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Auction: 21001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals (conducted behind closed doors)
Lot: 371

A most interesting 'Armed Robbery' K.P.M., group of three awarded to Constable W. Hall, Birmingham City Police, A long-served cavalryman who toured Ireland with Queen Victoria, Hall earned his K.P.M. for apprehending an armed robber on Small Heath - being wounded in the process. He then saw active service on the Western Front, before being recommended for an award during the Blitz

King's Police Medal, G.V.R. 1st Type for Distinguished Service (William Hall. Const: Birmingham City Pol.); British War and Victory medals (P-8114 L. Cpl. W. Hall. M. M. P.), mounted court-style for display, contact marks, very fine (3)

K.P.M. London Gazette 12 February 1917

William Hall served as a lancer in the British Army prior to joining the police and acted as an escort to Queen Victoria on her visit to Dublin in 1900. Having left the military Hall enlisted with Birmingham City Police on 16 October 1907. During the First World War he saw action as a member of the Military Mounted Police. Hall was awarded the King's Police Medal for his bravery in attempting to apprehend an armed man on Small Heath, an act which saw him suffer a gun-shot wound. He continued to live in the area, at Priory Court, Dudley and during the Blitz in 1940 was recommended for an award by the RSPCA after risking his life to save a number of horses from a stable. Three men were killed in the vicinity of the stable and Hall suffered eye damage which required hospital treatment; sold together with copied research, an original photograph of the recipient and two original newspaper clippings.

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£1,000

Starting price
£320