Royston John Mastel CVO

Royal Victorian Order

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 CBE

Order of the British Empire

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 (30 May 1917–7 April 1998) was a British

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 police

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 officer in the London

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 Metropolitan Police

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.

Mastel was educated at Tottenham Grammar School

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 and joined the Metropolitan Police as a Constable

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 in 1937. He served as a pilot

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 in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

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 from 1941 to 1945, being commissioned from the rank of Flight Sergeant

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 in May 1944 and promoted Flying Officer

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 in November 1944. Rejoining the police, he was promoted Sergeant

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 in 1946, Inspector

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 in 1951, and Superintendent

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 in 1955. In 1966 he was promoted Commander

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 and made second-in-command of No.2 District. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1969 Birthday Honours, having been promoted Deputy Assistant Commissioner

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 (Personnel).

In 1972, he was appointed Assistant Commissioner "D"

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 (Personnel and Training) and in October 1972 he took over as Assistant Commissioner "A" (Operations and Administration). He retired on 31 December 1976 and was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in the 1977 Birthday Honours.