Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Police Constable G. Farmer, 2nd (H.M. Dockyard Portsmouth) Division, Metropolitan Police

Jubilee 1887, 1 clasp, 1897, Metropolitan Police, bronze (P.C. G. Farmer. 2nd. Div:); Coronation 1902, Metropolitan Police, bronze (P.C. G. Farmer. H. Div.) nearly very fine (2) £80-£120

George Farmer was born in Maresfield on 11 November 1848 and joined the Metropolitan Police in London on 4 April 1870, being posted to R Division. He joined the 1st (Woolwich Arsenal) Division on 23 January 1872, before transferring to the 2nd (Portsmouth) Division on 11 November of that year.

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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