Chief Constable Sir Percy Sillitoe became Chief Constable on 1st April 1943 at the start of the amalgamation of all the local forces within Kent.
From: John Endicott (MrPlodd)
(Wed Mar 31 17:29:25 2010)
Sir Percy introduced the chequered band around the caps of Scottish Forces, to distinguish them from bus drivers and postmen. The band acquired the name 'Sillitoe's Tartan'.