Maurice Tomlin
Major Maurice Hilliard Tomlin OBE (died 10 August 1945[1]) was a British Army and police officer.
Tomlin was educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and was commissioned second lieutenant in the Green Howards in February 1888.[2] He was promoted lieutenant and Adjutant in June 1891[3] and served with the West African Frontier Force on the Niger in 1897–1898, for which he was mentioned in despatches.[4] He was promoted captain in April 1900[5] and served with the mounted infantry in the closing stages of the Second Boer War in 1901,[6] being again mentioned in despatches for gallantry in June 1901[7] and taking command of a battalion as a Local Major in January 1902.[8] Following the war, he received a brevet promotion as major in the South African Honours list published on 26 June 1902,[9] and he was appointed a company commander at Sandhurst in February 1904.[10][11] He was promoted to the substantive rank of major in March 1907[12] and retired in July 1907.[13] In April 1908, however, he became a Brigade Major in the Territorial Force,[14] serving until 1912.[15]
Tomlin was appointed a Chief Constable in the Metropolitan Police in December 1912.[16] He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1926 Birthday Honours.[17] In January 1932 he was appointed Assistant Commissioner "D", responsible for policy and planning.[18] He retired the following year.
Footnotes
- ↑ Death Notice, The Times, 11 August 1945
- ↑ "No. 25791". The London Gazette. 28 February 1888. p. 1301.
- ↑ "No. 26244". The London Gazette. 12 January 1892. p. 196.
- ↑ "No. 27082". The London Gazette. 23 May 1890. p. 3253.
- ↑ "No. 27227". The London Gazette. 7 September 1900. p. 5554.
- ↑ "No. 27300". The London Gazette. 29 March 1901. p. 2198.
- ↑ "No. 27437". The London Gazette. 20 August 1901. p. 5485.
- ↑ "No. 27413". The London Gazette. 4 March 1902. p. 1542.
- ↑ "No. 27448". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 June 1902. pp. 4191–4194.
- ↑ "No. 27652". The London Gazette. 1 March 1904. p. 1364.
- ↑ "No. 27649". The London Gazette. 23 February 1904. p. 1165.
- ↑ "No. 28010". The London Gazette. 5 April 1907. p. 2331.
- ↑ "No. 28036". The London Gazette. 2 July 1907. p. 4523.
- ↑ "No. 28131". The London Gazette. 24 April 1908. p. 3081.
- ↑ "No. 28600". The London Gazette. 19 April 1912. p. 2792.
- ↑ J. F. Moylan, Scotland Yard and the Metropolitan Police, 1929, p.316
- ↑ "No. 33179". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 July 1926. p. 4411.
- ↑ "No. 33794". The London Gazette. 29 January 1932. p. 628.
Police appointments | ||
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Preceded by Norman Kendal Assistant Commissioner "L" |
Assistant Commissioner "D", Metropolitan Police 1931–1932 |
Succeeded by Percy Laurie |