Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A K.P.M. pair awarded to Deputy Chief Constable A. Waghorn, East Sussex Constabulary

King’s Police Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (Supt. & Deputy Ch. C. Albert Waghorn. East Sussex Constabulary); Coronation 1911, County and Borough Police (Supert. Albert Waghorn. Deputy Chief Constable. East Sussex.); together with a Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued, believed to have been awarded to the recipient’s son, good very fine (3) £500-£700

K.P.M. London Gazette, 1 January 1925.

Albert Waghorn joined the East Sussex Constabulary around 1879. Appointed Deputy Chief Constable in 1909, he was one of eleven East Sussex Police Officers to be awarded the Coronation 1911 County and Borough Police Medal. He was awarded the K.P.M. after having completed 46 years exemplary service distinguished by special merit and ability.

Sold together with a faded copy of the gazette entry for K.P.M. with original citation, and the award certificate for the Silver Jubilee Medal 1935, named to Superintendent Albert Waghorn.