Lot 3978

Description

Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (EIIR), with pin-back ribbon suspender. Sgt. 2/c Herbert A. Hatten. Impressed. Hairlines, otherwise extremely fine.

Together with case of issue, this with foxing.

Herbert Allan Hatten, born 25Jan1923; to Constable and to Roma Street, Brisbane 18Oct1948; to Bundaberg Feb1949; to Traffic Constable 23Jan1950; to Traffic Branch Brisbane Feb1950; to Plain Clothes Constable 15Nov1950; to Transport Section (Brisbane CIB) 18Nov1950; to Duchess OIC Aug1951; to Constable 1/c 1954; to Carmilla Jun1956; to Senior Constable 1959; to Woody Point (no date); to Redcliffe Sep1966; to Sergeant 2/c 10Oct1966; Retired 16Feb1975.

On 10 May 1952 Detective Sergeant 2/c W.D.Simpson, No.3505, Mt Isa, and Constable H.A.Hatten, No.4608 Duchess, granted a favourable record for the good Police work performed by them in connection with the arrest of Jerr Koci and Jonas Novotny, Czechoslovakians, on a charge of stealing a motor car, the property of the Estate of the late George Grantham, for the wilful murder of whom in the Northern Territory, Koci and Novotny were subsequently charged.

With research.