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Inch's success in combining the three forces into the combined force led him to be appointed in 1955, at the age of 44, as Chief Constable of
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The Independent, obituary article on Brigadier Jock Balharrie 15 February 1995 – mentioning 1970 Commonwealth Games Committee
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In 1975, Edinburgh City Police amalgamated with Berwick, Roxburgh, Selkirk and Lothian and Peebles Constabularies to form
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in 1936. Undertaking further studies, Inch obtained an LLB and in 1938, at the age of 27, was promoted to
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As Chief Constable of Edinburgh, Inch was a member of the organising committee for the
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held in the city in 1970. A keen sportsman, Inch also served as chairman of the
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In 1943, at the age of 32, Inch was appointed Chief Constable of
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Fife Police – history, Fife and Dunfermline Constabularies
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Index

CVO
CBE
QPM
Chief Constable
Lesmahagow
Hamilton Academy
University of Glasgow
Lanarkshire Constabulary
Bellshill
sergeant
inspector
Air Raid Precautions
World War II
Dunfermline Burgh Police
Fife Constabulary
Edinburgh City Police
Commonwealth Games
Police Athletic Association
Lothian and Borders Police
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
knighted
The Independent – obituary 29 November 1993
The Independent – obituary 29 November 1993
Fife Police – history, Fife and Dunfermline Constabularies
Archived
Wayback Machine
The Independent, obituary article on Brigadier Jock Balharrie 15 February 1995 – mentioning 1970 Commonwealth Games Committee
Police Sport UK – past chairmen
Lothian and Borders Police - history

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