| Edward "Eddie" Grey | |
|---|---|
| Ceylon Police Force | |
| Place of birth | Ceylon |
| Place of death | Sri Lanka |
| Allegiance | Ceylon |
| Years of service | 1937 to 1957 |
| Rank | Inspector of Police |
| Other work | Executive at Mercantile Credit |
Edward "Eddie" Grey was a Sri Lankan sportsmen and police officer. A former Inspector of Police (IP) and first Ceylonese head of the Police Mounted Section.[1] He was the Secretary of the National Olympic Committee of Ceylon.
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He was educated at Royal College, Colombo, where he was a Senior Prefect and Captain of the Athletics team, Boxing Team and Rugger Team. He was a contemporary of Vernon Abeysekera.
After completing school he joined the Ceylon Police Force and was set as a Sub-Inspector of Police in his first duty station in Kandy. When world war 2 brockout he was the Officer in Charge (OIC) of the Koggala police station where the RAF Koggala was situated and served as a critical base for Allied operations in the Indian Ocean. He later served as OIC of the harbor police at the Colombo port. [2]
Joining the Police Stables at the he went on to became one of first Ceylonese to head the unit as its OIC. On the morning of March 22, 1952 Prime Minister D. S. Senanayake was ridding the Police mare ‘Chitra’ suffered a stroke and fell (dieing several hours later) at the Galle Face Green, he was accompanied by IGP Sir Richard Aluwihare and Inspector Eddie Grey at the time who took him to the Colombo General Hospital.
Prior to his early retirement he was serving as the OIC of, Colombo Fort police station. During police serviced he received the Ceylon Police Medal for Meritorious Service, Defence Medal 1939-45, Ceylon Police Independence Medal and the Service Medal of the Order of St John. After his retirement he was a Executive at Mercantile Credit until 1974 when he left for Australia.
A boxer he won his weight class at the Stubs Shield Boxing Meet for schools and retained the title of Light Weight Champion of Ceylon for many years. Grey was a member of the Ceylon contingent to the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where he competed in Boxing and was a team mate of Duncan White won silver. He went on the represented Ceylon in boxing in 1950 Commonwealth Games in Auckland.
He was the Secretary of the National Olympic Committee of Ceylon and was also an excellent Horseman and a Polo player.[3]