A Collection of Police Medals 745 Six: Police Constable J. C. Wall, Bristol City Police, late Bedfordshire Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (33167 Pte. J. C. Wall, Bedf. R.) BWM officially re-impressed; Defence Medal; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued; Bristol City Police Long Service medal, silver, 2 clasps, Twenty Two Years, Twenty Seven Years (Con. J. Wall) with case of issue; Police L.S. & G.C.,
G.VI.R. (Const. James C. Wall) mounted for wear in this order, light contact marks to the Great War awards, these very fine, the rest extremely fine (6) £300-£400
James Charles Wall attested for the Bedfordshire Regiment, and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War. He joined the Bristol City Police on 18 May 1921, and was still serving with them in 1953.
Sold with Home Secretary’s enclosure for the Defence Medal, and copied research. 746
Four: Inspector W. E. Reynolds, Birmingham City Police, late Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force
British War and Victory Medals (251924. 3.A.M. W. E. Reynolds. R.A. F.); Defence Medal; Police L.S. & G.C.,
G.VI.R. (Inspr. William E. Reynolds) in named card box of issue; together with 16 Prize Medals, silver and bronze, comprising 4 Birmingham Police Ambulance Competition ‘Rowland Mason Challenge Cup’ Prize Medals, all silver, all named to the recipient, and all in Vaughtons, Birmingham, cases of issue; 7 Warwickshire County Swimming Association Police Life Saving Championships Prize Medals, 4 silver and 3 bronze, all named to the recipient, the silver ones all in cases of issue; 2 Warwickshire County A. S.A. Police Life Saving Championships Prize medals, silver, unnamed; 2 Birmingham City Police “D” Division Sports Club Swimming Prize Medals, 1 silver and 1 bronze, both named to the recipient; and 1 ‘Hereford City Charity Cup’ Prize Medal, silver, named to the recipient, in case of issue, good very fine and better (20)
£200-£240
William Edward Reynolds was born in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, on 23 October 1898, and joined the Royal Naval Air Service on 8 March 1918, transferring to the Royal Air Force on its formation on 1 April of that year. He was discharged to the Reserve on 11 December 1919, and joined the Birmingham City Police on 27 April 1920. He was promoted Sergeant on 1 January 1933, and Inspector on 1 January 1944. He retired on 30 November 1951: ‘during his service he was rewarded twice and complimented on five occasions for efficiency in rendering First Aid. He was also complimented for courageous action at the Hockley Brook fire on 2 December 1925.’ He was retrospectively awarded his Police Long Service Medal in 1953, and died at Handsworth 1 November 1953.
Sold with copied record of service and other research including a photographic image of the recipient.
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Seven: Police Constable L. W. Wray, Atomic Energy Authority Constabulary, later Royal Sussex Regiment and Army Air Corps
India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1930-31 (6395239. Pte. L. W. Wray. R. Suss. R.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 8th Army; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C.,
G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (6395239 Cpl. L. W. Wray. A.A.C.); Police L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (Const. Leonard William Wray) in Royal Mint case of issue, light contact marks, good very fine and better (7)
£280-£320
Leonard William Wray was born in Wandsworth on 29 December 1910, and attested for the Royal Sussex Regiment at Chichester on 6 July 1925, aged 14. Posted to the 2nd Battalion, he served with them in India from 2 March 1926 to 26 October 1935, and, having been advanced Corporal, served during the Second World War with the British Expeditionary Force from 9 April to 30 May 1940. He saw further service in the Middle East and North Africa from 26 May 1942 to 9 December 1943, transferring to the Army Air Corps (10th Battalion, Parachute Regiment) on 30 December 1942. Awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct per Army Order 26 of 1945, he was promoted Sergeant on 1 April 1952, and was discharged on 12 January 1953, after 27 years and 191 days’ service.
Wray subsequently joined the new Atomic Energy Authority Constabulary shortly after its creation in April 1955, passing his training in June 1955. He retired in 1975, after 20 years’ service, aged 65, and died in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, on 1978.
Sold with copied research.
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Seven: Police Sergeant R. Bromilow, Derby County and Borough Police, later Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment and Green Howards
1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal,
G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (4975162. Cpl. R. Bromilow. Green Howards) surname partially officially corrected; Police L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (Sergt. Robert Bromilow) in named card box of issue; together with a brass ‘Talisman’ S.O.S. pendant, contact marks, very fine and better (7)
£80-£120
Robert Bromilow was born in Bolton, Lancashire, on 25 March 1920, and attested for the Sherwood Foresters (Territorial Force) on 11 September 1936. He transferred to the Green Howards on 20 June 1942, and saw active service as a Sergeant during the Second World War, before being discharged on 20 June 1946.
Bromilow joined the Derby County and Borough Police on 20 March 1947, and was Commended by the Magistrates on 15 March 1957 in connection with the apprehension of two prisoners. Promoted Sergeant, he was awarded his Police Long Service Medal on 16 May 1969, and retired on 19 April 1972. He died in Derby on 16 December 2002.
Sold with the recipient’s Army Record of Service; Soldier’s Release Book; Certificate of Transfer to the Army Reserve; and a large quantity of copied research, including a group photographic image.
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