Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Police Constable R. Walters, 2nd (H.M. Dockyard Portsmouth) Division, Metropolitan Police

Jubilee 1897, Metropolitan Police, bronze (P.C. R. Walters. 2nd Divn.); Coronation 1902, Metropolitan Police, bronze (P.C. R. Walters. 2nd Div.) traces of verdigris, very fine (2) £60-£80

Richard Walters was born in Cholsey, Berkshire in February 1869, and joined the Metropolitan Police in London in March 1893. He joined ‘J’ Division (Bethnal Green), and served with them for two years before transferring to the 2nd (Portsmouth) Division for the remainder of his career. Walters resigned 24 August 1909.

Note: From 1860 to 1922, the Metropolitan Police were responsible for policing Woolwich Arsenal (1st Division), as well as H.M. Dockyards Portsmouth (2nd Division), Devonport (3rd Division), Chatham (4th Division), Pembroke (5th Division), and, from 1916, Rosyth (6th Division).

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