Auction Catalogue

17 July 2024

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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Lot

№ 544

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17 July 2024

Hammer Price:
£160

Pair: Police Constable S. Beattie, Metropolitan Police
Jubilee 1887, clasp 1897, Metropolitan Police (PC, S. Beattie. V. Divn.); Coronation 1902, Metropolitan Police, bronze (P.C. S. Beattie. V. Div.) very fine

Pair: Inspector K. Cooper, Metropolitan Police
Coronation 1902, Metropolitan Police, bronze (Insp. K. Cooper. C. Div.); Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (Insp. K. Cooper.) very fine

Jubilee 1887, Metropolitan Police (PC. J, Manning. X. Div.) nearly very fine (5) £120-£160

S. Beattie served with ‘V’ (Wandsworth) Division, Metropolitan Police.

Kenneth Cooper was born in 1863 and joined the Metropolitan Police in 1889 following a period employed as a solicitor’s clerk. Appointed Police Sergeant in the Commissioner’s Office in 1892, he was promoted Inspector and posted to ‘C’ (St James’s) Division in 1902. He retired to pension after more than 28 years of service in January 1918.

John Manning initially served as a Private in the Shropshire Militia and Scots Fusilier Guards. Appointed to the Metropolitan Police on 28 August 1882, he served as a Police Constable with ‘X’ (Kilburn) Division and took his discharge on 18 April 1894.