THE GREAT WAR, 1914-1919
This is to certify that
served His Most Gracious Majesty GEORGE V., KING of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and EMPEROR of India as a member of
The Hongkong Police Reserve
Date of Joining
Termination of Service...
Units in which served
Rank on termination of Service..
Record
Governor & Commander in Chief.
Captain Superintendent of Police.
Commanding Police Reserves.
THE HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE
The reason for the creation of this Auxiliary Armed Police Force was stated in the following words at a Meeting of the Legislative Council of the Colony, held on the first day of October, 1914:-
The necessity for a large body of Special Constables in times of emergency has been demonstrated recently, and the usefulness of such a body would be considerably increased by preliminary training, while the enrolment of a large body of Special Police at short notice would be much facilitated by the existence of a Reserve consisting of men who had declared their willingness to serve as Special Constables.
By the end of 1918 over 800 men--representative of the British, Portuguese, Indian, and Chinese sections of the community-had been on the strength of the Force. The establishment included :-
Staff.
8 Platoons of Foot l'olice. Detachment of Mounted Police. Water Police.
Search Supervisors. Ambulance l'latoon. Motor Cycle Patrols. Maxim Gunners.
Band.
Orchestra.
Buglers and Drummers.
Dated.
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