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*Eric Arthur Blair who was in the Indian Imperial Police in Burma from 1922 to 1927 is better known as the author George Orwell. His novel ''Burmese Days'' was first published 1934 and is based on his experiences in the Burma Police. Orwell was stationed from December 1926 to June 1927 in the northern town of [[Katha]], on which the fictional town of Kyauktada in Upper Burma in the novel is based. Online edition: [http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200051.txt ''Burmese Days''] Gutenberg.net.au. For more details, see [[George Orwell]]
*Sergeant J. D. Conway, Madras Police was awarded the Indian Police Medal, G.V.R., for Distinguished Conduct in 1934 for operations against the hill tribes in the Kalyanasingpur Valley of the Vizagapatam Agency in January 1933.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/ordersdecosmedalsmar2014dixn/page/n54/mode/1up Digital page 54, item 235] [DNW] ‘’ Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria’’ March 2014 Archive.org. <br>[https://www.dnw.co.uk/auction-archive/special-collections/lot.php?specialcollection_id=310&lot_id=244066 Conway: dnw.co.uk] with zoom feature for the image of the medal.</ref>
* Inspector James Dwyer, Bengal Police] was awarded the Indian Police Medal, G.V.R., for Distinguished Conduct in 1935. He joined the Calcutta Police from the British Army in 1919.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/ordersdecosmedalsmar2014dixn/page/n54/mode/1up Digital page 54, item 234] [DNW]‘’ Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria’’ March 2014. Archive.org.<br>[https://www.dnw.co.uk/auction-archive/special-collections/lot.php?specialcollection_id=310&lot_id=244065 Dwyer: dnw.co.uk] with zoom feature for the image of the medals.</ref>*Bill Taylor of the Bombay Police Force became Deputy Commissioner of Police. His daughter Maxine (whose married name became Steller) describes life as a policeman's daughter. Initially, the family lived in quarters behind the various police stations he was assigned to, where her life was very different to the ones normal families led. They moved to some very dangerous areas, and during riots the children would be escorted to and from school by a sepoy. Her father later on had responsibility for ensuring the safety of visiting dignitaries. <ref>[http://www.tajmahalfoxtrot.com/?p=1672 Maxine Steller’s Bombay] tajmahalfoxtrot.com </ref>
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