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SOME INFO ON UK HP INSIGNIA INTERESTING FACTS 1829 FORMATION OF THE METROPOLITAN POLICE 1864/65 INTRODUCTION OF COMBINED HELMET AND PLATE IN METROPOLITAN POLICE 1889 SMALL BOROUGH FORCES WERE AMALGAMATED INTO COUNTY FORCES 1901 QUEEN VICTORIA DIED 1902-5 CROWN CHANGED ON HELMET PLATES TO KC (TUDOR CROWN) 1936 POLICE BADGES WERE CHROMED FOR THE FIRST TIME 1952 KING GEORGE VI DIED QUEEN ELIZABETH II CROWNED 1953/55 CROWN CHANGED ON HELMET PLATES TO QC (EDWARD CROWN) 1965-69 REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF FORCES FROM 120 TO 47 1974 INTRODUCTION OF COLOURED ENAMEL INTO BADGES 1980 METROPOLITAN POLICE INTRODUCED BLUE RING HELMET PLATE Victoria Crown in use till 1902 Kings Crown in use till 1952 (Also known as the Tudor Crown) Queens Crown in use 1953/5 to today (Also known as the St Edward's Crown) |
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FORCE MOTTOES Prior to standardization of badges and helmet plates, some did not have the name of a City or Borough on them. They only had a coat of arms and a motto with or without a crown. Bellow is a list of the ones I know of. Please note there may be more I do not know of in which case I would appreciate you passing on any information you have to include here and help others. |
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Aberdeen City Abingdon Borough Accrington Borough Ashton-Under-Lyne Borough Bacup Borough Barnsley Borough Barrow-In-Furness Borough Bath City Birmingham City Blackburn Borough Blackpool Borough Bolton Borough Boston Borough Bradford City Bristol Docks Caernarvonshire Caithnesshire Canterburry Carlisle Clitheroe Borough Cornwall County Coventry City Derby Borough Devon & Exeter Devon & Cornwall Devonport Borough Dewsbury Borough Dunbarton Burgh Dunbartonshire Dundee City Dunfermline Burgh Eastbourne Borough East Suffolk Edinburgh City Exeter City Galshiels Burgh |
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- Bon Accord - Burges Abingdon in Com Berk - Industry & Prudence Conquer - Labour Omnia Vincit - Honor Industria - Spectemur Agendo - Semper Sursum - Floriat Bathon - Forward - Arte et Labore - Progress - Supera Moras - Per Mare et per Terrum - Labor Omnia Vincit - Virtute et Industria - Iaith Cwlad Cenedl - Commit thy Work to God - Ave Mater Angliae - Be Just and Fear Not - Burgi De Cliderowe In-Com-Lang - One And All - Camera Principis - Industria Virtus et Fortitudo - Auxilo Divino (With Divine Help) - In Auxilium Omnium (For the assistance of all) - Prorsum Semper Honeste - Deus Noster Refugium et Virtus - Fortitudo et Fidelitus - Levedax - Prudentia et Candore - Esto Rupes in Accessa - Meliora Sequimur - Honi Soit Quimal Y Pense. - Nisi Dominus Frustra - Semper Fidelis - Sour Plums |
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As well as the above there are Special Units like Harbors, Docks, Markets, Air Support, Atomic Energy etc |
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CURRENT FORCES LIST ENGLAND AND WALES AVON AND SOMERSET BEDFORDSHIRE CAMBRIDGESHIRE CHESHIRE CLEVELAND CUMBRIA DERBYSHIRE DEVON & CORNWALL DORSET DURHAM ESSEX GLOUCESTERSHIRE GREATER MANCHESTER HAMPSHIRE HERTFORDSHIRE HUMBERSIDE KENT LANCASHIRE LEICESTERSHIRE |
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LINCOLNSHIRE MERSEYSIDE METROPOLITAN (LONDON) NORFOLK NORTHAMPTONSHIRE NORTHUMBRIA NORTH YORKSHIRE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE SOUTH YORKSHIRE STAFFORDSHIRE SUFFOLK SURREY SUSSEX THAMES VALLEY WARWICKSHIRE WEST MERCIA WEST MIDLANDS WEST YORKSHIRE WILTSHIRE |
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Formed 1974 Formed 1974 Formed 1974 Formed 1974 Formed 1974 Formed 1967 Formed 1974 Formed 1967 Formed 1974 Formed 1974 Formed 1974 Formed 1974 Formed 1974 Formed 1967 Formed 1841 Formed 1974 Formed 1857 Formed 1974 Formed 1974 |
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Formed 1974 Formed 1974 Formed 1829 Formed 1974 Formed 1974 Formed 1974 Formed 1974 Formed 1974 Formed 1974 Formed 1974 Formed 1967 Formed 1974 Formed 1968 Formed 1968 Formed 1974 Formed 1967 Formed 1974 Formed 1974 Formed 1839 |
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Formed 1975 Formed 1948 Formed 1949 Formed 1975 |
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OTHERS IRELAND ROYAL ULSTER Formed 1922 ISLE OF MANN Formed 1863 GUERNSEY Formed 1853 JERSEY STATE OF JERSEY Formed 1853 There are other countries and Islands that have or had the same type of badges and Helmet Plates and or Cap Badges like :- English Police British India Police Burma Police Cyprus Police (1950s & 60s) Mauritius Police Force New Zealand Police Palestine Police (WWII time) Pakistan Police Royal Antigua & Barbuda Police Royal Bermuda Police Royal Borough Parks Police Royal Falkland Islands Royal Hong Kong Police Royal Lesotho Mounted Police Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary South Africa Police Southern Rhodesia Police All are very collectable although somewhat harder to acquire & I NEED MOST OF THESE PATCHES CAP BADGES AND HELMET PLATES ETC |
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WALES DYFED-POWYS GWENT NORTH WALES SOUTH WALES |
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SCOTLAND CENTRAL SCOTLAND DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY FIFE GRAMPIAN |
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Formed 1974 Formed 1974 Formed 1974 Formed 1974 |
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LOTHIAN & BORDERS NORTHERN STRATHCLYDE TAYSIDE |
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Formed 1975 Formed 1975 Formed 1975 Formed 1975 |