The Walker Van was used as an ambulance by the Port of London Police around 1905.
On 10th December 1802 seven pioneer Constables under Captain Bartlett were sworn in by Thames Magistrates to police the West India Dock. Eventually other Dock Companies followed suit until in 1909 they were amalgamated to form the Port of London Authority Police.
This model represents an electrically propelled ambulance in use by the Port of London Authority Police circa 1912 and bears the correct registration number from that time.
The P.L.A. Police today run the very last ambulance service to be named by British Police Officers and Sergeant Sean Hollands has commissioned this model to raise funds for the Save the Children Fund.
Save the Children is the UK’s leading international children’s charity and believes in giving every child a chance, regardless of nationality, colour, religion, ethnic group, disability or way of life.

Description: This limited edition 1919 Walker model from Matchbox’s Models of Yesteryear series (Y29) is finished in cream with Port of London Authority Police livery. The body and roof are cream, while the chassis and battery boxes are black. The interior features tan plastic seats and a black steering wheel. There are no opening parts or glazing.

At the front, the model displays a red cross at the top center, a cream-on-black number plate (LE 7402) at the bottom center, silver headlights, and a silver panel on the lower left. The sides feature a decal of the Port of London Authority crest just behind the cab window, printed rear body windows, and a red cross toward the back. The rear includes cast doors with a red cross on each and the word 'POLICE' printed above, along with the model’s limited edition number below the tailgate. Red rear lights appear on either side, with a black and cream number plate (LE 7402) flanked by additional red lights mounted on the chassis.

The base is held in place by a front locating lug and a rear rivet.

All wheels are one-piece plastic with a 12-spoke design, painted black along with the axles.

Variations: The first 300 have an extra red cross on side panels and without the two crosses on rear doors. (Unconfirmed)
The serial number below the rear doors corresponds with the model certificate number.

Notes: The charity chosen by Sean Hollands was the Save the Children fund, and over 300 models were pre-ordered following the success of the AC117 Port of London Police Ambulance (Talbot). This left only 700 models available for world-wide distribution.
Thanks to Sean Hollands for supplying the photographs of these old ambulances so making this model possible.
A special plain white box has been made, and as with all the police models, each one is numbered and certified.

Certificate: It comes in its original cream window box and includes a certificate of authenticity, with the limited edition number also printed on the rear of the model, just below the tailgate.