Edmund Victor Fowler Explained

Edmund Victor Fowler
Office1:Deputy Commissioner of the Criminal Investigation Department
Term Start1:1946
Term End1:1950
Office2:Deputy Commissioner of Police
Term Start2:1950
Term End2:1950
Predecessor2:Patrick Joseph Shannon
Birth Date:5 December 1895
Birth Place:Greenwich, London, England
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Serviceyears:1914–1950
Awards:CBE, KPM, CPM

Edmund Victor Fowler (5 December 1895 – 10 November 1950) was a law enforcement officer who served as Deputy Commissioner of the Criminal Investigation Department (Singapore) from 1946 to 1950 and Deputy Commissioner of Police (Singapore) in 1950.

Career

Fowler joined the military in 1914 and was appointed to the Singapore Prison Service in 1919. He was promoted to the rank of probationary inspector in 1920, inspector in 1922, and assistant superintendent in 1931.[1] From 1946 to 1950, Fowler served as Deputy Commissioner of the Criminal Investigation Department (Singapore). He was then appointed Deputy Commissioner of Police (Singapore).[1]

Fowler was awarded the Colonial Police Medal (CPM) in 1941 and the King's Police Medal for Gallantry (KPM) in 1947. He was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1950 New Year Honours.

Personal life

Fowler was born on 5 December 1895 in Greenwich, London, the son of Edmund Fowler and Eliza Mardell.[1] In 1919, he married Gladys May Roberts in Kings Norton, England.[2] The couple had one son and four daughters. In 1950, Fowler retired from the police force and left Singapore on a tour of Australia. He died on 10 November 1950 at sea.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: . 1950 . The Colonial Office List 1950 (Colonial No. 251) . . His Majesty's Stationery Office 1950 . 495.
  2. https://longway-terschelling.nl/graven/g036.html Fowler, Edmund John Robert
  3. https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/photographs/record-details/9f4abdce-1162-11e3-83d5-0050568939ad COMMISSIONER OF POLICE R E FOULGER BIDDING FAREWELL TO DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE E V FOWLER