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Auction: 26003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 305

The 1965 C.B.E. attributed to Commissioner of Police G. H. Robins, K.P.M., Bermuda Police Force

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd Type, Civil Division, Commander's neck Badge (C.B.E.), silver-gilt and enamel, in Garrard & Co. Ltd. case of issue, enamel damage, otherwise very fine

C.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1965.

[K.P.M.] London Gazette 1 June 1953.

George Herbert Robins was born at Montford, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire on 7 August 1909. He began his police career in 1930 in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) as an Assistant Superintendent in charge of Colombo remaining there until 1948. In June 1948 he was awarded an M.B.E. for his police work. Robins left Ceylon in 1948 and moved to Tanganyika (now Tanzania) as a Senior Superintendent. Between 1950-52 he was director of Colonial Police studies at the Police College but returned to Tanganyika later in 1952 as Assistant Police Commissioner. Robins was awarded the King's Police Medal in June 1953 and was Deputy Commissioner until 1954 when he left for Cyprus. Between 1954-57 he was Commissioner of Police in Cyprus before becoming acting Police Commissioner in Nigeria until early 1960. He was made an officer of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in 1960 and was selected by the Secretary of State for the Colonies as Deputy Commissioner of Police in Bermuda. He was promoted to Commissioner of Police on 2 April 1961 a position he held until he retired in November 1969. Robins died at Tangley, Hampshire on 24 April 1993; sold with a card with his address in Malta and assorted photocopied research.

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Estimate
£200 to £300

Starting price
£160