Any Palestine Police experts?
 

Hi Folks

I have a large framed photo, I suspected it when I bought it that it might be an early Palestine Police or Palestine Gendarmerie picture.

Does any one have any comments on what they think it might be.

Cheers
Sean

Sean,
Member Eddie Parks is probably the man for this. He is on the Forum from time to time so perhaps worth a PM.

Tim

Having a friend (now deceased) who was in the Palestine Police and remembering all the pictures I saw, In all his photo’s in uniform, whether on patrol or parade, everyone was in a peaked hat. I would imagine more Gendarmerie than police. Try to Google either one. Regards, D.J.

The headgear they are wearing is called a "Kalpak" and it was worn by both the police and its forerunner the Gendarmerie. The police latterly did wear a peaked cap.

Dave.

I'm guessing the photo is early, possibly 1920's

I'm not all that sure but wouldn't the senior officers at least be British?. The entire complement here look turkish/ottoman

GTB

It had crossed my mind too, there are some suspiciously Turkish looking moustaches,

They might possibly be members of the Trans-Jordan Frontier Force. Not many cap badges on view though.

Its difficult to date it but they may be a group of the Arab Section of the Palestine Gendarmerie, or the Arab section of the Palestine Police. I suspect the latter, and at a wild guess I would say the officer seated centre is Eugene Patrick Quigley.