Five: Detective Sergeant Francis Curl, Metropolitan Police, late Royal Fusiliers and Army Intelligence Corps

1914-15 Star (14807 Sjt., R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (GS-14807 Sjt., R. Fus.); Coronation 1902, Metropolitan Police (P.C., C. Div.); Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C.) together with companion set of mounted miniatures, extremely fine (10) £80-100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of R.W. Gould, MBE.

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Francis Curl was born at Berkhampstead on 22 August 1878 and joined the Metropolitan Police on 2 April 1900 as a P.C. in “C” Division. He transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department in February 1914 and, in December of that year, he joined Army Intelligence on the nominal strength of the 10th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. One of the ‘Hush-Hush Brigade’ he went to France on 19 December 1914 where he served until medically discharged on 26 October 1918. He rejoined the Police in December 1919 and finally retired on pension as a Sergeant in the Portsmouth Division (C.I.D.) on 25 June 1925.