Abstract
Sir Ranulph Bacon's police career was extremely distinguished. He joined the Metropolitan Police in 1928 and was selected for the Metropolitan Police College, where he won the Baton of Honour in 1935. During the second world war he served in the Middle East, becoming Deputy Provost Marshal, Ninth Army. In 1944 he was appointed Inspector General of the Ceylon Police, returning to England in 1947 to become Chief Constable of Devon. He joined the late Sir Joseph Simpson's top team at New Scotland Yard in 1961 as an Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and retired in 1966 as Deputy Commissioner. Sir Ranulph is a director of Securicor and a member of the Gaming Board.
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