John Mastel

Royston John Mastel CVO CBE (30 May 1917–7 April 1988) was a British police officer in the London Metropolitan Police.

Mastel was educated at Tottenham Grammar School and joined the Metropolitan Police as a Constable in 1937. He served as a pilot in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve from 1941 to 1945, being commissioned from the rank of Flight Sergeant in May 1944 [LondonGazette |issue=36612 |date=14 July 1944 |startpage=3337 |supp=yes] and promoted Flying Officer in November 1944. [LondonGazette |issue=36852 |date=19 December 1944 |startpage=5873 |supp=yes] Rejoining the police, he was promoted Sergeant in 1946, Inspector in 1951, and Superintendent in 1955. In 1966 he was promoted Commander 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 (Personnel). [LondonGazette |issue=44863 |date=6 June 1969 |startpage=5969 |supp=yes]

In 1972, he was appointed Assistant Commissioner "D" (Personnel and Training) ["Administrator is new London CID chief", "The Times", 12 February 1972] [LondonGazette |issue=45656 |date=25 April 1972 |startpage=4912 |supp=] and in October 1972 he took over as Assistant Commissioner "A" (Operations and Administration). ["Yard man to be Chief Inspector of Constabulary", "The Times", 25 October 1972] He retired on 31 December 1976 ["Police retirement", "The Times", 15 December 1976] and was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in the 1977 Birthday Honours. [LondonGazette |issue=47234 |date=10 June 1977 |startpage=7084 |supp=yes]

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*Biography, "Who Was Who"