Denis Joseph Cummings

Denis Joseph Cummings CBE (16 May 1885 – 31 March 1956) was a New Zealand policeman and police commissioner. He was born in Tuapeka Flat, South Otago, New Zealand, on 16 May 1885.[1] He was the brother of James Cummings.

In the 1946 New Year Honours, Cummings was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.[2]

  1. ^ Dunstall, Graeme. "Denis Joseph Cummings". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ "No. 37410". The London Gazette (4th supplement). 1 January 1946. p. 159.