Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Colonial Police Medal group of five awarded to Sub-Inspector Phineas Matarirano Nyika, British South Africa Police

War Medal 1939-45, unnamed; Colonial Police Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue, for Meritorious Service (10792 African Sub-Insp. Nyika, B.S.A. Police); Colonial Police L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (10792 Afr/1/Sgt. Phineas Matarirano Nyika, B.S.A.P.); Rhodesia, General Service Medal (10792 Sub-Insp. Nyika); Rhodesia, Police L.S. & G.C., with Second Award Bar (10792 Sub. Insp. Nyika) mounted court style for display, edge bruise to third, good very fine (5) £400-450

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Long Service Medals from the Collection formed by John Tamplin.

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Phineas Matarirano Nyika was a long serving police officer in the British South Africa Police of Southern Rhodesia. He was awarded the Colonial Police L.S. & G.C. which was notified in the Southern Rhodesia Government Gazette of 22 July 1960. Four years later he was awarded the Colonial Police Medal for Meritorious Service, notified in the London Gazette of 13 June 1964. He subsequently received the Rhodesia Police L.S. & G.C. and Bar, published in the Rhodesia Government Gazette of 13 August 1971. Sold with copied gazette extracts.