Uganda Police badge puzzle

[Chacal]

I’ve recently received these KC Uganda Police cap badges from other Forum members but I am puzzled by the difference in size.

The larger is in WM and (from memory) is about the same size as a post-colonial badge I had many years ago: this one is 34 x 48mm. The two smaller ones - had they lugs - I would put down as collars, but if collars, why sliders? Or were they officers badges? They measure 25 x 34mm.

Any ideas would be much appreciated.

Thanks

Graham

[altcar73]

Graham,

I understand that the smaller slidered badges were worn on a beret. The collar badges are a facing pair which are the same size as the beret badge.

Dave.

[Chacal]

Cool, thanks Dave - I didn't know any police forces (colonial or otherwise) wore berets at that time.

Learned something new, and another country ticked off - only another 170-ish to go.

Graham

[Peter Brydon]

This is from the MHS Bulletin of February 1956.

P.B.

[1314]

A related matter - Berets were worn thus -

Northern Rhodesia Police - Police Airwing and Armoured Car Section of Police Mobile Unit (Blue)

Hong Kong Police - Marine Police ( after discard of the naval round cap),
Police Tactical Unit (Blue)

Kenya Police - General Service Unit (Maroon/Red - generally faded).

[Chacal]

Originally Posted by 1314

A related matter - Berets were worn thus -

Northern Rhodesia Police - Police Airwing and Armoured Car Section of Police Mobile Unit (Blue)

Hong Kong Police - Marine Police ( after discard of the naval round cap),
Police Tactical Unit (Blue)

Kenya Police - General Service Unit (Maroon/Red - generally faded).

Thanks for this, I was vaguely aware of the RHKP wearing berets, but not of the Northern Rhodesia or Kenya - does anyone have examples with provenance?

Graham

[1314]

NRP Air Wing ( more correctly Reserve Police Flight)
Photographs on Page 58 of Nkhwazi (NRP Magazine ) issue of April 1964 Vol 12 Number 1.

Kenya Police GSU - see "Kenya Cowboy " by Hewitt.

To RHKP please add " Saracen Unit" - Saracen AFVs under control of Police Tactical Unit.

[1314]

Further to my earlier =

Northern Rhodesia Police - Armoured Car Unit - photo of vehicle and crew,in berets,from 1953 at Page 256 in Tim Wright's History of the NRP.

[Chacal]

Thanks 1314, I'll have to look out for these books when I'm a bit more flush.

Graham