Mervyn Wood | |
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Commissioner of the New South Wales Police | |
In office 1 January 1977 – 5 June 1979 | |
Preceded by | Frederick Hanson |
Succeeded by | Jim Lees |
Personal details | |
Born | Kensington, New South Wales | 30 April 1917
Died | 19 August 2006 Sydney, New South Wales | (aged 89)
Mervyn Thomas Wood, LVO MBE QPM (30 April 1917 – 19 August 2006) was an Australian rower and police officer. He was an eight-time Australian national sculling champion, four-time Olympian and three-time Olympic medalist. He later rose to become the Commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force.