George William Cornish

George William Cornish (20 October 1873[1] - 6 February 1959[2]) was an English detective who served in the Metropolitan Police.

Life

Born in Westbury, Wiltshire[2][1] and initially working as a farmer,[1] he first joined the Met on its H (Whitechapel) Division on 4 March 1895.[1][3] His first major case was the investigation into the 1913 Great Pearl Robbery, during which he was a 1st Class Detective Sergeant.[4] He was also involved in that into the Charing Cross Trunk Murder as a Detective Chief Inspector in 1927.[4] He retired on 1 October 1933 at the rank of Detective Superintendent[5][3] and published his memoirs two years later.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Certificate of Service Records - Numerical registers of police warrant nos.: 80201 - 80400, page 98". The National Archives.
  2. ^ a b 'CORNISH OF ‘THE YARD’ Native of Westbury Dies', Wiltshire Times and Trowbridge Advertiser, 13 February 1959, page 6
  3. ^ a b "Register of leavers from the Metropolitan Police (MEPO 4/349/97)". The National Archives.
  4. ^ a b "Books: Drudgery of Detection". Time. 8 July 1933.
  5. ^ 'MURDER WIZARD TO RETIRE', Daily Mirror, 1 September 1933
  6. ^ Cornish, George William (1935). Cornish of the Yard. London: John Lane The Bodley Head.
  7. ^ Cornish, George William (1935). Cornish of Scotland Yard. New York: Macmillan Company.
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