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12-09-10, 10:47 AM
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Palestine Police
I bought this set of buttons and badges yesterday at the MHS meeting. ThePP badge is lugged and has no maker. The shoulder title is marked, Dowler and Sons Ltd. Two of the buttons are by Firmin and one is by The London Badge and Button Co. John.
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12-09-10, 11:24 AM
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They look to be a great find. Palestine Police stuff has started to pick up recently because of released records and new web sites which document their activities.
I believe there is at least one member here who pays very well for militaria to this unit 
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13-09-10, 04:05 PM
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BP44: I envy you that collection. A cousin I was very close to in my teens did his National Service in the Palestine Police 1947/48, then went on to the royal Hong Kong Police, leaving me madly jealous of him.
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13-09-10, 04:21 PM
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titles all made by Dowler and Sons Ltd
PALESTINE POLICE RARE SHOULDER TITLE (1).JPG PALESTINE POLICE RARE SHOULDER TITLE (2).JPG
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13-09-10, 07:36 PM
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Palestine Police
Thanks to everyone for your interest in my small collection of PP badges. Peter616 especially good to see the arabec numerals used on, I presume, the officers shoulder tabs. I need now to look for them as well as a cloth nshoulder title, John.
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14-09-10, 10:02 AM
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In KD the numbers were worn on the officer's chest above the breast pockets on a black leather backing, Arabic on the left, English on the right. And the ones in the photo are upside down - they read (from the LEFT as in English) 3421.
Eddie Last edited by Eddie Parks; 14-09-10 at 10:18 AM.
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01-08-13, 08:11 AM
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I thought other members might be interested in these two photographs I found in a photograph album inherited from an uncle in Dublin: as far as I know this was not a family member but probably connected to my uncle through school, church or scouts.
Palestine Police Constable '297', W.C. Castle - written in pencil on the reverse is “Summer Uniform”. Palestine Police Constable '297', W.C. Castle - written in pencil on the reverse is “Summer Uniform/Leaving on patrol/K......... Jerusalem/......... 1937.” Update 01/01/2014 - I now believe I have identified him from the PRO file Ref: WO 100/510. According to this file ‘297’ was Temp A/Brit Sgt W.C. Castle. Reference: WO 100/510 - General Service Medal 1918-1962: Clasp Palestine: Trans Jordan Frontier Force, Palestine Police (http://discovery.nationalarchives.go...ndex=1&page=32) Last viewed: 01/01/2014. Graham
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I am looking to purchase items from the British Administration Police & Prison Services in Cyrenaica & Tripolitania; Eritrea & Ethiopia; Somalia (f. Italian Somaliland) & British Somaliland; & the Dodecanese: insignia, documents, photographs etc. Last edited by Chacal; 01-01-14 at 09:19 PM. Reason: Updating information re. photographs
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