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	Brigadier '''James Whitehead''', [[Order of the Bath\|CB]], [[Order of St Michael and St George\|CMG]], [[Order of the British Empire\|CBE]], [[Distinguished Service Order\|DSO]], [[Venerable Order of Saint John\|OStJ]], [[Aide-de-Camp\|ADC]] (18 January 1880–1 December 1955) was a [[British Indian Army]] officer who later became a senior officer in the [[London]] [[Metropolitan Police]].		[[Brigadier]] '''James Whitehead''' [[Order of the Bath\|CB]] [[Order of St Michael and St George\|CMG]] [[Order of the British Empire\|CBE]] [[Distinguished Service Order\|DSO]] [[Venerable Order of Saint John\|OStJ]] [[Aide-de-Camp\|ADC]] (18 January 1880–1 December 1955) was a [[British Indian Army]] officer who later became a senior officer in the [[London]] [[Metropolitan Police]].

	Whitehead was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Edmund Whitehead, an officer in the [[Black Watch]]. He was educated at [[Dulwich College]] and at the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]]. He was commissioned a [[Second Lieutenant]] into the [[Royal West Kent Regiment]] on 12 August 1899,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=27107\|pages=5012–5013\|date=11 August 1899}}</ref> but on 29 October 1901 transferred to the [[Indian Staff Corps]] in the [[British Indian Army\|Indian Army]].<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=27419 \|date=25 March 1902 \|page=2085 }}</ref> He was promoted [[Lieutenant]] on 12 November 1901<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=27483\|pages=6571–6572\|date=17 October 1902}}</ref> and [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)\|Captain]] on 12 August 1908, by which time he was serving with the [[1st Brahmans]].<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=28187\|page=7560\|date=20 October 1908}}</ref> In 1907 he married Winifred Fanny Fell; they had four sons and one daughter. He attended the [[Staff College, Camberley\|Staff College]] from 1911 to 1912.		Whitehead was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Edmund Whitehead, an officer in the [[Black Watch]]. He was educated at [[Dulwich College]] and at the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]]. He was commissioned a [[Second Lieutenant]] into the [[Royal West Kent Regiment]] on 12 August 1899,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=27107\|pages=5012–5013\|date=11 August 1899}}</ref> but on 29 October 1901 transferred to the [[Indian Staff Corps]] in the [[British Indian Army\|Indian Army]].<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=27419 \|date=25 March 1902 \|page=2085 }}</ref> He was promoted [[Lieutenant]] on 12 November 1901<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=27483\|pages=6571–6572\|date=17 October 1902}}</ref> and [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)\|Captain]] on 12 August 1908, by which time he was serving with the [[1st Brahmans]].<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=28187\|page=7560\|date=20 October 1908}}</ref> In 1907 he married Winifred Fanny Fell; they had four sons and one daughter. He attended the [[Staff College, Camberley\|Staff College]] from 1911 to 1912.
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	By the beginning of 1914, Whitehead was serving as a cadet company commander at Sandhurst and on 4 February 1914 he was granted the temporary rank of [[Major (United Kingdom)\|Major]], as was normal for this post.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=28798\|page=887\|date=3 February 1914}}</ref> On 14 October 1914, having reverted to captain, he was appointed [[Adjutant General\|Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General]] (DAAG)<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=28971\|supp=y\|page=9231\|date=10 November 1914}}</ref> and on 27 February 1916 he was advanced to Assistant Adjutant-General (AAG) with the temporary rank of [[Lieutenant-Colonel (United Kingdom)\|Lieutenant-Colonel]].<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=29519\|page=3184\|date=24 March 1916}}</ref> On 3 June 1916 he was made a [[Brevet (military)\|Brevet]] Lieutenant-Colonel. For his service in the [[World War I\|First World War]], Whitehead received the [[Distinguished Service Order]] (DSO) in the 1916 Birthday Honours<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=29608\|supp=y\|pages=5566–5570\|date=2 June 1916}}</ref> and was appointed [[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George]] (CMG) and an Officer of the French [[Légion d'honneur]].		By the beginning of 1914, Whitehead was serving as a cadet company commander at Sandhurst and on 4 February 1914 he was granted the temporary rank of [[Major (United Kingdom)\|Major]], as was normal for this post.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=28798\|page=887\|date=3 February 1914}}</ref> On 14 October 1914, having reverted to captain, he was appointed [[Adjutant General\|Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General]] (DAAG)<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=28971\|supp=y\|page=9231\|date=10 November 1914}}</ref> and on 27 February 1916 he was advanced to Assistant Adjutant-General (AAG) with the temporary rank of [[Lieutenant-Colonel (United Kingdom)\|Lieutenant-Colonel]].<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=29519\|page=3184\|date=24 March 1916}}</ref> On 3 June 1916 he was made a [[Brevet (military)\|Brevet]] Lieutenant-Colonel. For his service in the [[World War I\|First World War]], Whitehead received the [[Distinguished Service Order]] (DSO) in the 1916 Birthday Honours<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=29608\|supp=y\|pages=5566–5570\|date=2 June 1916}}</ref> and was appointed [[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George]] (CMG) and an Officer of the French [[Légion d'honneur]].

	In 1921, he became Director of Organisation at [[Shimla\|Simla]]. He was appointed an [[Aide-de-Camp]] to [[George V of the United Kingdom\|King George V]] in 1924. He commanded the 11th Indian Infantry [[Brigade]] at [[Abbottabad]] from 1925 until 1927, when he retired from the Army with the rank of [[Brigadier]].		In 1921, he became Director of Organisation at [[Shimla\|Simla]]. He was appointed an [[Aide-de-Camp]] to [[George V of the United Kingdom\|King George V]] in 1924. He commanded the 11th Indian Infantry [[Brigade]] at [[Abbottabad]] from 1925 until 1927, when he retired from the Army with the rank of [[Brigadier]]. His [[service number]] at this time was 17548.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=35415\|page=223\|date=9 January 1942\|supp=y}}</ref>

	He was appointed a [[Chief Constable]] in the Metropolitan Police on 1 October 1927. He commanded No.1 District ([[West End of London\|West End]], [[Hammersmith]] and [[Wandsworth]]). He was promoted to [[Deputy Assistant Commissioner]] on 29 June 1933, when district commanders were given that rank for the first time, and [[Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis\|Assistant Commissioner "A"]] on 30 September 1933.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=33983\|page=6353\|date=3 October 1933}}</ref> In this role, he was in charge of organisation and uniformed policing. He was appointed [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) on 11 May 1937<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=34396\|supp=y\|pages=3089–3090\|date=11 May 1937}}</ref> and an [[Venerable Order of Saint John\|Officer of the Order of St John]] (OStJ) on 20 December 1937.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=34936\|supp=y\|page=5325\|date=30 August 1940}}</ref> He retired from the police in 1938.		He was appointed a [[Chief Constable]] in the Metropolitan Police on 1 October 1927. He commanded No.1 District ([[West End of London\|West End]], [[Hammersmith]] and [[Wandsworth]]). He was promoted to [[Deputy Assistant Commissioner]] on 29 June 1933, when district commanders were given that rank for the first time, and [[Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis\|Assistant Commissioner "A"]] on 30 September 1933.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=33983\|page=6353\|date=3 October 1933}}</ref> In this role, he was in charge of organisation and uniformed policing. He was appointed [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) on 11 May 1937<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=34396\|supp=y\|pages=3089–3090\|date=11 May 1937}}</ref> and an [[Venerable Order of Saint John\|Officer of the Order of St John]] (OStJ) on 20 December 1937.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=34936\|supp=y\|page=5325\|date=30 August 1940}}</ref> He retired from the police in 1938.
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	==References==		==References==
	*Obituary, ''[[The Times]]'', 2 December 1955		*Obituary, ''[[The Times]]'', 2 December 1955
			*[https://generals.dk/general/Whitehead/James/Great_Britain.html Generals of World War II]

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{{for|the 19th century Lord Mayor of London and MP|Sir James Whitehead, 1st Baronet}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
Brigadier '''James Whitehead''', [[Order of the Bath|CB]], [[Order of St Michael and St George|CMG]], [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]], [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]], [[Venerable Order of Saint John|OStJ]], [[Aide-de-Camp|ADC]] (18 January 1880–1 December 1955) was a [[British Indian Army]] officer who later became a senior officer in the [[London]] [[Metropolitan Police]].

Whitehead was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Edmund Whitehead, an officer in the [[Black Watch]]. He was educated at [[Dulwich College]] and at the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]]. He was commissioned a [[Second Lieutenant]] into the [[Royal West Kent Regiment]] on 12 August 1899,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27107|pages=5012–5013|date=11 August 1899}}</ref> but on 29 October 1901 transferred to the [[Indian Staff Corps]] in the [[British Indian Army|Indian Army]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27419 |date=25 March 1902 |page=2085 }}</ref> He was promoted [[Lieutenant]] on 12 November 1901<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27483|pages=6571–6572|date=17 October 1902}}</ref> and [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|Captain]] on 12 August 1908, by which time he was serving with the [[1st Brahmans]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28187|page=7560|date=20 October 1908}}</ref> In 1907 he married Winifred Fanny Fell; they had four sons and one daughter. He attended the [[Staff College, Camberley|Staff College]] from 1911 to 1912.

By the beginning of 1914, Whitehead was serving as a cadet company commander at Sandhurst and on 4 February 1914 he was granted the temporary rank of [[Major (United Kingdom)|Major]], as was normal for this post.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28798|page=887|date=3 February 1914}}</ref> On 14 October 1914, having reverted to captain, he was appointed [[Adjutant General|Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General]] (DAAG)<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28971|supp=y|page=9231|date=10 November 1914}}</ref> and on 27 February 1916 he was advanced to Assistant Adjutant-General (AAG) with the temporary rank of [[Lieutenant-Colonel (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant-Colonel]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=29519|page=3184|date=24 March 1916}}</ref> On 3 June 1916 he was made a [[Brevet (military)|Brevet]] Lieutenant-Colonel. For his service in the [[World War I|First World War]], Whitehead received the [[Distinguished Service Order]] (DSO) in the 1916 Birthday Honours<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=29608|supp=y|pages=5566–5570|date=2 June 1916}}</ref> and was appointed [[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George]] (CMG) and an Officer of the French [[Légion d'honneur]].

In 1921, he became Director of Organisation at [[Shimla|Simla]]. He was appointed an [[Aide-de-Camp]] to [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]] in 1924. He commanded the 11th Indian Infantry [[Brigade]] at [[Abbottabad]] from 1925 until 1927, when he retired from the Army with the rank of [[Brigadier]].

He was appointed a [[Chief Constable]] in the Metropolitan Police on 1 October 1927. He commanded No.1 District ([[West End of London|West End]], [[Hammersmith]] and [[Wandsworth]]). He was promoted to [[Deputy Assistant Commissioner]] on 29 June 1933, when district commanders were given that rank for the first time, and [[Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis|Assistant Commissioner "A"]] on 30 September 1933.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33983|page=6353|date=3 October 1933}}</ref> In this role, he was in charge of organisation and uniformed policing. He was appointed [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) on 11 May 1937<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=34396|supp=y|pages=3089–3090|date=11 May 1937}}</ref> and an [[Venerable Order of Saint John|Officer of the Order of St John]] (OStJ) on 20 December 1937.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=34936|supp=y|page=5325|date=30 August 1940}}</ref> He retired from the police in 1938.

In 1939, he was recalled to the Army, serving as Deputy [[Adjutant-General]] with the [[British Expeditionary Force (World War II)|British Expeditionary Force]] in France. After returning to Britain in 1940 he commanded the [[British Home Guard|Home Guard]] in the [[London District]]. For this service he was appointed [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] (CB) on 3 September 1940.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=34470|page=29|date=4 January 1938}}</ref>

==Footnotes==
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==References==
*Obituary, ''[[The Times]]'', 2 December 1955

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