Digby Rowland Albemarle Bettington KPM was a Commissioner of Police in the Gold Coast.

He attended the United Services College in North Devon, United Kingdom between 1889 and 1897.[1]

Bettington succeeded E. V. Collins following his death when the ship he was sailing on was hit during World War I[2]

Bettington continued as Commissioner of Police in the Gold Coast until 1924.[3] His service led to him being awarded the King's Police Medal in the 1920 New Year Honours list.[4] His successor was H. W. M. Bamford.

References

  1. ↑ "Police Medals". Haileybury Official website. Haileybury. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "COLONIAL REPORTS—ANNUAL: No 998 Gold Coast - REPORT FOR 1917" (PDF). University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 1 JANUARY, 1920" (PDF). TheLondonGazette.com. The London Gazette. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "COLONIA L REPORTS—ANNUAL: No 1119 - Gold Coast" (PDF). University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
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