johnson Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 12 hours ago, QSAMIKE said: Or Possibly Africa General Service...... Mike Possibly, but I would think there would be a tonal difference between the outer black stripes and the inner green. Besides, no AGS clasps were authorized between "Somaliland 1920" and "Kenya". If the photo is c. 1951 then it is too early for the latter. On the other hand, the NGS could be: S.E. Asia 1945-46 (2,000). Minesweeping 1945–51 (4,750). Palestine 1945–48 (7,900). Malaya (7,800). For service in Malaya and Singapore between 1948-60 Yangtze 1949 (1,450). Bomb and Mine Clearance 1945–53 (145). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Given the period NGS Palestine 1936-39 or an early Post war NGS is more likely, for an AGS the latest would be Somaliland 1920 as it is pre Kenya and therefore would have had to be 50+tohave received it. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odin Mk 3 Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 (edited) I've just converted an AGS ribbon into a black and white image. There is not much difference between the black and green stripes but the yellow background does not appear as totally white as the image you put up - so I'd agree it's an NGS. Edited August 23, 2022 by Odin Mk 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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