DEATH OF FOUNDER
SCOTLAND YARD’S “BIG FIVE”
' (Rec. 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 4., Ex-Chief Constable Frederick Wensley, the last of Scotland Yard’s origi- \ rial “Big Five,” which he-’ founded ‘ and led, died to-day at a London * home, aged 84. After serving his apprenticeship as a constable in the East End of London, he rose to the rank of Chief, Constable—a Scotland Yard rank specialy created for him. He retired in with 42 years’ service after handling more murder cases than any other detective/
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 70, Issue 46, 5 December 1949, Page 3
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