MkII POLICE, Special Constable

[tinlid]

Here's a Police special constable, pretty sure the 2 white bands stands for a sergeant. Inside the crown of the helmet he has added a piece of felt probably to keep his head warmer. Both helmet & liiner are dated 1939 & made by BMB.

[aussie mick]

Yet again another beauty.
What exactly did a Special Constable do ? and with the 2 bands why isnt he called a Special Sergeant.
Mick

[Eric Zentner]

Great looking lid I don't see these on the market much congrats!

Eric

[Tinhat]

Another nice helmet.

Here is my War Reserve Police helmet to go with the picture. Helmet is BMB but badly stamped 193? and the liner is BMB 1939.


Mick,
To answer your question, my understanding is the Police had 4 types of Reserve Force:
1. 1st Police Reserve, retired Police officers.
2. Special Constabulary, unpaid, part time volunteers.
3. War Reserve, full time, paid for the period of the war only.
4. Women's Auxiliary, women volunteers.

Specials were mainly used for the additional tasks that War created, registering aliens, support roles at bomb sites, collating casualty lists etc.

Steve.

[tinlid]

Love the helmet, nice to see the WR on it. The shell will be dated 1939.
Aaron

[aussie mick]

Another nice helmet.

Herw is my War Reserve Police helmet to go with the picture. Helmet is BMB but badly stamped 193? and the liner is BMB 1939.


Mick,
To answer your question, my undertanding is the Police had 4 types of Reserve Force:
1. 1st Police Reserve, retired Police officers.
2. Special Constabulary, unpaid, part time volunteers.
3. War Reserve, full time, paid for the period of the war only.
4. Womens Auxiliary, women volunteers.

Specials were mainly used for the additional tasks that War created, registering aliens, support roles at bomb sites, collating casualty lists etc.

Steve.

Thanks Steve,
I honestly didnt know that
Mick

[Battery Command Post]

Herw is my War Reserve Police helmet to go with the picture. Helmet is BMB but badly stamped 193? and the liner is BMB 1939.

Just a piece of semi-relevant trivia: the famous British serial killer John Reginald Christie (of 10 Rillington Place fame) was a War Reserve Policeman in London during the war. That could have even been his helmet, you never know

Rob

[Panzer 3]

Hi,
Christie was a horrible man, i have a family story to tell, about a week before he was caught we were all on a small outing on the common in Putney london not far from where we lived. Two of my sisters were playing nearby and a man tried to intice them into a bushy area, my dad saw this and chased this man, he turned out to be John Christie, he got away that time but was caught i think near Putney bridge, and as we all know Hanged for his crimes.
( thank god ) dave.