Shirley Becke

Deceased Person

1917 – 2011

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Who was Shirley Becke?

Shirley Cameron Becke OBE QPM, née Jennings, was a British police officer. She was the fourth and last commander of the London Metropolitan Police's A4 Branch, from 1966 to 1973, and the first woman officer in the United Kingdom to reach Chief Officer rank when she was promoted to Commander in 1969.

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Born
Apr 29, 1917
Chiswick
Lived in
  • Chiswick
Died
Oct 25, 2011

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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