Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Natal 1906, 1 clasp, 1906 (Det: F. G. Tranchell, Natal Police.) suspension slack, good very fine, scarce to rank £200-£240

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from an Africa Collection.

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Frederick George Tranchell was born in Brighton in May 1880, and was educated at Brighton College. His brother Henry was an officer in the Indian Army, and Tranchell joined the Natal Police as a Detective in August 1904. He was promoted to Detective Head Constanble in 1919, and served with the C.I.D. in Johannesburg, Pietermaritzberg, Durban and Dundee. Tranchell was also graded as a 1st Class Zulu linguist.

Tranchell received a Commendation from the Chief of Police, 8 January 1920, for ‘extraordinary diligence and detective skill displayed in the case of Rex V Nkonyane Siyane and two others who were accused of murder.’

Tranchell retired to Dundee, Natal in December 1924.

Sold with copied research.