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Pair: Police Constable J. Rose, Metropolitan Police, who was one of 24 policemen who ‘repelled all borders’ against 400 rioting Canadian servicemen during the Epsom Police Station Siege of 1919
Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C., J. Rose.); Jubilee 1935 (P.C. J. Rose) last with privately engraved naming, mounted for display, nearly extremely fine (2) £300-£400
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Police Constable J. Rose served with the Metropolitan Police, and was present during the Epsom Police Station Siege of June 1919. He was one of the officers present on parade when Lord Roseberry formally presented inscribed watches or medallions to officers involved in the Epsom Siege, 14 January 1920. He is pictured as such in an article (a copy of which is included with the lot), which gives the following:
‘Epsom Police Station Siege, 1919
Riot by Canadian soldiers in which a policeman was killed.
On 17 June 1919, Major Bird, commanding the Canadian Army Convalescent Centre at Woodcote Park, telephoned Epsom Police Station to warn the duty officer that about 300 men had gone into the town for the evening, something that had caused friction with local residents in the past. Between 9.00 and 9.30pm, police were called to the Rifleman pub [still in business today] in East Street, Epsom, where they ejected Canadian servicemen who were causing a disturbance and arrested Private McDonald of the Canadian Army Service Corps. As four constables took him back to the police station on Ashley Road, Driver Veinotte tried to intervene, so they arrested him, too. About 20 Canadians followed them, threatening to release the prisoners, but they dispersed after some argument. Inspector Pawley locked the man in the cells which were in a yard beside the very attractive police station, a two-storey Victorian country villa with a railed front garden, and held men from the day shift in the station to reinforce the night shift in case of trouble.
After an hour’s peace and quiet, a bugle call sounding ‘Assembly’ was heard, and a lot of shouting ensued. Inspector Pawley telephoned Woodcote Park, asking Major Bird to send forces to collect the prisoners. He also telephoned surrounding Divisions asking for strong police reinforcements.
Major Ross from Woodcote Park arrived on the scene and found about 400 men, mostly armed with sticks and fence palings, shouting a demand for the prisoner’s release. A small cordon of police officers stood in front of the building. Major Ross told the men to go home, and said he would take charged of McDonald and Veinotte. The rioting soldiers ignored him, and started throwing stones at the police station windows. Ross and the police retreated into the station, whereupon the mob battered down the garden railings and smashed every pane of glass in the front of the building. As a few reinforcements arrived, climbing over garden walls and entering furtively through the rear of the building, Major Ross was smuggled out by the same way. By now some of the soldiers had forced their way into the side yard and jemmied open a cell door to release one of the prisoners.
After a consultation with Station Sergeant Thomas Green (V87, Warrant No. 80417), Pawley led the 15 officers under his command out in a baton charge. They cleared the garden but were forced back by weight of numbers on the street, and retreated into the station again. When they were inside, they realised that Sergeant Green (who was wearing civilian clothes) was no longer with them. He had been struck down by a heavy blow across the head. Some of the Canadians moved him into a nearby house, and from there he was sent on to Dorking Road Infirmary, where he died early the following morning.
Major Ross now returned to the station and made it clear to the men that he would take charge of the prisoners. A bugle sounded again, and the rioters withdrew. The whole affair had lasted about an hour, and well after it was over, 100 police reinforcements arrived from Surbiton and Wandsworth on bicycles.
Nine men were arrested to be put on trial for riot and manslaughter. In the event, no evidence was brought against two who were able to prove that their presence in Epsom was nothing to do with drinking and rioting. Bugler Todd, who was believed to have started and finished the affray with his signals, succeeded in persuading the court that he had only sounded ‘fall in’ on Major Ross’s request. A military policeman called McAllan was acquitted after testifying that he had been leaving as soon as he saw the nature of the disturbance, but was hit over the head. The other five were convicted of riot but cleared of manslaughter and imprisoned for a year. Epsom was declared out of bounds to Canadian troops, and the Canadian Red Cross made one of the first large donations to the fund set up for Sergeant Green’s widow.
The 24 police officers [including Police Constable Rose] who had held the fort were rewarded with gold watches and chains presented by Lord Rosebery (a resident of the Division). Hundreds of policemen from all over London came to Sergeant Green’s funeral. He had been a very popular man, with 24 years’ service and the expectation of retiring the following year. More than 1,000 people lined the route to pay their respects.
In 1929, Allan McMaster, who had been one of the five imprisoned rioters, was arrested by the police in Winnipeg and confessed that he had killed Green, hitting him over the head with an iron bar wrenched from a cell window. Winnipeg cabled the information to Scotland Yard, but since McMaster had already been tried and acquitted of Green’s manslaughter, there was no action that could be taken. He died in 1939.’
Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C., J. Rose.); Jubilee 1935 (P.C. J. Rose) last with privately engraved naming, mounted for display, nearly extremely fine (2) £300-£400
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Police Constable J. Rose served with the Metropolitan Police, and was present during the Epsom Police Station Siege of June 1919. He was one of the officers present on parade when Lord Roseberry formally presented inscribed watches or medallions to officers involved in the Epsom Siege, 14 January 1920. He is pictured as such in an article (a copy of which is included with the lot), which gives the following:
‘Epsom Police Station Siege, 1919
Riot by Canadian soldiers in which a policeman was killed.
On 17 June 1919, Major Bird, commanding the Canadian Army Convalescent Centre at Woodcote Park, telephoned Epsom Police Station to warn the duty officer that about 300 men had gone into the town for the evening, something that had caused friction with local residents in the past. Between 9.00 and 9.30pm, police were called to the Rifleman pub [still in business today] in East Street, Epsom, where they ejected Canadian servicemen who were causing a disturbance and arrested Private McDonald of the Canadian Army Service Corps. As four constables took him back to the police station on Ashley Road, Driver Veinotte tried to intervene, so they arrested him, too. About 20 Canadians followed them, threatening to release the prisoners, but they dispersed after some argument. Inspector Pawley locked the man in the cells which were in a yard beside the very attractive police station, a two-storey Victorian country villa with a railed front garden, and held men from the day shift in the station to reinforce the night shift in case of trouble.
After an hour’s peace and quiet, a bugle call sounding ‘Assembly’ was heard, and a lot of shouting ensued. Inspector Pawley telephoned Woodcote Park, asking Major Bird to send forces to collect the prisoners. He also telephoned surrounding Divisions asking for strong police reinforcements.
Major Ross from Woodcote Park arrived on the scene and found about 400 men, mostly armed with sticks and fence palings, shouting a demand for the prisoner’s release. A small cordon of police officers stood in front of the building. Major Ross told the men to go home, and said he would take charged of McDonald and Veinotte. The rioting soldiers ignored him, and started throwing stones at the police station windows. Ross and the police retreated into the station, whereupon the mob battered down the garden railings and smashed every pane of glass in the front of the building. As a few reinforcements arrived, climbing over garden walls and entering furtively through the rear of the building, Major Ross was smuggled out by the same way. By now some of the soldiers had forced their way into the side yard and jemmied open a cell door to release one of the prisoners.
After a consultation with Station Sergeant Thomas Green (V87, Warrant No. 80417), Pawley led the 15 officers under his command out in a baton charge. They cleared the garden but were forced back by weight of numbers on the street, and retreated into the station again. When they were inside, they realised that Sergeant Green (who was wearing civilian clothes) was no longer with them. He had been struck down by a heavy blow across the head. Some of the Canadians moved him into a nearby house, and from there he was sent on to Dorking Road Infirmary, where he died early the following morning.
Major Ross now returned to the station and made it clear to the men that he would take charge of the prisoners. A bugle sounded again, and the rioters withdrew. The whole affair had lasted about an hour, and well after it was over, 100 police reinforcements arrived from Surbiton and Wandsworth on bicycles.
Nine men were arrested to be put on trial for riot and manslaughter. In the event, no evidence was brought against two who were able to prove that their presence in Epsom was nothing to do with drinking and rioting. Bugler Todd, who was believed to have started and finished the affray with his signals, succeeded in persuading the court that he had only sounded ‘fall in’ on Major Ross’s request. A military policeman called McAllan was acquitted after testifying that he had been leaving as soon as he saw the nature of the disturbance, but was hit over the head. The other five were convicted of riot but cleared of manslaughter and imprisoned for a year. Epsom was declared out of bounds to Canadian troops, and the Canadian Red Cross made one of the first large donations to the fund set up for Sergeant Green’s widow.
The 24 police officers [including Police Constable Rose] who had held the fort were rewarded with gold watches and chains presented by Lord Rosebery (a resident of the Division). Hundreds of policemen from all over London came to Sergeant Green’s funeral. He had been a very popular man, with 24 years’ service and the expectation of retiring the following year. More than 1,000 people lined the route to pay their respects.
In 1929, Allan McMaster, who had been one of the five imprisoned rioters, was arrested by the police in Winnipeg and confessed that he had killed Green, hitting him over the head with an iron bar wrenched from a cell window. Winnipeg cabled the information to Scotland Yard, but since McMaster had already been tried and acquitted of Green’s manslaughter, there was no action that could be taken. He died in 1939.’
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Pair: Police Constable J. Rose, Metropolitan Police, who was one of 24 policemen who ‘repelled all borders’ against 400 rioting Canadian servicemen during the Epsom Police Station Siege of 1919
Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C., J. Rose.); Jubilee 1935 (P.C. J. Rose) last with privately engraved naming, mounted for display, nearly extremely fine (2) £300-£400
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Police Constable J. Rose served with the Metropolitan Police, and was present during the Epsom Police Station Siege of June 1919. He was one of the officers present on parade when Lord Roseberry formally presented inscribed watches or medallions to officers involved in the Epsom Siege, 14 January 1920. He is pictured as such in an article (a copy of which is included with the lot), which gives the following:
‘Epsom Police Station Siege, 1919
Riot by Canadian soldiers in which a policeman was killed.
On 17 June 1919, Major Bird, commanding the Canadian Army Convalescent Centre at Woodcote Park, telephoned Epsom Police Station to warn the duty officer that about 300 men had gone into the town for the evening, something that had caused friction with local residents in the past. Between 9.00 and 9.30pm, police were called to the Rifleman pub [still in business today] in East Street, Epsom, where they ejected Canadian servicemen who were causing a disturbance and arrested Private McDonald of the Canadian Army Service Corps. As four constables took him back to the police station on Ashley Road, Driver Veinotte tried to intervene, so they arrested him, too. About 20 Canadians followed them, threatening to release the prisoners, but they dispersed after some argument. Inspector Pawley locked the man in the cells which were in a yard beside the very attractive police station, a two-storey Victorian country villa with a railed front garden, and held men from the day shift in the station to reinforce the night shift in case of trouble.
After an hour’s peace and quiet, a bugle call sounding ‘Assembly’ was heard, and a lot of shouting ensued. Inspector Pawley telephoned Woodcote Park, asking Major Bird to send forces to collect the prisoners. He also telephoned surrounding Divisions asking for strong police reinforcements.
Major Ross from Woodcote Park arrived on the scene and found about 400 men, mostly armed with sticks and fence palings, shouting a demand for the prisoner’s release. A small cordon of police officers stood in front of the building. Major Ross told the men to go home, and said he would take charged of McDonald and Veinotte. The rioting soldiers ignored him, and started throwing stones at the police station windows. Ross and the police retreated into the station, whereupon the mob battered down the garden railings and smashed every pane of glass in the front of the building. As a few reinforcements arrived, climbing over garden walls and entering furtively through the rear of the building, Major Ross was smuggled out by the same way. By now some of the soldiers had forced their way into the side yard and jemmied open a cell door to release one of the prisoners.
After a consultation with Station Sergeant Thomas Green (V87, Warrant No. 80417), Pawley led the 15 officers under his command out in a baton charge. They cleared the garden but were forced back by weight of numbers on the street, and retreated into the station again. When they were inside, they realised that Sergeant Green (who was wearing civilian clothes) was no longer with them. He had been struck down by a heavy blow across the head. Some of the Canadians moved him into a nearby house, and from there he was sent on to Dorking Road Infirmary, where he died early the following morning.
Major Ross now returned to the station and made it clear to the men that he would take charge of the prisoners. A bugle sounded again, and the rioters withdrew. The whole affair had lasted about an hour, and well after it was over, 100 police reinforcements arrived from Surbiton and Wandsworth on bicycles.
Nine men were arrested to be put on trial for riot and manslaughter. In the event, no evidence was brought against two who were able to prove that their presence in Epsom was nothing to do with drinking and rioting. Bugler Todd, who was believed to have started and finished the affray with his signals, succeeded in persuading the court that he had only sounded ‘fall in’ on Major Ross’s request. A military policeman called McAllan was acquitted after testifying that he had been leaving as soon as he saw the nature of the disturbance, but was hit over the head. The other five were convicted of riot but cleared of manslaughter and imprisoned for a year. Epsom was declared out of bounds to Canadian troops, and the Canadian Red Cross made one of the first large donations to the fund set up for Sergeant Green’s widow.
The 24 police officers [including Police Constable Rose] who had held the fort were rewarded with gold watches and chains presented by Lord Rosebery (a resident of the Division). Hundreds of policemen from all over London came to Sergeant Green’s funeral. He had been a very popular man, with 24 years’ service and the expectation of retiring the following year. More than 1,000 people lined the route to pay their respects.
In 1929, Allan McMaster, who had been one of the five imprisoned rioters, was arrested by the police in Winnipeg and confessed that he had killed Green, hitting him over the head with an iron bar wrenched from a cell window. Winnipeg cabled the information to Scotland Yard, but since McMaster had already been tried and acquitted of Green’s manslaughter, there was no action that could be taken. He died in 1939.’
Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C., J. Rose.); Jubilee 1935 (P.C. J. Rose) last with privately engraved naming, mounted for display, nearly extremely fine (2) £300-£400
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Police Constable J. Rose served with the Metropolitan Police, and was present during the Epsom Police Station Siege of June 1919. He was one of the officers present on parade when Lord Roseberry formally presented inscribed watches or medallions to officers involved in the Epsom Siege, 14 January 1920. He is pictured as such in an article (a copy of which is included with the lot), which gives the following:
‘Epsom Police Station Siege, 1919
Riot by Canadian soldiers in which a policeman was killed.
On 17 June 1919, Major Bird, commanding the Canadian Army Convalescent Centre at Woodcote Park, telephoned Epsom Police Station to warn the duty officer that about 300 men had gone into the town for the evening, something that had caused friction with local residents in the past. Between 9.00 and 9.30pm, police were called to the Rifleman pub [still in business today] in East Street, Epsom, where they ejected Canadian servicemen who were causing a disturbance and arrested Private McDonald of the Canadian Army Service Corps. As four constables took him back to the police station on Ashley Road, Driver Veinotte tried to intervene, so they arrested him, too. About 20 Canadians followed them, threatening to release the prisoners, but they dispersed after some argument. Inspector Pawley locked the man in the cells which were in a yard beside the very attractive police station, a two-storey Victorian country villa with a railed front garden, and held men from the day shift in the station to reinforce the night shift in case of trouble.
After an hour’s peace and quiet, a bugle call sounding ‘Assembly’ was heard, and a lot of shouting ensued. Inspector Pawley telephoned Woodcote Park, asking Major Bird to send forces to collect the prisoners. He also telephoned surrounding Divisions asking for strong police reinforcements.
Major Ross from Woodcote Park arrived on the scene and found about 400 men, mostly armed with sticks and fence palings, shouting a demand for the prisoner’s release. A small cordon of police officers stood in front of the building. Major Ross told the men to go home, and said he would take charged of McDonald and Veinotte. The rioting soldiers ignored him, and started throwing stones at the police station windows. Ross and the police retreated into the station, whereupon the mob battered down the garden railings and smashed every pane of glass in the front of the building. As a few reinforcements arrived, climbing over garden walls and entering furtively through the rear of the building, Major Ross was smuggled out by the same way. By now some of the soldiers had forced their way into the side yard and jemmied open a cell door to release one of the prisoners.
After a consultation with Station Sergeant Thomas Green (V87, Warrant No. 80417), Pawley led the 15 officers under his command out in a baton charge. They cleared the garden but were forced back by weight of numbers on the street, and retreated into the station again. When they were inside, they realised that Sergeant Green (who was wearing civilian clothes) was no longer with them. He had been struck down by a heavy blow across the head. Some of the Canadians moved him into a nearby house, and from there he was sent on to Dorking Road Infirmary, where he died early the following morning.
Major Ross now returned to the station and made it clear to the men that he would take charge of the prisoners. A bugle sounded again, and the rioters withdrew. The whole affair had lasted about an hour, and well after it was over, 100 police reinforcements arrived from Surbiton and Wandsworth on bicycles.
Nine men were arrested to be put on trial for riot and manslaughter. In the event, no evidence was brought against two who were able to prove that their presence in Epsom was nothing to do with drinking and rioting. Bugler Todd, who was believed to have started and finished the affray with his signals, succeeded in persuading the court that he had only sounded ‘fall in’ on Major Ross’s request. A military policeman called McAllan was acquitted after testifying that he had been leaving as soon as he saw the nature of the disturbance, but was hit over the head. The other five were convicted of riot but cleared of manslaughter and imprisoned for a year. Epsom was declared out of bounds to Canadian troops, and the Canadian Red Cross made one of the first large donations to the fund set up for Sergeant Green’s widow.
The 24 police officers [including Police Constable Rose] who had held the fort were rewarded with gold watches and chains presented by Lord Rosebery (a resident of the Division). Hundreds of policemen from all over London came to Sergeant Green’s funeral. He had been a very popular man, with 24 years’ service and the expectation of retiring the following year. More than 1,000 people lined the route to pay their respects.
In 1929, Allan McMaster, who had been one of the five imprisoned rioters, was arrested by the police in Winnipeg and confessed that he had killed Green, hitting him over the head with an iron bar wrenched from a cell window. Winnipeg cabled the information to Scotland Yard, but since McMaster had already been tried and acquitted of Green’s manslaughter, there was no action that could be taken. He died in 1939.’
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