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This is a scarce Scottish Police Pair of medals. The first is the 1903 Visit to Scotland medal named to PC J Cumming. The second is the scarce 1911 Scottish Police Coronation medal named to the same officer J Cumming but as a PS (Sergeant). Both medals are mounted on a contemporary personalised thistle ribbon bar. Nice item.

This is a rare opportunity to purchase a pair of medals to a Victorian Police Inspector who served on the THAMES RIVER DIVISION.<p> In 1798 the Thames River Police was brought into existence by the efforts of two Magistrates, Captain John Harriott and Patrick Colquhoun with the support and financial backing of the West India Company who wished to protect their cargoes of merchandise from the numerous bands of thieves who operated on the River Thames. The force consisted of a Chief Constable and fifty petty constables with Harriott as the Resident Magistrate and Colquhoun as the Superintending Magistrate. Harriott however was not content to sit in his office and he patrolled the river in a cutter in fair weather and foul, by day and night, until he became the terror of the river gangs. He continued his activities until his death in 1816 but he had established the Thames River Police as the oldest professional body of law enforcement officers in the country. They were incorporated into the Metropolitan Police in 1839.<p> From 1839 the River Police became the Marine Unit of the Metropolitan Police which was then known as Thames Division or “TA” Division.

In 1887 there were only seven Inspectors serving on this Division, one of which (Insp Plummer) who was in charge of the Reserve . This was a special section of regular officers called upon to support the normal on duty officers. Each division had its own reserve and they were signified by the letter R on their collar.

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