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Anthony Peacocke

Anthony Peacocke

United Kingdom police officer

For the footballer, see Anthony Peacock.

Anthony Peacocke was a United Kingdom police officer. He was Inspector-General of the Royal Ulster Constabulary during 1969.

Early life and education

Peacocke was born in Bangor, County Down, in 1909. He was awarded a degree in natural sciences from the University of Cambridge, and joined the RUC in 1932.[1]

Police career

During his career, prior to his appointment as Inspector-general, he served in Ballymoney, Belfast and Enniskillen. He was Deputy Inspector-General in 1963.[2] He was appointed as Inspector-General on 5 February 1969.[3]

Inspector-General

During the increasingly violent period in Northern Ireland in 1969, Peacocke initially resisted the deployment of the British Army[4] although changed his view, after a telephone call from Graham Shillington, the Deputy Inspector-General, early in the morning of 13 August.[5] The extent of disorder in Northern Ireland at that time prompted the commissioning of the Hunt Report,[6] which was published in October 1969.[7] A few days earlier, Peacocke had been asked to resign, and his resignation, although tendered immediately, was not announced until 10 October.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    Ryder, p. 108
  2. [2]
    Ryder, p. 97
  3. [3]
    Ryder, p. 108
  4. [4]
    Ryder, p. 109
  5. [5]
    Ryder, p. 112
  6. [6]
    Ryder, 115
  7. [7]
    "CAIN: HMSO: Joint Communique by the British and Northern Ireland governments, 9 and 10 October 1969". Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  8. [8]
    "CAIN: HMSO: Joint Communique by the British and Northern Ireland governments, 9 and 10 October 1969". Retrieved 5 September 2015.

Further reading

  • Ryder, Chris The RUC: A Force Under Fire (1989) Meuthen ISBN 0-413-15340-1
  • Doherty, Richard The Thin Green Line: The History of the Royal Ulster Constabulary GC Pen & Sword Books ISBN 1-84415058-5
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