Baldwin & Sons
Auction 75 26 September 2012
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MILITARY MEDALS. Campaign Groups. Boer War and Metropolitan Police Pair awarded to Station Sergeant Herbert Searle, Metropolitan Police, who previously served as a Private with the 1st Battalion Oxfordshire Light Infantry, Queen's South Africa Medal, 1899-1902, 3rd type reverse, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1902 (6563 Pte H. Searle. Oxford: L.I.), Coronation Medal, 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C. H. Searle.); the first officially impressed, the second officially engraved, pair court mounted on board for wear. Lightly toned, a few light marks and tiny edge nicks, otherwise nearly extremely fine. (2)
Herbert Thomas Henry Searle was born in Heyford, near Banbury, Oxfordshire. He attested for service with the Oxfordshire Light Infantry (having previous Militia experience with the 4th Bn Royal Fusiliers) on the 14th of November 1900, he served in at Home and in South Africa, returning 5 October 1902. After a year's further home service he was sent to India for over five years. He was transferred to the Army Reserve 24 December 1908 and was discharged 13 November 1912.
Once in the Army Reserve, he was appointed as Police Constable in the Metropolitan Police in 1909, in D division where he served for eleven years, transferring to A Division and being promoted to Sergeant in late 1920, as Station Sergeant in X Division in 1925, finally retiring from T Division (Ealing) as Station Sergeant in 1934. Sold with copy attestation papers and Metropolitan police service papers.
Estimate: £200-250
Herbert Thomas Henry Searle was born in Heyford, near Banbury, Oxfordshire. He attested for service with the Oxfordshire Light Infantry (having previous Militia experience with the 4th Bn Royal Fusiliers) on the 14th of November 1900, he served in at Home and in South Africa, returning 5 October 1902. After a year's further home service he was sent to India for over five years. He was transferred to the Army Reserve 24 December 1908 and was discharged 13 November 1912.
Once in the Army Reserve, he was appointed as Police Constable in the Metropolitan Police in 1909, in D division where he served for eleven years, transferring to A Division and being promoted to Sergeant in late 1920, as Station Sergeant in X Division in 1925, finally retiring from T Division (Ealing) as Station Sergeant in 1934. Sold with copy attestation papers and Metropolitan police service papers.
Estimate: £200-250