Sir Thomas Eric St Johnston | |
Birth Date: | 1911 1, df=yes |
Education: | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
Occupation: | Police officer |
Sir Thomas Eric St Johnston,[1] CBE, KStJ, QPM, TD (7 January 1911 – 17 March 1986) was Chief Inspector of Constabulary from 1967 until 1970.[2]
St Johnson was educated at Bromsgrove School and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he was a friend of the writer Nigel Balchin.[3] He joined the civilian staff of Scotland Yard; and was admitted a barrister at the Middle Temple in 1934. In 1940 he became Chief Constable of Oxfordshire, in 1944 of the Durham Police and in 1950 of the Lancashire Force. A former Colonel in the Royal Artillery TA, during World War II he was employed at the War Office. He was Director of Administration for Spencer Stuart & Associates from 1971 until 1975. In 1978 he published his autobiography One Policeman’s Story [4]
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Order of the British Empire (CBE) |
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Order of St John (K.StJ) |
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Knight Bachelor (Kt) | ||
Queen's Police Medal (QPM) | ||
France and Germany Star | ||
Territorial Decoration (TD) | ||
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