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Auction: 25003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 186

The 1957 O.B.E., O.St.J. and C.P.M. group of six awarded to Commissioner E. J. H. Colchester-Wemyss, Bahamas Police Force, late Palestine Police, Jamaica Police & British Solomon Islands Police

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd Type, Civil Division, Officer's (O.B.E.) breast Badge, silver-gilt; The Most Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem, Officer's Badge; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (1169. 2. B. Sjt. E. J. H. Colchester-Wemyss. Pal. Police.); War Medal 1939-45; Colonial Police Medal, E.II.R., for Meritorious Service (Supt. Edward J. H. Colchester-Wemyss, B. Solomon Is. Prot. Pol.); Coronation 1953, mounted court-style as worn, traces of lacquer, third with official corrections to initials, very fine (6)

O.B.E. London Gazette 13 June 1957 (Commissioner, Bahamas Police Force).

Officer of St John London Gazette 6 January 1956.

C.P.M. London Gazette 1 June 1953.

Edward John Hugo Colchester-Wemyss was born in 1910 and educated at Woodlands, Daganwy and Malvern College. He joined the Palestine Police in 1933, before transferring as Superintendent of the Barbados Police in 1938. He was 3rd Class Inspector for the Jamaica Police from 1943 and was advanced 2nd Class Inspector in 1946. It is interesting to note that Ian Fleming purchased the Goldeneye estate that same year on Oracabessa Bay on the northern coastline, so the pair may well have crossed paths along the way.

Posted to the British Solomon Islands Police as Superintendent in 1949, he was made Commissioner of Police (and Provost Marshal) to the Bahamas Police from 1955-63. Retired to England, he died on 2 February 1974 and is buried at Westbury-on-Severn; sold together with his riband bar and copied research.

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Estimate
£400 to £600

Starting price
£320