Professional

Mr Michael John Waldren QPM (Kerrison 1961-1964)

Joined the Metropolitan Police and rose to the rank of Chief Superintendent in charge of the Metropolitan’s Firearms Unit in its totality. In 1999 he was awarded the Queens Police Medal for Distinguished Police Service by Her Majesty the Queen in the Birthday Honours List. He retired from the Police Service in March 2000. Since then he has acted as an Independent Consultant and his latest book is Armed Police: The Police use of Firearms Since 1945. In 2010 he was appointed as the resident police firearms historian for the Police Firearms Officers Association.