Eric Compton

Eric Henry Compton CVO (14 March 1902 – 2 April 1982) was a New Zealand police officer. He served as Commissioner of Police between 1953 and 1955.[1]

Compton was born in Hastings, New Zealand, on 14 March 1902.[1] In 1953, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal, and in the 1954 Royal Visit Honours he was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.[2][3]

References

Dunstall, Graeme. "Eric Henry Compton". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
"No. 40103". The London Gazette. 16 February 1954. p. 1007.
Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 104. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.

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[DNZB_Compton-1] Dunstall, Graeme. "Eric Henry Compton". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

[2] "No. 40103". The London Gazette. 16 February 1954. p. 1007.

[3] Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 104. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.