George William Cornish

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George William Cornish (20 October 1873 [1] - 6 February 1959 [2] ) was an English detective who served in the Metropolitan Police.

Life

Born in Westbury, Wiltshire [2] [1] and initially working as a farmer, [1] he first joined the Met on its H (Whitechapel) Division on 4 March 1895. [1] [3] His first major case was the investigation into the 1913 Great Pearl Robbery, during which he was a 1st Class Detective Sergeant. [4] He was also involved in that into the Charing Cross Trunk Murder as a Detective Chief Inspector in 1927. [4] He retired on 1 October 1933 at the rank of Detective Superintendent [5] [3] and published his memoirs two years later. [6] [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Certificate of Service Records - Numerical registers of police warrant nos.: 80201 - 80400, page 98". The National Archives .
  2. 1 2 'CORNISH OF ‘THE YARD’ Native of Westbury Dies', Wiltshire Times and Trowbridge Advertiser , 13 February 1959, page 6
  3. 1 2 "Register of leavers from the Metropolitan Police (MEPO 4/349/97)". The National Archives.
  4. 1 2 "Books: Drudgery of Detection". Time . 8 July 1933.
  5. ↑ 'MURDER WIZARD TO RETIRE', Daily Mirror , 1 September 1933
  6. ↑ Cornish, George William (1935). Cornish of the Yard. London: John Lane The Bodley Head.
  7. ↑ Cornish, George William (1935). Cornish of Scotland Yard. New York: Macmillan Company.
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