Orders, Decorations and Medals

A scarce I.S.O., K.P.M. group of seven awarded to Commissioner of Police J. M. Lumley, Kenya and East Africa Police

Imperial Service Order, G.V.R., silver, gold and enamels, the reverse inscribed ‘The Kenya Police 1930’; King’s Police Medal, G.V.R. (Asst. Supt., E. Africa Police); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Transvaal (10371 Bomb., G Bty, R.H.A.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (475 T.S.Maj., S.A.C.) 1914-15 Star (A. Supdt., East Afr. Police); British War and Victory Medals (A. Supdt., East Afr. Police) mounted court style as worn, the 1914-15 Star plated, otherwise good very fine (7) £600-800

See Colour Plate III

I.S.O. London Gazette 3 June 1930: ‘James Maddy Lumley, Esq., Deputy Commissioner of Police, Kenya.’

K.P.M. London Gazette 1 January 1919: ‘Assistant Superintendent of Police, East Africa. Special services in dealing with stock thefts.’

James Madden Lumley was born at Chelmsford, Essex, and enlisted into the Royal Artillery in July 1895. He was posted to the Royal Horse Artillery and served as a Bombardier with “G” Battery during the war in South Africa, being wounded at Magersfontein on 11 December 1899. He transferred to the South African Constabulary in March 1901 and was promoted to Sergeant the following May. He served in the South African Constabulary until 1908, and was public prosecutor and justice of the peace at Heidelberg from 1904. He joined the East African Police in 1909 and served in East Africa throughout the Great War, becoming superintendent of the Kenya Police in 1919. He was acting assistant commissioner, Kenya Police, at various periods 1920-24, was appointed assistant commissioner in 1925, and deputy commissioner in 1926. Lumley was appointed acting commissioner of the Kenya Police in 1927 and created a Companion of the Imperial Service Order in 1930.