A rare long service group of seven to Superintendent N. Brodie, North Rhodesia Police, late Worcestershire Yeomanry

1914-15 STAR (L. Cpl., Worc. Yeo.); BRITISH WAR and VICTORY MEDALS, M.I.D. (W.O. Cl. 2, Worc. Yeo.), '2' of rank omitted on B.W. M. ; COLONIAL POLICE MEDAL FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE, G.VI. R. (Supdt., N. Rhodesia Police); CORONATION 1953; ARMY LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT, G.V.R., suspender bar 'Northern Rhodesia' (Det. Inspector); TERRITORIAL EFFICIENCY MEDAL, G.V.R. (W.O. Cl. II, Worc. Yeo.), mounted court style for display, about very fine or better (7)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The AA Upfill-Brown Collection.

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Superintendent Norman Brodie joined the Worcestershire Yeomanry in October 1911, aged 18 years, and was twice mentioned in despatches during the Great War, on both occasions as a Squadron Sergeant Major (vide London Gazette, 3 April and 23 October, 1918). Discharged in1919, Brodie joined the North Rhodesia Police, culminating his long and distinguished career with the award of his M.S.M. in 1945 and a successful contribution towards the Royal Visit of1947. He finally retired as a Superintendent of Police in 1950. The lot is accompanied by a good selection of original documentation and photographs, the majority dealing with the recipient's M.S.M. investiture and the Royal Visit of 1947.