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Auction: 14002 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 10

A Particularly Fine K.P.M., and Second Award Bar For Gallantry to Inspector H. Harvey-Clark, Jamaica Constabulary, Later Assistant Commissioner Tanganyika Police, Who Distinguished Himself During the Falmouth Riot, Jamaica, 20-21st May 1935, And Captured an Armed Murderer a Few Months Later
King's Police Medal, G.V.R., 2nd 'crowned head' type, For Distinguished Service, with Second Award Bar, laurel type (James H. Harvey-Clark. Inspr of Police. 3rd Cl. Jamaica.), very fine, in Royal Mint case of issue, with a large amount of copied research (lot)

K.P.M. (Distinguished Service) London Gazette 1.1.1936 James Herbert Harvey-Clark, Inspector of Police, 3rd Class, Jamaica, the Colonial Office Recommendation states, 'For courage, coolness and devotion to duty displayed during a serious riot in the town of Falmouth, Jamaica.'

K.P.M. Second Award Bar (For Gallantry) London Gazette 1.2.1937 James Herbert Harvey Clark, Esq., Inspector of Police, Jamaica, The Colonial Office recommendation states, ‘For courage in arresting an armed murderer [Benjamin Williams]. The murderer took refuge in a cave and fired on everyone who approached. Inspector Harvey Clark arranged for all entrances to the cave but one to be blocked, and then crawled into the cave through the remaining entrance and called upon the murderer to surrender. The murderer attempted to fire at him but fortunately his revolver misfired. Inspector Clark argued with him for about three-quarters of an hour and eventually persuaded him to surrender.’

Assistant Commissioner James Herbert Harvey-Clark, K.P.M. (1905-1972), born Kingston, Jamaica, the son of George Harvey-Clark, a Resident Magistrate and second generation Jamaican; J.H. Harvey-Clark was educated at Munro College, Jamaica, and at Bedford School, England; joined the Jamaica Constabulary as a Sub-Inspector on 1.10.1925; promoted Inspector 3rd Class, June 1930; Harvey-Clark was appointed an A.D.C. to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester during the latter’s visit to Jamaica in March 1935; he was present during the dock workers riot at Falmouth, Jamaica on 20-21 May 1935; in the course of which one rioter was shot dead, and several policemen were injured by missiles, including Harvey-Clark, who suffered permanent damage to an optic nerve; he was presented his K.P.M. at the Ceremonial Parade, 23.6.1936 in honour of the King's birthday; within a few months Harvey-Clark had added a Bar to his K.P.M., for gallantry in apprehending the fugitive murderer Benjamin Williams; the Bar was presented to Clark by His Excellency the Governor, Sir Edward Denham, G.C.M.G., K.B.E., 12.4.1937; in June of the same year he was awarded the 1937 Coronation Medal; advanced to Inspector 2nd Class, April 1938; he was in charge in West Jamaica during the riots in May 1938; advanced Inspector 1st Class, 1943; posted and appointed Superintendent of Police in Charge at British Honduras, 1944-1950; served as Senior Superintendent in Tanganyika, 1950-1952; he arrived in the Colony on 5.3.1950, and was stationed at Tanga; in October 1951 he was transferred as Assistant Commissioner of Police, from Tanga to Mwanza, and left Tanganyika on leave on 10.7.1952 pending his retirement; he returned to Jamaica, where he lived out his latter years.

The K.P.M. Second Award Bar is 1 of 54 ever awarded.

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