Royston John Mastel CVO CBE (30 May 1917 – 7 April 1998) was a British police officer in the London Metropolitan Police.
Mastel was educated at Tottenham Grammar School and joined the Metropolitan Police as a Constable in 1937. He served as a pilot in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve from 1941 to 1945, being commissioned from the rank of Flight Sergeant in May 1944[1] and promoted Flying Officer in November 1944.[2] Rejoining the police, he was promoted Sergeant in 1946, Inspector in 1951, and Superintendent in 1955. In 1966 he was promoted Commander and made second-in-command of No.2 District. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1969 Birthday Honours, having been promoted Deputy Assistant Commissioner (Personnel).[3]
In 1972, he was appointed Assistant Commissioner "D" (Personnel and Training)[4][5] and in October 1972 he took over as Assistant Commissioner "A" (Operations and Administration).[6] He retired on 31 December 1976[7] and was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in the 1977 Birthday Honours.[8]
Footnotes edit
- ^ "No. 36612". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 July 1944. p. 3337.
- ^ "No. 36852". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 December 1944. p. 5873.
- ^ "No. 44863". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 June 1969. p. 5969.
- ^ "Administrator is new London CID chief", The Times, 12 February 1972
- ^ "No. 45656". The London Gazette. 25 April 1972. p. 4912.
- ^ "Yard man to be Chief Inspector of Constabulary", The Times, 25 October 1972
- ^ "Police retirement", The Times, 15 December 1976
- ^ "No. 47234". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 June 1977. p. 7084.
References edit
- Biography, Who Was Who