East Sussex Constabulary/Sussex Police medal set awarded to Supt. Keir Angel 1945 - 1977

Object/Artifact

Old Police Cells Museum Brighton

Name/Title

East Sussex Constabulary/Sussex Police medal set awarded to Supt. Keir Angel 1945 - 1977

Entry/Object ID

352

Description

Mounted medal set comprising in order of seniority: the 1939-45 Defence Medal; the 1939-45 War Medal; the 1977 Silver Jubilee Medal; and the Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. The Police Service Long Service and Good Conduct Medal is stamped around the edge "Inspr. Keir Angel".

Use

To be worn on a uniform on ceremonial occasions.

Context

These medals were awarded to Keir Angel who was a long serving police officer in East Sussex Constabulary and who went onto serve in Sussex Constabulary/Police retiring as a Superintendent. Amongst other things, whilst a Detective Inspector in East Sussex Constabulary, he was involved in the arrangements for the visit of President Kennedy to Birch Grove House, in June 1963, the home of the Prime Minister Harold McMillan. The Defence Medal was probably awarded for wartime police service and the War Medal would have been awarded as a member of the armed forces. The Silver Jubilee Medal would have been awarded to commemorate the 1977 Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II and the Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal after 22 years service. This last medal is inscribed "Inspr" and therefore dates from Keir Angel's East Sussex Constabulary service, as when he prepared a history of the force in 1967 he was a chief inspector.