Aust. Historical Medals

Lot 576    SESSION 3 (2.30PM TUESDAY 2ND APRIL)    Aust. Historical Medals

Estimate $6,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au

FAMILY POLICE GROUP: (Father) Pair: Victoria Police Valour Badge (see Australians Awarded by Clive Johnson this medal illustrated); Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (EIIR type 1). Norman Keith Jones No 9196 3.7.1940 on first medal, N.K.Jones. V.B. on second medal. (Son) Victoria Police Force Valour Award. K.C.Jones No 16716. 4.10.1972 (see Australians Awarded by Clive Johnson this medal illustrated). All medals engraved. All medals with brooch suspender bars, very fine - extremely fine.

Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 79 (lot 1122).

Father: Norman Keith Jones, born 28Oct1913 at Somerville, Vic, died 05Dec1995; part of service record includes 28May1937 Passed First Aid Examination; 25Feb1938 Passed retention examination; 20Sep1940 Police Valour Badge awarded to Constable Norman Keith Jones together with Constable W.E.Quill, 8917 for their courageous action and devotion to duty in arresting at Royal Park Melbourne, 5/7/40 two escapees who were known to be armed and dangerous. By their prompt action and sound judgment the Constables upheld the best traditions of the Victorian Police forces; -May1941 Commended by CCP together with Constable Orger 9369 for special zeal, vigilance in the execution of their dutys (sic) which resulted in the apprehension and conviction of four youths for stealing motor cars. Nov1941 Passed examination in a course of Anti SAS and A.R.P. training held at Depot; 10May1944 Highly commended for outstanding zeal and devotion to duty during extensive fires at Beaumaris on 14/1/44; 1959 Awarded Police LS&GC Medal; he retired 27Oct1973 after service at Collingwood, the Motorcycle Patrol Section, Transport Branch, 'T' District HQs and for the last 10 years with the Motor Boating Squad.

In Constable Jones' own account of the escapees capture he said, 'Two prisoners coming to Melbourne from Tallangatta, jumped their police escorts and took their guns. They had handcuffed the escorts, and then jumped off the train at Royal Park. They were in the Royal Park Golf Course area, so my colleague and I searched for them, found them and gave chase. We managed to catch them after they had split up. When we arrived back where we had planned to meet, I had one prisoner and the other prisoner had my mate. They wanted to swap but we managed to get them both in the end. One of those times when all's well that ends well.'

Son: Kevin Cameron Jones, born 07Sep 1936 at Mt Gambier, Sth Aust, died 16Nov2004; served with Victoria Police 10May1957 to 30Jun1969 and 11Jun1971 to 15Feb1983; rank on discharge was Detective Senior Constable CIB Special Branch; Discharged as Medically Unfit. His Police Valour Award was presented to him at the passing-out parade held at the Police Training Academy on 3Nov1972.

There are only three 'father and son' pairs with Victorian Police Valour awards.

With research including a copy of Police Life news-magazine of the Victorian Police Force with a front page photo of Constable Jones receiving his Valour Award from the Assistant Commissioner.