Joseph Farndale

Joseph Farndale CBE KPM (1864–22 February 1954) was a British police officer who served as Chief Constable of Bradford City Police from 1900 to 1938.

Farndale was born in Wakefield and educated at Field House Academy in Aberford. He joined the police at the age of twenty and later became Chief Constable of Margate Borough Police and York City Police before moving to Bradford in 1900.

He was awarded the King's Police Medal (KPM) in 1914, appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1920 civilian war honours, and promoted to Commander (CBE) in the 1924 Birthday Honours.