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military helmet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact19728
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV977.82.1
- Description
- Military helmet, English style, issued during World War II. Issued to local Burnaby Police force. It is painted dark blue and the word "Police" is painted in white on the front. The helmet has webbing and chin strap.
- Marks/Labels
- "POLICE" painted in large block letters in white paint.
- Subjects
- Public Services
- Public Services - Policing
- Clothing
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- Wars
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
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shoulder badge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact204
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV971.5.42
- Description
- Burnaby Municipal Police shoulder bar for jacket. Cast in one piece in metal. Letters are connected by integral bars. Secured by mounting posts and cotter pin.
- Object History
- Jacket shoulder bars issued to Constable George Jeffery. George Jeffery served as a Constable on the Burnaby Police Force from 1912 - 1935. His patrolled the large Central Park District by foot, stretching from Boundary to Royal Oak and Marine Drive to Moscrop. Over the coarse of his duties, Constable Jeffery saw the need for recreational activities in the area. He founded the Burnaby Athletic Association which featured a competitive boxing ring and gym. In 1935, when the Burnaby Police became the British Columbia Provincial Police, rather than leave the community he chose to leave the force. George Jeffery than worked at the nearby Oakalla Prison Farm until retiring in 1945.
- Marks/Labels
- "B M P", letters on cross bars