Eric St Johnston
British police inspector and colonel (1911–86) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
Eric St Johnston | |
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 St Johnston in 1950 | |
| Born | 7 January 1911 |
| Died | 17 March 1986 (aged 75) |
| Education | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Police officer |
| Spouse |
Joan Wharton
(m. 1937; died 1974) |
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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| Ribbon | Description | Notes |
| 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) | |
| 1939–1945 Star | |
| France and Germany Star | |
| Defence Medal | |
| War Medal | |
| Territorial Decoration (TD) | |
| Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal | |
| Croix de Guerre |
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