Norman Kendal

Sir Norman Kendal CBE (1880–8 March 1966) was an English barrister and police officer in the London Metropolitan Police.

Kendal was born in Cheadle, Cheshire. He was educated at Rossall School and Oriel College, Oxford, where he studied Modern History, and was called to the bar by the Inner Temple in 1906, practising on the Northern Circuit. In 1914 he was commissioned into the 5th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. He was wounded at the Battle of the Somme in 1916 and in 1917 was attached to the Ministry of National Service as a staff officer. He was promoted Lieutenant in July 1917.^[1] In October 1918 he resigned his commission on account of ill-health caused by his wounds.^[2]

In November 1918, Kendal was appointed Chief Constable (CID) in the Metropolitan Police, and the following year, on the creation of the rank, was promoted to Deputy Assistant Commissioner (CID). In December 1928, he was appointed Assistant Commissioner "L" (Legal).^[3][4] In 1931 he was moved to be Assistant Commissioner "C" (Crime),^[5] holding the post until his retirement on 1 March 1945.^[6]

He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1927 Birthday Honours^[7] and knighted in 1937.

Police appointments
Preceded by Trevor Bigham 1909–1914	Chief Constable (CID), Metropolitan Police 1918–1919	Succeeded by Frederick Porter Wensley 1924–1929
Preceded by First incumbent	Deputy Assistant Commissioner (CID), Metropolitan Police 1919–1928	Succeeded by Henry Archer
Preceded by Trevor Bigham	Assistant Commissioner "L", Metropolitan Police 1928–1931	Succeeded by Maurice Tomlin Assistant Commissioner "D"
Preceded by Sir Trevor Bigham	Assistant Commissioner "C", Metropolitan Police 1931–1945	Succeeded by Ronald Howe

Footnotes

1. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30212. p. 7875. 31 July 1917.
2. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30927. p. 11549. 27 September 1918.
3. ^ "New CID Chief", The Times, 21 November 1928
4. ^ London Gazette: no. 33446. p. 8169. 11 December 1928.
5. ^ "Scotland Yard Changes", The Times, 30 January 1930
6. ^ "Metropolitan Police Change", The Times, 30 January 1945
7. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 32280. p. 3612. 31 May 1927.

References

• Obituary, The Times, 9 March 1966

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Name	Kendal, Norman
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Date of birth	1880
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Date of death	1966
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