Edward Grey (policeman)
| Edward Ian "Eddie" Grey | |
|---|---|
| Ceylon Police Force | |
| 21 December 1918 – 21 September 2004 (aged 85) | |
| 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 Ian "Eddie" Grey (21 December 1918–21 September 2004) was a Sri Lankan sportsman 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.
Education
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.
Police career
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 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 riding the Police mare ‘Chitra’ suffered a stroke and fell (dying 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 an Executive at Mercantile Credit until 1974 when he left for Australia.
Sports
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 lightweight boxing competition[3] and was a team mate of Duncan White won silver in the Men's 400 metres hurdles event. He went on the represented Ceylon in the lightweight boxing competition at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland.[4]
He was the Secretary of the National Olympic Committee of Ceylon and was also an excellent Horseman and a Polo player.[5]
References
- ↑ A distinguished police officer and gentleman boxer
- ↑ Edward Gray - a Sri Lankan legend laid to rest
- ↑ "Profile of Eddie Gray". Sports Reference. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ↑ "Results of the lightweight boxing competition at the 1950 British Empire Games". CGF. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ↑ Meeting two interesting and important personalities of Lankan origin