Albert Canning (police officer)

Albert Canning (2 August 1885[1] - 1969) was a Metropolitan Police officer and from 1936 to 1946 as head of its Special Branch.

Born in Woolwich,[1] Canning spent eight years as a clerk in the Army Service Corps and in the 4th Queen's Own Hussars (1901-1908) before joining the Metropolitan Police on 15 February 1909 as part of K (Bow) Division.[1] After less than a year on uniform duties he was transferred to Special Branch, with which he spent the rest of his career.[1] He was attached to the army throughout the First World War, gaining a commission, founding the first incarnation of the Intelligence Corps and accompanying George V on his visits to the Western Front.[2] In 1925 he accompanied the future Edward VIII on a Dominions, colonies and overseas tour.[2]

He rose to Chief Detective Inspector in 1930, Detective Superintendent in 1932[2] and Chief Constable in 1936, the same year as he was appointed head of Special Branch. He was made an Officer of the British Empire in 1938[2] and - for accompanying the King and Queen on the 1939 royal tour of Canada - a Member, 4th Class of the Royal Victorian Order.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Numerical registers of police warrant nos.: 96601 - 96800 (MEPO 4-473)".
  2. ^ a b c d 'Police in the Birthday Honours', Police Review, 17 June 1938, p 560-561
  3. ^ Supplement to the London Gazette, 1 January 1941, page 8
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.