Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Police Constable A. Cooper, 2nd (H.M. Dockyard Portsmouth) Division, Metropolitan Police
Coronation 1902, Metropolitan Police, bronze (P.C. A. Cooper. 2nd Div.); Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C. A. Cooper.) very fine (2)

A pair of miniature awards named to Police Constable J. Henty, 2nd (H.M. Dockyard Portsmouth) Division, Metropolitan Police
Jubilee 1897, Metropolitan Police, bronze (P.C. J. Henty. 2nd Div.); Coronation 1902, Metropolitan Police, bronze (P.C. J. Henty. 2nd Div.) both contemporarily engraved, nearly extremely fine (4) £80-£100

Alvin Cooper was born in Northampton in July 1876, and joined the Metropolitan Police in London in May 1891. He joined ‘A’ Division (Westminster), and served with them for a year before transferring to the 2nd (Portsmouth) Division. Cooper resigned 25 July 1926.

John Henty was born in Findon Washington, Sussex in October 1866, and joined the Metropolitan Police in London in July 1887. He joined ‘V’ Division (Wandsworth), and served with them for 6 months before transferring to the 2nd (Portsmouth) Division and serving with them for the remainder of his career. Henty resigned 13 July 1913, and was subsequently employed at H.M. Dockyard at the cost of the Admiralty.

Note: From 1860 to 1922, the Metropolitan Police were responsible for policing Woolwich Arsenal (1st Division), as well as H.M. Dockyards Portsmouth (2nd Division), Devonport (3rd Division), Chatham (4th Division), Pembroke (5th Division), and, from 1916, Rosyth (6th Division).

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