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Chief Constable of Sussex
Why does the Officer on the left of the picture have a different cap badge to all the others? Does anyone know the full registration mark of this car?
Where are they now??
The car has a Kent registration number, and the badge on the cap may be that of an officer from Hampshire. I would think that this is a training photo of the No. 6 District Police Driver Training Centre, Maidestone, in the early or middle 1960's. The car is a Wolsley made in Birmingham by BMC. The Sergeant would be the instuctor and the course would be for advanced driver training, Grade 1.
This photo was taken in the yard of the Kent Police Driving School, Maidstone. I do not know the name of the Sgt but the man second from the right is PC Arthur Smith, who became one of our top instructors in Kent. The date would be late 1950's, as the Invicta Horse is still on the epaulette and not on the lapels.
The Officer wearing the large wreath style cap badge is in fact from Hastings Borough Police, not Hampshire as suggested.
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