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Mervyn Wood
LVO MBE QPM
Wood rowing in 1952
Commissioner of the New South Wales Police
In office
1 January 1977 – 5 June 1979
Preceded byFrederick Hanson
Succeeded byJim Lees
Personal details
Born(1917-04-30)30 April 1917
Kensington, New South Wales
Died19 August 2006(2006-08-19) (aged 89)
Sydney, New South Wales

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.

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1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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