Wilford Gibson
Wilford Henry Gibson.
Gibson served as a signaller with the Royal Air Force from 1943 to 1947. In 1947 he joined the Metropolitan Police as a Constable. He was promoted Inspector in 1960, Superintendent in 1965, and Commander in 1971.
In 1974, Gibson was promoted
Queen's Police Medal (QPM) in the 1976 Birthday Honours.[3]
On 1 August 1977, he was appointed
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1980 New Year Honours[6]
and retired in 1984.
Footnotes
- ^ Many contemporary press reports erroneously referred to him as "Wilfred" Gibson.
- ^ "Four IRA men surrender after six-day London flat siege", The Times, 13 December 1975
- ^ "No. 46919". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1976. p. 8044.
- ^ "Appointments to new posts of police chiefs", The Times, 28 June 1977
- ^ "No. 47285". The London Gazette. 26 July 1977. p. 9680.
- ^ "No. 48059". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 January 1980. p. 289.
References
- Biography, Who Was Who