ian ▁police ▁officer . ▁Dun can ▁was ▁Chief ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Victoria ▁Police ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁ ▁Britain ▁Dun can ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁in ▁Mort lach — a ▁town ▁in ▁Ban ff shire ▁in ▁northern ▁Scotland . ▁His ▁father , ▁John , ▁was ▁a ▁far mer ▁and ▁his ▁mother , ▁Elizabeth , ▁n ée ▁Mitchell . ▁ ▁After ▁comple ting ▁his ▁education ▁in ▁D uff town , ▁Dun can ▁moved ▁to ▁London ▁where ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Police ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁He ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Police ▁for ▁ 2 6 ▁years ; ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁C riminal ▁Investig ation ▁Department . ▁Dun can ▁rose ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Chief ▁Ins pect or ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁was ▁given ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁" F lying ▁Squad ". ▁ ▁Australia ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁Dun can ▁was ▁second ed ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁government ▁of ▁Victoria ▁to ▁inspect ▁and ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Police ▁Force . ▁The ▁appointment ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁Premier ▁of ▁Victoria ▁Albert ▁D unst an ▁on ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Police ▁Commission er ▁Sir ▁Philip ▁Game — a ▁former ▁Governor ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁D unst an ▁ordered ▁the ▁ins pection ▁after ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁res ignation ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁Chief ▁Commission er ▁Thomas ▁Bl ame y ▁amid ▁public ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁w ides p read ▁cor ruption ▁within ▁the ▁force .