An 'Auld Reekie' Police Inspector's 'World War's' campaign & long service medal group of 4: Inspector Allan Hutchinson Smith, Edinburgh City Police, late 17th (Service) Battalion The Royal Scots (Roseberry)

- British War Medal (59578 Pte. A. H. Smith. R. Scots.)
- Interallied Victory Medals (59578 Pte. A. H. Smith. R. Scots.)
- Defence Medal
- Police Ling Service & Good Conduct Medal. GVI issue (Inspr. Allan H. Smith)

Medals Verification: The Great War medals confirmed as entitled per the cited medal rolls. Medal rolls for the award of the Defence Medal & post-war Police LSGC's are not accessible in the public domain as of 2026. However, the general award criteria for those medals clearly confirm the recipients entitlement to the later awards per below sources:

- British War Medal. Silver issue: WO 329/636. Acting Corporal 13th Battalion Royal Scots
- Interallied Victory Medal: WO 329/636. Acting Corporal 13th Battalion Royal Scots
- Defence Medal: For 3 years service for members of United Kingdom Police Forces 1939-1944
- Police Long Service & Good Conduct Medal: Award criteria was 20 years unblemished service

Allan Hutchinson Smith was born in Scotland in 1899, the son of Allan and Euphemia Smith of Cross Street, Peebles. Enlisting with the 17th (1st Roseberry) Battalion, Royal Scots which unit saw considerable action at Bapaume, Courtrai, Tiegham and the Scheldt during 1918.

Smith appeared upon the 1935 Valuation Rolls of Edinburgh as a Police Constable, living at 36 Grierson Crescent, Edinburgh. Later in the subsequent year, 1936, Constable Allan Smith was promoted to the rank of Sergeant, at which time he was serving with the 'Traffic Department' of the Edinburgh Police in 'C' Division (The Scotsman newspaper edition of, 17 June 1935, refers)

On the outbreak of the Second World War he was still serving as a Police Officer and at some stage made the rank of Inspector.

He died at Edinburgh Western General Hospital on 17 July 1963, his address upon his death was. 130 West Granton Road and he was still working at the time as a Security Officer

The medals mounted in the swing style and as-worn by the recipient. The contemporary white metal mounting bar retaining its long hinged pin & clasp fittings

Condition: GVF 

Code: 26351