Miniature medal set, worn Sir George Terry, chief constable of Sussex Police 1973 - 1983

Object/Artifact

Old Police Cells Museum Brighton

Miniature medal set, worn by Sir George Terry, chief constable of Sussex Police 1973 - 1983

Name/Title

Miniature medal set, worn Sir George Terry, chief constable of Sussex Police 1973 - 1983

Entry/Object ID

396

Description

Mounted miniature dress medal set comprising in order of seniority: Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire; Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire; Commander of the Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem; Queen's Police Medal; the 1939-45 Star; the Italy Star; The 1939-45 Defence Medal; the 1939-45 War Medal; the 1977 Silver Jubilee Medal; and the Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.

Use

To be worn on evening dress or a dinning dress uniform

Context

As an alternative to wearing full size medals on formal dinning wear, much lighter miniature sets are available. This set belonged to Sir George Terry who was the Chief Constable of Sussex Police from 1973 until 1983. He had first been appointed as a chief constable in Pembrokeshire in 1958, and became the chief constable of East Sussex Constabulary in 1965. Upon amalgamation in 1968 he became the deputy chief constable of Sussex Constabulary and in 1969, was appointed the chief constable of Lincolnshire Constabulary. However he returned to Sussex upon the death of the then chief constable Christopher Williams in 1973. He was knighted in 1982. Sir George was awarded his war time medals for service in Italy with the Northamptonshire Regiment. He had been a constable in Birmingham City Police from 1940 and the Defence Medal could either have been for police or military service during the war.