Evan Jones (police officer)

Evan William Jones (7 December 1902[1] - 1976) was a Metropolitan Police detective.

Life

Born in North Wales, he joined the Metropolitan Police as a uniformed officer in 1926 and joined its Special Branch the following year.[2] He took a leading part in counter-terrorism against the IRA in the 1930s and against the Irgun in the final three years of Mandate Palestine, along with counter-espionage during the Second World War.[2]

In 1948 he was put in charge of royal security[2] and on 1 October 1951 he became second-in-command of Special Branch, the youngest officer to fill that role up to that date.[3] He dropped his royal role in 1958 when he became head of Special Branch.[2][4] For his work in that role he was made a Member, 4th Class of the Royal Victorian Order in the 1960 Birthday Honours.[2] He led the security for world leaders in London to attend the state funeral of Winston Churchill in 1965[5] and retired the following year.[6]

References

  1. ^ "1939 England and Wales Register, Line Number 30, Schedule Number - 229, Sub Schedule Number - 1, Enumeration District - Cnly, Borough- Sutton and Cheam, Registration District - 31/4".
  2. ^ a b c d e 'Royal Detective Dies', Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition), 13 March 1976, p 1
  3. ^ 'Special Branch', Manchester Evening News, 27 September 1951, p 3
  4. ^ 'Armed Yard Men Guard Boy Prince', Daily Mirror, 31 July 1958, p3
  5. ^ 'Alert for Security Sunday', Daily Express, 26 January 1965, p6
  6. ^ 'Special Branch gets new chief', Daily Express, 19 November 1966, p7
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