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Auction: 21003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 429

Five: Company Sergeant-Major J. F. Sutton, Special Investigation Branch, Royal Military Police, later Inspector, Leicester City Police

1939-45 Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Police Long Service, E.II.R. (Inspr. John F. Sutton), good very fine (5)

John Frederick Sutton - or Fred to his friends and comrades - joined the Leicester City Police in 1937. During the Second World War he served with the 80 Section, Special Investigation Branch in Italy. After the end of the Second World War he returned to his old posting and rose to become Chief Inspector. He retired around 1967 at the point when the Force was reformed to make the Leicester and Rutland Constabulary; sold together with copied research including a photograph of the recipient.

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Estimate
£140 to £180

Starting price
£110