Orders, Decorations & Medals - British Groups

Lot 4473    Session 14 (4.30pm)    Orders, Decorations & Medals - British Groups

Estimate $2,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $2,000

GROUP OF ELEVEN: The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) (Civil); The Most Venerable Order of St John Officer's breast badge; King's Police and Fire Services Medal (GVIR FID:DEF) 1949-1952 for Distinguished Services; 1914 Star, - clasp - 5th Aug-22nd Nov1914; Britsh War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19; Defence Medal 1939-45; Coronation Medal 1911; Coronation Medal 1937; Coronation Medal 1953; Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (GVIR). Frank L Bunn O.B.E. Ch.Const. Stoke-on-Trent City Police on third medal, S-6950 Pte F.Bunn A.O.C. on fourth, fifth and sixth medals, F.L.Bunn Chief Constable Stoke-on- Trent on ninth medal, Frank L.Bunn Ch.Const on last medal, other medals unnamed. All named medals impressed. Very fine.

Frank Leonard Bunn, Chief Constable of Stoke-on-Trent City Police Force.

OBE (Civil): LG 04Jun1943, No. 36035, p2491.

KPFSM: LG 01Jan1951.

Born at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in 1888 he joined the Regular Army in 1906, serving in India. In 1911 he joined the Great Eastern Railway Company Police. He joined the Norfolk Constabulary in October 1912 until 1919. Served in the first World War 1914-1916. From 1919 to 1921 he served as a Sergeant in King's Lynn Borough Police, when he transferred to St Helens Borough Police in July 1921, being promoted to the rank of Inspector in 1922. On 1st January 1925 transferred to Bacup Borough Police as Inspector and Deputy Chief Constable. In November 1930 Bunn was appointed Chief Constable of Gravesend Borough Police. On 1st September 1934 appointed Chief Constable and Director of the Fire Brigade at Grimsby Borough. 1st September 1936 appointed Chief Constable of Stoke-on-Trent Police. In 1945 he qualified as a Barrister-at-Law. Mr Bunn retired 31st May 1955 and died in 1972.

Together with photocopies of Gazette entries, three typed pages of research and extract from Police journal.