Noel Croswell

Noel Alfred Croswell , also written Crosswell (* 1909 , † 1964 ), was a British-born police officer and the first Jamaican police commissioner since the country's independence.

Life

Croswell attended Jamaica College in Kingston and West Buckland School in the English District of North Devon .

He joined the civil service in 1928 as a clerk in the Collector General's Department and worked for the Colonial Secretary's Office for seven years. In 1937 he was accepted into the police service of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in the rank of sub-inspector . When he was appointed police chief shortly before the country's independence after the retirement of his predecessor Brownwell, this initially met with protests from the Jamaican Police Association, because Croswell had already been retired as Deputy Commissioner of Police in 1959.

Croswell died in 1964 while on duty. His marriage to his wife Barbara (1924–1973) resulted in three daughters; the older two are twins (* 1951).

Awards

1954: Colonial Police Medal
1959: Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
1959: Queen's Police Medal (QPM)
1962: Companion des Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG)

Individual evidence

↑ This Day in our Past - 1958, Kingston Gleaner, September 30, 2002, p. 51. ( Memento of September 13, 2014 in the web archive archive.today )
↑ Terry Lacey: Violence and Politics in Jamaica, 1960-70: Internal Security in a Developing Country , Manchester University Press, 1977, p. 125.
↑ A story of family and friendship ( Memento of the original from September 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2 archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , The Jamaica Gleaner, July 16, 2006.

↑ Felicity Croswell-Brandt - Triumphant in adversities ( Memento of the original dated November 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2 archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , The Jamaica Gleaner, July 4, 2004.

^ New Year Honors, 1959 , The West Indies Gazette, Issue 2, Jan. 1, 1959.

^ Supplement to the London Gazette , January 1, 1960, p. 34.

↑ 6. Supplement to the London Gazette of December 28, 1962, January 1, 1963.

personal data
SURNAME	Croswell, Noel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Crosswell, Noel; Croswell, Noel Alfred; Crosswell, Noel Alfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British Police Officer and Jamaican Police Chief
DATE OF BIRTH	1909
DATE OF DEATH	1964

[1] This Day in our Past - 1958, Kingston Gleaner, September 30, 2002, p. 51. ( Memento of September 13, 2014 in the web archive archive.today )

[2] Terry Lacey: Violence and Politics in Jamaica, 1960-70: Internal Security in a Developing Country , Manchester University Press, 1977, p. 125.

[3] A story of family and friendship ( Memento of the original from September 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2 archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , The Jamaica Gleaner, July 16, 2006.

[4] Felicity Croswell-Brandt - Triumphant in adversities ( Memento of the original dated November 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2 archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , The Jamaica Gleaner, July 4, 2004.

[5] New Year Honors, 1959 , The West Indies Gazette, Issue 2, Jan. 1, 1959.

[6] Supplement to the London Gazette , January 1, 1960, p. 34.

[7] 6. Supplement to the London Gazette of December 28, 1962, January 1, 1963.