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Auction: 20001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 724

An Indian Police Medal and K.P.M. group of seven awarded to Deputy Superintendent J. W. Rourke, Indian Police

Indian Police Medal for Distinguished Conduct, G.V.R. (J. W. Rourke, Inspr., Bombay Police.); King's Police Medal for Distinguished Service, G.VI.R., 1st issue (J. W. Rourke, Dy. Supdt. of Police, Sind.); 1914 Star (Mr. J. Rourke, Mily. Accts. Dept.); British War and Victory Medals (J. W. Rourke, M.A.D.); Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937, mounted court-style, erasure to rank of fourth and fifth, the word 'clerk' removed, very fine (7)

Trio erroneously described as possibly belonging to another family member when offered previously.

K.P.M. London Gazette 1 January 1944 (Deputy Superintendent of Police, C.I.D., Karachi).

John William Rourke joined the Indian Police on 1 July 1918, having held temporary appointments from February 1917. Serving variously with the Police Departments of the Karachi District, Sind Railways and Sukkur District, his first gazetted appointment was as Police Inspector in the Sind C.I.D. from 12 April 1926. He went on to serve as Police Inspector on the Sind Railways from April 1927-January 1929 and April 1929-May 1930, being appointed Police Inspector with the Karachi C.I.D. in December 1932. Promoted Deputy Superintendent of Police in the C.I.D. in August 1934, Rourke transferred to traffic in 1935 and was later awarded the K.P.M.; sold with copied roll extracts.


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Sold for
£700

Starting price
£420