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Sir Stanley Ernest Bailey (30 September 1926 – 9 August 2008) was a senior
Obituary in ''The Times''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bailey, Stanley 1926 births 2008 deaths British Chief Constables Knights Bachelor Commanders of the Order of the British Empire English recipients of the Queen's Police Medal People from Somers Town, London Bevin Boys 20th-century Metropolitan Police officers
British
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police officer. He was chief constable of Northumbria Police
Northumbria Police is a territorial police force in England, responsible for policing the ceremonial counties of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear. It is the largest police force in the North East by geographical area and number of officers. T ...
from 1975 until 1991.
Bailey was born in Somers Town, London
Somers Town is an inner-city district in North West London. It has been strongly influenced by the three mainline north London railway termini: Euston (1838), St Pancras (1868) and King's Cross (1852), together with the Midland Railway Some ...
, and during World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
was conscripted to work in the coal mining industry as a Bevin Boy
Bevin Boys were young British men conscripted to work in coal mines between December 1943 and March 1948, to increase the rate of coal production, which had declined through the early years of World War II. The programme was named after Ernes ...
. In 1947 he began his career with the Metropolitan Police.
The hunt for the Cannock Chase murderer was led by Bailey, Staffordshire
Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation ''Staffs''.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It borders Cheshire to the north-west, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, ...
's assistant chief constable at the time.
Honours
See also
*Donald Neilson
Donald Neilson (born Donald Nappey; 1 August 1936 – 18 December 2011), also known as "The Black Panther," "The Phantom," and "Handy Andy," was an English armed robber, kidnapper and murderer. Neilson carried out a series of sub-post office r ...
References
*http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7553571.stm *http://www.morpethherald.co.uk/news/Sir-Stanley-Bailey-dies-at.4375531.jpExternal links
Obituary in ''The Times''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bailey, Stanley 1926 births 2008 deaths British Chief Constables Knights Bachelor Commanders of the Order of the British Empire English recipients of the Queen's Police Medal People from Somers Town, London Bevin Boys 20th-century Metropolitan Police officers