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Francis Griffith (police officer)

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262: 242: 252: 237: 257: 34: 70: 38: 267: 272: 65:, the son of British civil servant Francis Robert Griffith (1828 – 1901) and his wife Henrietta (née Sherman). He was the older brother of 93: 100: 104: 247: 66: 112: 108: 82: 115:
before retirement from the Bombay Police. He returned to England and was appointed as Chief Constable,
232: 227: 74: 181: 92:, then served as assistant to the Inspector-General of the Presidency. In 1919, he was appointed 17: 206: 186: 42:(9 November 1878 – 16 November 1942) was a British police chief. He served as Inspector-General, 201: 116: 89: 51: 123:
for special work during the Second World War, but was forced to retire due to ill health.
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in 1942, a week after his 64th birthday. He was survived by his wife, Ivy Morna (
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and three years later became Inspector-General of Bombay.
88:He worked nine years as a district officer in the 263:Indian Police Service officers in British India 8: 243:Companions of the Order of the Star of India 253:Officers of the Order of the British Empire 210:(Supplement). 30 December 1930. p. 3. 119:. He was subsequently transferred to the 190:(Supplement). 30 May 1919. p. 7051. 159: 157: 155: 153: 151: 147: 7: 238:People educated at Blundell's School 99:Griffith was made an Officer of the 258:Metropolitan Police chief officers 134:Jacob; whom he married in 1906 in 25: 18:Francis Griffith (Chief Constable) 69:, who served as governor of the 170:. 17 November 1942. p. 17. 103:in 1917 and a Companion of the 268:Police Commissioners of Mumbai 1: 94:Police Commissioner of Bombay 273:Indian justices of the peace 71:North West Frontier Province 31:Sir Francis Charles Griffith 101:Order of the British Empire 289: 105:Order of the Star of India 138:), a son and daughter. 111:. He was knighted in 83:Indian Police Service 73:. He was educated at 57:Griffith was born in 27:British police chief 81:before joining the 207:The London Gazette 187:The London Gazette 67:Sir Ralph Griffith 117:New Scotland Yard 90:Bombay Presidency 75:Blundell's School 52:New Scotland Yard 46:and later became 16:(Redirected from 280: 248:Knights Bachelor 212: 211: 198: 192: 191: 178: 172: 171: 161: 41: 21: 288: 287: 283: 282: 281: 279: 278: 277: 218: 217: 216: 215: 200: 199: 195: 180: 179: 175: 163: 162: 149: 144: 48:Chief Constable 33: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 286: 284: 276: 275: 270: 265: 260: 255: 250: 245: 240: 235: 230: 220: 219: 214: 213: 193: 173: 146: 145: 143: 140: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 285: 274: 271: 269: 266: 264: 261: 259: 256: 254: 251: 249: 246: 244: 241: 239: 236: 234: 231: 229: 226: 225: 223: 209: 208: 203: 197: 194: 189: 188: 183: 177: 174: 169: 168: 160: 158: 156: 154: 152: 148: 141: 139: 137: 133: 129: 124: 122: 118: 114: 110: 106: 102: 97: 95: 91: 86: 84: 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 63:British India 60: 55: 53: 49: 45: 44:Bombay Police 40: 36: 32: 19: 205: 196: 185: 176: 165: 131: 125: 98: 87: 56: 30: 29: 233:1942 deaths 228:1878 births 202:"No. 33675" 182:"No. 31379" 126:He died in 85:at age 20. 222:Categories 142:References 121:War Office 167:The Times 59:Hyderabad 79:Tiverton 136:Bristol 128:Oxford 37: 113:1931 109:1923 132:née 107:in 77:in 39:OBE 35:CSI 224:: 204:. 184:. 150:^ 61:, 54:. 50:, 20:)

Index

Francis Griffith (Chief Constable)
CSI
OBE
Bombay Police
Chief Constable
New Scotland Yard
Hyderabad
British India
Sir Ralph Griffith
North West Frontier Province
Blundell's School
Tiverton
Indian Police Service
Bombay Presidency
Police Commissioner of Bombay
Order of the British Empire
Order of the Star of India
1923
1931
New Scotland Yard
War Office
Oxford
Bristol





The Times
"No. 31379"

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