Matthew Kirkham Needham Collens, CMG,

CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

(died 31 December 1957) was a British police officer; and the

Inspector General of Police An inspector-general of police is a senior police officer in the police force or police service of several nations. The rank usually refers to the head of a large regional command within a police service, and in many countries refers to the most ...

of the Gold Coast Police Service from 26 May 1949 to the end of his life, when Gold Coast had become

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. He had previously been in Nigeria, and replaced Richard Waverley Head Ballantine in the position, arriving on 21 February 1949. He was awarded the

in 1955. He died in Catterick Military Hospital.

References

1957 deaths Ghanaian Inspectors General of Police Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Commanders of the Order of the British Empire British colonial police officers British expatriates in Gold Coast (British colony) {{Law-enforcement-bio-stub