Military, Security, and Police Personnel
Victoria Cross or George Cross recipients listed first.
| Name | College | Years at Oxford | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Carton de Wiart, | Balliol | |||
| Leonard Cheshire, Baron Cheshire, | Merton | |||
| John Liddell, | Balliol | 1908–? | ||
| Robert Nairac, | Lincoln | |||
| Geoffrey Vickers, | Merton | |||
| Garth Neville Walford, | Balliol | 1900–? | ||
| Trevor Bigham | Magdalen | Deputy Commissioner of The Metropolitan Police 1931–35 | ||
| Ian Blair | Christ Church | Commissioner of The Metropolitan Police 2005 onwards | ||
| Paul Condon, Baron Condon | St Peter's | Commissioner of The Metropolitan Police 1993–2000 | ||
| David Craig, Baron Craig of Radley | Lincoln | Chief of the Defence Staff 1988–91, Convenor of Crossbenchers 1999–2004 | ||
| Cressida Dick | Balliol | Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police 2006 onwards | ||
| Drury Curzon Drury-Lowe | Corpus Christi | Lt-Gen British Army 1890–1908, Colonel of the 17th Lancers 1892–95 | ||
| Colin McColl | The Queen's | Director of the Secret Intelligence Service 1989–94 | ||
| Eliza Manningham-Buller | Lady Margaret Hall | Director-General of the Security Service 2002–2007 | ||
| Brian Paddick | The Queen's | deputy assistant commissioner, Metropolitan Police 2003 onwards | ||
| John Rennie | Balliol | Director of the Secret Intelligence Service 1968–73 | ||
| John Scarlett | Magdalen | Director of the Secret Intelligence Service 2004 onwards | ||
| David Spedding | Hertford | Director of the Secret Intelligence Service 1994–99 | ||
| David Westwood | Lady Margaret Hall | Chief Constable of Humberside Police 1999–2005 |
Read more about this topic: List Of University Of Oxford People In British Public Life
Famous quotes containing the words police and/or personnel:
“I’ve met a lot of murderers in my day, but Dr. Garth, whatever he is, is the first man I’ve ever met who was polite to me and still made the chills run up and down my back.”
—Robert D. Andrews, and Nick Grindé. Police detective, Before I Hang, describing his meeting with Dr. Garth (1940)
“This woman is headstrong, obstinate and dangerously self- opinionated.”
—Report by Personnel Officer at I.C.I., rejecting Mrs. Thatcher for a job in 1948.