George Terry

Sir George Walter Roberts Terry (29 May 1921 – 18 August 1995) was a senior British police officer, who served as Chief Constable of Pembrokeshire, East Sussex, Lincolnshire and Sussex Police Forces, and as president of the Association of Chief Police Officers. Early life Terry was born on 29 May 1921, the son of Walter George Tygh Terry and his wife Constance Elizabeth Terry. After schooling in Peterborough, Terry joined the Birmingham City Constabulary in 1940, eventually securing promotion through the ranks to Superintendent. He served with the Northamptonshire Regiment in Italy from 1942 to 1946, rising to the rank of Staff Captain. Career Police After serving with the Birmingham Force on demobilisation, he was appointed Chief Constable of Pembrokeshire Police in 1958; at the age of 35, this made him one of the youngest Chief Constables in English history. He remained with Pembrokeshire until 1965, when he was transferred to the same post in the East Sussex force. There, he implemented a range of modernising reforms, improving communication systems and introducing motor scooters for women police officers. He was Deputy Chief Constable for Sussex from 1968 to 1969 and then spent three years as Chief Constable of Lincolnshire Police, before returning to Sussex as Chief Constable in 1973, serving until 1983.