Medals from the Collection of R.W. Gould, MBE
Robert W Gould, MBE (1926 - 2011)
Following service in the Royal West African Frontier Force from 1946 to 1948, Bob Gould joined the Metropolitan Police. He was the first chief instructor of the Met’s Firearms Wing, and maintained that during his career he attended more courses than any other policeman. These included a sniper instructor’s course at the School of Infantry, a month in the Federal Bureau of Investigations Academy in the USA and a body-guarding course with 22 SAS. He retired in 1981.
A natural born collector since the mid-1960s, Bob assembled and dispersed collections of bayonets, model soldiers, military postal history, firearms and, in medals, awards to the Royal Navy, the King’s German Legion and both World War I and World War II gallantry.
Bob was the author of a number of books and articles, including Campaign Medals of the British Army 1815-1972 (published 1972), The Army of India Medal Roll 1799-1826 (1974), Locations of British Cavalry, Infantry and Machine Gun Units 1914-1924 (1977), London’s Armed Police (1986), Mercenaries of the Napoleonic Wars (1995) and Epic Actions of the First World War (1997).
A long-time member of the Orders and Medals Research Society, he listed his interests as military and police history, British medals and dog-walking.
Collection Information
This collection was sold on 20 September 2002.
Other Collections Sold in 2002
- Naval and Indian Marine Medals from the Collection of John Tamplin
- Military Awards from the Collection of John Tamplin
- Medals from the Collection of R.W. Gould, MBE
- A Collection of Medals to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines formed by Commander Ron Champion, RN
- A Fine Collection of Awards to the Men of Bomber Command 1939-45
- Awards to Men of the Battle of Britain
- The Collection of British Coins formed by Edward Judson
- A Collection of Coins of Edward I and II formed by Dr E.J. Harris
- Coins from the Langtoft Hoard of Third and Fourth Century Roman Coins
- The Collection of London 17th Century Tokens formed by the late Mrs Dora Harris
- Medals to The Rifle Brigade and Affiliated Regiments from the collection formed by Michael Haines
- The Collection of Medals formed by the late John Seabrook
- Medals from the Collection of Gordon Everson
- A Fine Collection of of Great War Medals to the Rifle Brigade
- The Frank A Mooney Collection of Scottish Badges
- A Collection of Medals to the Lancashire Fusiliers
- The Preston-Morley Library of Token Books
- The Preston-Morley Buckinghamshire Collection: Commemorative Medals
- A Small Collection of Medals to Lumsden's Horse
- A Fine Collection of Medals to Officers Who Died During The Two World Wars
- The Collection of Medals formed by the late Jack Deacon
- A Collection of Medals to The Royal Engineers
- A Collection of Medals to the Manchester Regiment
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