Eric Compton

Eric Henry Compton CVO (14 March 1902 – 2 April 1982) was a New Zealand police officer.

He served as Commissioner of Police between 1953 and 1955.

[1] Compton was born in Hastings, New Zealand, on 14 March 1902.

[1] In 1953, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal, and in the 1954 Royal Visit Honours he was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.

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