George Abbiss

Sir George Abbiss OBE (31 January 1884[1] – 6 October 1966) was a British police officer in the London Metropolitan Police.

Abbiss was born in Pirton, Hertfordshire. He joined the Metropolitan Police as a Constable in 1905 and was a Sub-Divisional Inspector in Central London by 1924,[2][3] and a Chief Inspector by 1926.[4] By June 1929, when he was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the Metropolitan Police Centenary Honours,[5] he was a Superintendent, and he was promoted Chief Constable in 1930. For several years he served as Commandant of the Police Training School at Peel House.[6]

He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1933 Birthday Honours[7] and promoted Deputy Assistant Commissioner on 30 September 1933.[8] In this rank, he briefly commanded No.1 District, consisting of A (Whitehall), B (Westminster), C (St James's), T (Hammersmith) and V (Wandsworth) Divisions.[9]

In July 1936, he was appointed Assistant Commissioner "D", in charge of policy and planning.[10][11] He was knighted in the 1941 New Year Honours[12] and retired on 8 June 1946, the day after the death of his wife, Alice Elizabeth (née Day), to whom he had been married since 1908.[13] From 1948 to 1960, he served as Assistant Police Adviser[14] and then Police Adviser to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. He also served as Deputy Commissioner, No.1 District, St John Ambulance.[15]