Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Six: Acting Sergeant A. C. Treble, 1st (Royal) Dragoons, Military Mounted Police, and Metropolitan Police

1914 Star, with clasp (5380 Pte. A. C. Treble. 1/Dns:); British War and Victory Medals (5380 A. Sjt. A. C. Treble. 1-Dns.); Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C. A. Treble.); Jubilee 1935; Portugal, Military Medal for Good Services (Copper), unnamed, mounted as worn, good very fine (6) £200-£260

Portugal Military Medal London Gazette 8 March 1920: ‘P5246 Private (Acting Serjeant) Alexander Charles Treble, Military Mounted Police (Southwark).’

Alexander Charles Treble was born at New Malden, Surrey, on 12 April 1883, and joined the Metropolitan Police Force on 24 October 1910, a carman by trade. He enlisted into the 1st Dragoons on 5 August 1914, and served in France from 15 August 1914. He latterly transferred to the Military Mounted Police and served until 28 August 1919, when he returned to the Metropolitan Police. In March 1922 he was granted £1 by the Commissioner for arresting a burglar whom he knew to be armed (with another officer). He resigned from the East Ham Division on 27 October 1935, aged 52, with 25 years 4 days service. He died on 18 February 1950. Sold with copied research.