Sergeant Reginald Talbot was wounded during operations in Normandy, France. 

20.02.1946. 3 Troop. Available for drafting on the dispersal of 41RM Commando. 

21.09.1950 joined the Peterborough Combined Police Force.

---.---. 1962 awarded the British Empire Medal for Gallantry (Civil Division).

18.03.1968 promoted Police Sergeant. 

23.09.1976 retired on pension.  

Member of the Commando Association.

A man viciously assaulted and wounded a visiting nurse in his house. Detective Sergeant Vincett went to the house knowing that the man was in a very truculent mood. He entered the house and attempted to reason with the man who was brandishing a long, sharp and pointed carving knife. Vincett stood his ground although threatened and attacked but had to retreat when wounded in the arm. Inspector Walker and Constable Talbot arrived at the scene to find the man had then gone berserk. In the face of a series of deliberate knife attacks the Inspector attempted to arrest him. During one of these attacks Inspector Walker was severely and critically wounded, fell forward and became defenceless and open to further woundings. At this point, Constable Talbot, without hesitation, jumped over the Inspector, tackled the madman and immediately received a knife thrust in the chest which glanced upwards over the ribs. He was not daunted, but seized the knife in one hand and the man's wrist in the other. He then threw him back into the kitchen thus getting him into a space where other officers could come to his assistance. The man when arrested was found to be insane.