George Abbiss

Sir George Abbiss OBE (1884 – 6 October 1966) was a British police officer in the London Metropolitan Police.

Abbiss was born in Pirton, Hertfordshire. He joined the Metropolitan Police as a Constable in 1905 and was a Sub-Divisional Inspector in Central London by 1924,[1][2] and a Chief Inspector by 1926.[3] By June 1929, when he was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the Metropolitan Police Centenary Honours,[4] he was a Superintendent, and he was promoted Chief Constable in 1930. For several years he served as Commandant of the Police Training School at Peel House.[5]

He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1933 Birthday Honours[6] and promoted Deputy Assistant Commissioner on 30 September 1933.[7] In this rank, he briefly commanded No.1 District (West End, Hammersmith and Wandsworth).[8]

In July 1936, he was appointed Assistant Commissioner "D", in charge of policy and planning.[9][10] He was knighted in the 1941 New Year Honours[11] and retired on 8 June 1946, the day after the death of his wife, Alice Elizabeth (née Day), to whom he had been married since 1908.[12] From 1948 to 1960, he served as Assistant Police Adviser[13] and then Police Adviser to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. He also served as Deputy Commissioner, No.1 District, St John Ambulance.[14]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Drinking After Hours: Mr. Mead And Subtleties Of Licensing Laws", The Times, 25 July 1924
  2. ↑ "Campaign Against Night Clubs: Unlicensed Dance Hall", The Times, 1 February 1924
  3. ↑ "Drinking Out Of Hours: Long-Acre Licensee Fined", The Times, 8 April 1926
  4. ↑ "No. 33502". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1929. p. 3684.
  5. ↑ "New Department At Scotland Yard: Fostering Initiative among Young Officers", The Times, 22 April 1932
  6. ↑ "No. 33946". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1933. p. 3808.
  7. ↑ "New Assistant Police Commissioner: Appointment Of Brigadier Whitehead", The Times, 26 September 1933
  8. ↑ "Reorganization Of Police: Lord Trenchard's Scheme Complete", The Times, 27 September 1933
  9. ↑ "New Assistant Police Commissioner: Mr. Abbiss's Rise from the Ranks", The Times, 29 July 1936
  10. ↑ "No. 34316". The London Gazette. 21 August 1936. p. 5474.
  11. ↑ "No. 35029". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1940. p. 1.
  12. ↑ Obituary, The Times, 11 June 1946
  13. ↑ The Times, 21 December 1948
  14. ↑ Court Circular, The Times, 25 June 1951

References

Police appointments
Preceded by
James Whitehead		 Deputy Assistant Commissioner, No.1 District, Metropolitan Police
1933		 Succeeded by
John Nott-Bower
Preceded by
Sir Percy Laurie		 Assistant Commissioner "D", Metropolitan Police
1936–1946		 Succeeded by
Philip Margetson
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