Criminal Investigation Branch

[Ma-dotcom]

Hoping this is the correct forum for this query.

Found in 1939 registration:-
Officer of Crimical Investigator Branch Personel Dept 'Gpo Gci' Travelling.

Can anyone please sort out the 'Gpo Gci' part of this occupation please. I gather he went from place to place looking into or sorting Personel data & problems.

He doesn't appear to have married, which is sad as I'd like to have seen how many descendants had his same name.

He lived to 87 years & died in Bexley, Surrey. [Greater London probably]

 

[Archie's Mum]

From MOD acronyms and abbreviations
Gun Position Officer
Ground Control Interception
Sounds a bit scary. Hopefully these abbreviations were used back that far. Or maybe not!

 

[Ma-dotcom]

oo-er, sounds a bit Military. Thanks Sue, I had expected something or other 'Personel' in there .
It's a pity UK Electoral registers didn't give occupations back then.
Great Personel Officer & Great Chief Inspector ?

 

[Archie's Mum]

oo-er, sounds a bit Military. Thanks Sue, I had expected something or other 'Personel' in there .
It's a pity UK Electoral registers didn't give occupations back then.
Great Personel Officer & Great Chief Inspector ?

Oops. Ministry of Defence.
I'll try again.

 

[Archie's Mum]

According to posalmuseum.org the Post Office Investigation Branch is the oldest criminal investigation force in the world....in saying that could Gpo be 'GPO' (General Post Office)? Then maybe General Crime Investigations, Gci

 

[arthurk]

General Post Office was the first thing that came to mind for GPO, but I've no idea about GCI.

GPO staff registers used to be online at Ancestry, I think - probably worth seeing if he's there.

 

[Ma-dotcom]

Thank you again Sue, I think that must be it. I ignoored G.Poat office as letters were small case - duh!-.

@arthurk, thank you also, this is probaly as close as I will get.