John Maxwell Hill | |
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HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary | |
In office 1972–1975 | |
Preceded by | Sir John McKay |
Succeeded by | Sir James Haughton |
Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis | |
In office 1 April 1972 – 3 December 1972 | |
Preceded by | Robert Mark |
Succeeded by | James Starritt |
Personal details | |
Born | Plymouth, Devon, England | March 25, 1914
Died | May 6, 2004 | (aged 90)
Occupation | Police Officer |
Sir John Maxwell Hill CBE DFC QPM (25 March 1914 – 6 May 2004) was a British police officer.
Early life[]
Hill was born in Plymouth, the son of a civil servant. He was educated at Plymouth College and joined the Metropolitan Police as a constable in 1933. In 1938 he was selected for Hendon Police College and passed out the following year.
War years[]
During the Second World War, Hill served in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Enlisting in 1942, he was commissioned (from the rank of leading aircraftman) as a pilot officer in February 1944.[1] In August 1944, he was promoted flying officer.[2] In September 1945, while serving with 622 Squadron, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC).[3]
Post-war career[]
Hill returned to the Metropolitan Police after the war at the rank of inspector.[4] He was later promoted deputy commander at Scotland Yard in 1959. In 1963, he was promoted commander and appointed second-in-command of No.3 District (North-East London). In 1964, he transferred to No.1 District (North-West London) and in 1965 he was appointed one of HM Inspectors of Constabulary.[5][6]
He returned to the Metropolitan Police as Assistant Commissioner "A" (Operations and Administration) in October 1966.[7] In 1968 he became Assistant Commissioner "D" (Personnel and Training), and on 1 April 1972 he was appointed Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.[8] He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1969.
On 3 December 1972, he became HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary.[9][10] He was knighted in the 1974 New Year Honours[11] and retired in 1975.
Footnotes[]
- ↑ "No. 36472". 14 April 1944. p. 1768. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36472/supplement/1768
- ↑ "No. 36692". 5 September 1944. p. 4170. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36692/supplement/4170
- ↑ "No. 37281". 21 September 1945. p. 4750. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37281/supplement/4750
- ↑ HMIC Profile
- ↑ Appointments, The Times, 24 August 1965
- ↑ "No. 43784". 8 October 1965. p. 9361. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/43784/page/9361
- ↑ "Two Police Chiefs Promoted", The Times, 16 March 1966
- ↑ "New Chief of Metropolitan Police is a reformer of vision", 4 November 1971
- ↑ "Yard man to be Chief Inspector of Constabulary", The Times, 25 October 1972
- ↑ "No. 45843". 5 December 1972. p. 14420. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/45843/page/14420
- ↑ "No. 46162". 28 December 1973. p. 1. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/46162/supplement/1
References[]
- Biography, Who Was Who
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