Assistant Commissioner T. WV. S. Parsons

PRIDE OF THE
FEEET

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THE LATEST addi
tion to the British Co-
lumbia Police marine
fleet is the P. M. L. 14,
pictured here shortly
after her refit at Vic-
toria in July. 100 feet
long, the 14 is the larg-
est of the department’s
coast patrol craft, and is
fitted with the latest in
all types of marine
equipment. She will be
stationed at Victoria
and will patrol the
West Coast of Van-
couver Island. She is
fitted with accommodation for a crew of five

will be used where courtrooms are not availa
Diesel engine, the 14 will be one of the fastest bo
aboard, and his crew includes Constables Fred H. Brooksbank as mate and navigator;
radio operator. Probationer David Armstrong is general utility man aboard. A complete story
marine fleet will be contained in the next issue of THE SHOULDER StTrRaP. é

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Assistant Commissioner

T.W.S. PARSONS

A KEEN STUDENT of police affairs and widely known for his articles and
lectures on police work, the Assistant Commissioner is also the author of a
successful handbook on Canadian Criminal Law.

Born in England, he early took great interest in the volunteer movement
with which, in 1899, he was first identified as a member of the City of London
Artillery. Exchanging to an infantry unit in 1900 he left the First VB Bed-
fordshire Regiment four years later to join the South African Constabulary,
with whom he remained until 1909.

Proceeding to Canada he enlisted in the British Columbia Provincial Police
in 1912. Posted first at Kitselas, on the Skeena River, and then to Terrace, he
was made Chief Constable of the Peace River District in 1914. At Kamloops
in 1917, the following year found him in South Fort George as Deputy Inspector
and 1923 as Inspector of “D” Division at Prince Rupert. In 1925, in order
to more closely assist in the reorganization of the Force, he took command of
“A” Division, Vancouver Island, and in 1932 there came promotion to the
rank which he now holds.

Widely travelled, Assistant Commissioner Parsons has a first-hand practical
knowledge of the police forces of Canada and the United States, the Mediter-
ranean, South and East Africa, China, Japan, Australia, Fiji, Hawati and the
Philippine Islands.

and five prisoners. There are two additional staterooms and a court room aft which
ble at isolated coast points. Powered with a 6 -cyl. 275 -horsepower Winton
ats of her kind on the coast. Sergeant Harold Raybone is N. C. O. in charge

T. Gurney as engineer, and A. L. Frost as
on the operations of the police

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