John Dellow

Who is John Dellow?

Sir John Albert Dellow CBE is a retired British police officer.

Dellow was born in London and educated at William Ellis School, Highgate, and the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe. After leaving school, he worked for Shell and did his national service in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, working in personnel selection. In 1951, he joined the City of London Police as a Constable. Rising to Chief Inspector and attending Bramshill Police College, he transferred to Kent County Constabulary as a Superintendent in 1966. He was promoted Chief Superintendent in 1968 and Assistant Chief Constable in 1969. In the same year, he became the first police officer to attend the Joint Services Staff College.

In 1973, he transferred to the Metropolitan Police as Deputy Assistant Commissioner. In 1975, he became DAC, in 1978 he took over No.2 Area, and in 1979 he became DAC. In this post, Dellow commanded the police operation in the Iranian Embassy Siege in 1980. Later that year he was appointed DAC. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1979 New Year Honours.

On 10 May 1982, he was appointed Assistant Commissioner "B".