Colonial Police Insignia - poss Northern Rhod. Police - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

guBulawayo · #1 15-03-23, 08:49 PM

Hi All, I recently acquired this small lot of colonial police items. I would like to think they are Northern Rhodesian Police but I don not know what other colonial police used that may be similar - The pips are a lot bigger than others I have seen - Does anyone have an ideas please - Thanks Wayne

590acf1e-5f66-4491-8485-11826560bf58 by Wayne, on Flickr

7b0d29f6-b91f-4a7e-9d64-7d1b183dc8fb by Wayne, on Flickr

471d6e6b-32de-4d23-9db7-9ed04e8bc0dd by Wayne, on Flickr

169ae16b-d273-4d13-b62b-825bb0c10416 by Wayne, on Flickr

manchesters · #2 15-03-23, 10:11 PM

The buttons have the motto of Fiji Police.

regards

1314 · #3 15-03-23, 10:56 PM

Salus Populi was the motto of The Colonial Police Service as a whole,it was also used on the insignia of some Colonial Police Forces ie The Kenya Police.You will note the red cushions to the Crown on the CP's insignia,some Forces used Crowns with blue cushions i.e. Hong Kong/Royal Hong Kong.

1314 · #4 16-03-23, 08:17 AM

Further to my earlier : the Commissioner of the NRP wore " crossed tipstaves surrounded by a wreath surmounted by a crown ", drilled into all on sundry on Day One.

guBulawayo · #5 16-03-23, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by 1314

Further to my earlier : the Commissioner of the NRP wore " crossed tipstaves surrounded by a wreath surmounted by a crown ", drilled into all on sundry on Day One.

Hi 1314, Yes sorry I forgot to mention the rank name and structure was incorrect. Have you any copies of Nkhwazi magazine perhaps? I understand a few may have had images of insignia in them. Thanks Wayne

1314 · #6 16-03-23, 08:53 PM

I have Nkhwazi back to early 1959,in the contect of this thread there are photos of C.P.s Fforde and Halse each wearing insignia as above but regret I am unable to forward on this medium.If required I am happy to send photostats by post.xxxxxx