A Small Collection of Medals to The Military Police

A Great War M.M. group of six awarded to Sergeant W. R. Jupp, Military Foot Police, who was wounded by shellfire in May 1918

Military Medal, G.V.R. (P-1074 Pte. -A.Sjt. W. R. Jupp. M.F.P.); 1914-15 Star (P-1074. L-Cpl. W. R. Jupp. M.F.P.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (P-1074 Sjt. W. R. Jupp. M.F.P.); Defence Medal; Coronation 1937 (W. R. Jupp. Stn. P.S. Metro. Police.) contemporarily engraved naming, good very fine (6) £400-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Small Collection of Medals to The Military Police.

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M.M. London Gazette 24 January 1919.

M.I.D. London Gazette 10 July 1919.

W. R. Jupp, of West Ealing, London, served before the Great War as a Police Constable with ‘J’ (Leyton) Division, Metropolitan Police, and enlisted in the Military Foot Police in March 1915. He served during the Great War in France from 25 May 1915, and was ‘...wounded in the lower part of the back by a shell. We are told that he received this "present from Fritz" on the afternoon of the 4th May, during a heavy bombardment just behind our front line. He is progressing as well as can be expected, and hopes to be back to duty in a few days time. Sgt Jupp has been in France for over three years.’ (Police Review, 17 May 1918 refers). After the Great War Jupp returned to the Metropolitan Police, and was advanced Police Sergeant.