Charles George Wickham
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Charles George Wickham was commander of the Royal Ulster Constabulary
(1922–1945) and adviser to British police in various colonies of the Empire.
Wickham was born in 1879. He fought in the Second Boer War
and took part in a British Expeditionary Force sent to aid the White movement
in the Russian Civil War
. In 1919 he was sent to Ireland and upon formation of the Royal Ulster Constabulary
in 1922 he was appointed its first inspecter general, a position he held until 1945. In 1945 he was sent to Greece where he was incharge of training the Greek police until 1952. In late 1946 he was invited on the initiative of Sir Alan Cunningham to investigate the Palestine Police Force
and he submitted his report in the beginning of December 1946.
Royal Ulster Constabulary
The Royal Ulster Constabulary was the name of the police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2000. Following the awarding of the George Cross in 2000, it was subsequently known as the Royal Ulster Constabulary GC. It was founded on 1 June 1922 out of the Royal Irish Constabulary...
(1922–1945) and adviser to British police in various colonies of the Empire.
Wickham was born in 1879. He fought in the Second Boer War
Second Boer War
The Second Boer War was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State...
and took part in a British Expeditionary Force sent to aid the White movement
White movement
The White movement and its military arm the White Army - known as the White Guard or the Whites - was a loose confederation of Anti-Communist forces.The movement comprised one of the politico-military Russian forces who fought...
in the Russian Civil War
Russian Civil War
The Russian Civil War was a multi-party war that occurred within the former Russian Empire after the Russian provisional government collapsed to the Soviets, under the domination of the Bolshevik party. Soviet forces first assumed power in Petrograd The Russian Civil War (1917–1923) was a...
. In 1919 he was sent to Ireland and upon formation of the Royal Ulster Constabulary
Royal Ulster Constabulary
The Royal Ulster Constabulary was the name of the police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2000. Following the awarding of the George Cross in 2000, it was subsequently known as the Royal Ulster Constabulary GC. It was founded on 1 June 1922 out of the Royal Irish Constabulary...
in 1922 he was appointed its first inspecter general, a position he held until 1945. In 1945 he was sent to Greece where he was incharge of training the Greek police until 1952. In late 1946 he was invited on the initiative of Sir Alan Cunningham to investigate the Palestine Police Force
Palestine Police Force
The Palestine Police Force was a British colonial police service established in the British Mandate for Palestine on 1 July 1920, when High Commissioner Herbert Samuel's civil administration took over responsibility for security from General Allenby's Occupied Enemy Territory Administration...
and he submitted his report in the beginning of December 1946.