METROPOLITAN POLICE
1829 - 1899
The following officers are included, with additional details, in the Book of Remembrance
at the Metropolitan Police Memorial at the Peel Centre, Hendon, which was compiled
by the Trust and dedicated by Her Majesty The Queen in 2001.
Lest We Forget
PC Joseph Grantham
Died 28 June 1830, aged 31
Collapsed and died when kicked in the head arresting a drunken man.
PC John Long
Died 16 August 1830, aged 35
Stabbed to death when he stopped three suspected burglars at night.
PC Michael Pratt
Died 7 January 1831, aged 34
Collapsed and died of heart failure chasing four suspected thieves.
PC Thomas Hart
Died 25 October 1832, aged 42
Drowned when knocked in the river trying to catch a stray cow.
PC Robert Culley
Died 13 May 1833, aged 27
Fatally stabbed during a riot at a political meeting in Coldbath Fields.
PC William Bruff
Died 9 December 1836, aged 44
Found collapsed on his beat in Bunhill burial ground and died the next day.
PC John Barton
Died 18 October 1838, aged 40
Drowned when he accidentally fell in the River Lea while on night duty.
PC William Aldridge
Died 30 September 1839, aged 30
Fatally injured when stoned by a mob during an arrest at Deptford.
PC Peter Beadle
Died 11 July 1840, aged 18
Accidentally drowned when he fell in London Docks on night duty.
PC John Husbands
Died 20 July 1840, aged 26
Accidentally drowned when he fell in Grosvenor Canal on night duty.
PC James Carroll
Died 2 October 1841, aged 45
Attacked by a mob and hit with his own truncheon making an arrest.
PC Thomas Everett
Died 14 January 1842, aged 26
Found drowned in London Docks apparently having fallen in at night.
PC Charles Nicholls
Died 29 January 1842, aged 41
Found dead on his beat at Lambeth supposed to have suffered a fit.
PC James Fulkes
Died 10 March 1842, aged 26
Found dead on his beat at Holborn having struck his head in a fall.
PC Timothy Daly
Died 5 May 1842, aged 45
Shot dead when he attempted to arrest an armed highway robber.
PC Charles Reynolds
Died 2 June 1842, aged 22
Found drowned in London Docks having fallen in while on night duty.
Sgt Andrew Allen
Died 17 December 1842
Collapsed and died while on foot patrol with one of his men.
PC Uriah Eden
Died 20 November 1844, aged 29
Fatally injured in a fall in a chapel while searching for lost property.
PC John Birkmyre, 19
PC John Wright, 30
Died 21 December 1844
Both killed while searching a burning house when the floors collapsed.
PC Charles William Somes
Died 4 September 1845, aged 32
Died as a result of being injured on duty on Marylebone Division.
PC Fitz Henry Parsons
Died 9 January 1846, aged 22
Fatally injured in a fall into the dry dock at Woolwich Arsenal in a fog.
PC James Hastie
Died 7 March 1846, aged 34
Fatally beaten by several men in a street disturbance at Deptford.
PC George Clark
Died 29 June 1846, aged 20
Found brutally beaten and stabbed to death while on night duty.
PC George Hall
Died 4 July 1846, aged 21
Fatally injured when thrown from his horse after 15 hours on duty.
PC Daniel Harker Monk
Died 28 May 1848, aged 30
Fatally injured with his own staff while taking a prisoner into custody.
PC William Sibley
Died 6 September 1849, aged 37
Collapsed and died from supposed over exertion at the scene of a fire.
PC John Welch
Died 12 October 1849, aged 21
Overcome by fumes trying to rescue three workmen in a sewer.
PC Alexander Scott
Died 26 June 1850, aged 34
Died during a hospital operation on an injury received during an affray.
PC Henry James Chaplin
Died 5 May 1851, aged 33
Fatally wounded when attacked with bricks by a disorderly crowd.
Sgt Joseph Rendall
Died 29 September 1852, aged 39
Died from injuries received in an accident on duty at Greenwich.
PC Michael Madigan
Died 17 October 1852, aged 31
Found accidentally drowned in the Thames while on night duty.
PC George Best
Died 18 October 1852
While reporting for duty he suffered a stroke and died the next day.
PC Francis Stoker
Died 11 February 1855, aged 38
Killed attempting to rescue persons trapped in a collapsing house.
PC Malachi Shannon
Died 28 June 1856, aged 34
Fatally injured when accidentally thrown from his horse on patrol.
PC James Burton
Died 15 July 1857, aged 34
Died after the amputation of his arm following an injury on duty.
PC Charles Busk
Died 11 August 1857, aged 45
Fatally injured in a fall while checking premises at night.
PC James Denyer
Died 17August 1857, aged 28
Drowned checking a suspicious light on a boat in London Docks.
PC Henry Morgan
Died 2 January 1858, aged 25
Fatally injured when attacked while making an arrest during an affray.
PC William Wilson
Died 18 November 1858, aged 32
Found drowned in a canal after being missed on his beat in a gale.
PC William Driver
Died 12 March 1859, aged 20
Drowned when he accidentally fell in a canal on his beat in a storm.
PC William Fuller
Died 19 April 1859, aged 43
Killed taking a police horse to the station when it reared and fell.
PC Thomas Randall
Died 19 August 1859, aged 20
Killed in a fall at the police station.
PC Charles Welch
Died 16 December 1859, aged 30
Died as a result of head injuries received in execution of his duty.
PC George Brown
Died 24 October 1860, aged 25
Killed by falling down the area of a house while patrolling his beat.
PC Samuel Hawes
Died 8 June 1861, aged 34
Died in an asylum from the effects of a head injury received on duty.
PC Henry Hall
Died 22 August 1861, aged 26
Found drowned at Woolwich Dock after being missed from his beat.
Insp James Rapsey
Died 26 September 1861, aged 41
Died as a result of injuries received in the execution of his duty.
Insp William Hard
Died 11 June 1862, aged 43
Died from a fractured skull caused by a fall from his horse on duty.
PC Henry Butler
Died 21 August 1862, aged 23
Found drowned in the canal on his beat in suspicious circumstances.
PC Richard Lillicrap
Died 31 August 1862, aged 45
Collapsed and died from over exertion when in pursuit of a thief.
PC William John Davey
Died 19 January 1863, aged 43
Shot dead while on a duty at home by a man he was investigating.
PC Frederick William Patrick
Died 20 November 1863, aged 29
Found dead under Hungerford Bridge having fallen through a hole.
PC Charles Pearce
Died 23 January 1864, aged 32
Drowned when he accidentally fell from a police boat at Devonport.
PC Daniel Langford
Died 24 January 1864, aged 37
Died from injuries he received in 1862 when assaulted by navvies.
Sgt Thomas William Jackson
Died 27 July 1864, aged 40
Died from injuries received in 1859 when assaulted by a prisoner.
Insp John Jenkin Terry
Died 4 October 1864, aged 34
Died after amputation of his leg broken in a fall while on patrol.
PC George Edward Saunders
Died 7 November 1864, aged 27
Drowned when he fell in the docks while patrolling his beat at night.
Sgt John Thompson
Died 20 June 1865, aged 39
Died after suffering a stroke while on duty at Clapham police station.
PC George Sykes
Died 20 December 1865, aged 37
Fatally injured helping to release a brig in the mud at Woolwich Docks.
PC William Fitzgerald
Died 23 January 1866, aged 31
Fatally injured when violently assaulted by a drunken prisoner.
PC Thomas Ley Baker
Died May 1866, aged 25
Died from injuries received in 1863 when assaulted by two burglars.
PC Jesse Roberts
Died 9 April 1866, aged 52
Died of disease the result of injuries received in execution of his duty.
Sgt Joseph Hirons
Died 30 June 1866, aged 43
Died after amputation of his thumb following an injury received on duty.
PC John McFarlane
Died 4 July 1866, aged 34
Found drowned apparently having accidentally fallen in the Thames.
Sgt Henry Collins
Died 21 November 1866, aged 38
Fatally injured apparently having been thrown from his horse on duty.
PC Dennis Potter Clark
Died 6 January 1867, aged 42
Died as a result of a head injury received when assaulted in 1864.
PC John Chattey
Died 21 January 1867, aged 34
Died of disease as a result of injury received in execution of his duty.
PC John Kennedy
Died 8 May 1867, aged 22
Collapsed and died from the effects of sunstroke while on his beat.
PC Robert Snelling
Died 6 October 1867, aged 26
Died following injuries received in a fall off a wall while searching a house.
Insp Daniel Bradstock
Died 2 June 1868, aged 46
Fatally stabbed while visiting a prisoner in the police station cell.
PC Joseph Eite
Died 6 August 1868, aged 28
Died as a result of injuries received by being kicked by a drunken man.
PC Charles Clay
Died 31 August 1868, aged 34
Collapsed in the street while on enquiries and died from a stroke.
Sir Richard Mayne KCB
Died 26 December 1868, aged 72
Found collapsed at his desk at Scotland Yard and died the same day.
Appointed in July 1829 as one of two original joint Commissioners of Police.
PC William Batchelor
Died 7 May 1869, aged 44
Died from injuries received in 1866 when kicked during a disturbance.
PC Charles Pierson
Died 8 July 1869, aged 50
Died from the effect of an injury to his leg received when on duty.
PC Charles Cox
Died 19 January 1870, aged 41
Drowned when he accidentally fell into the river while on night duty.
PC James Nice
Died 23 April 1870, aged 38
Died as a result of a spinal injury received when kicked on duty.
Sgt George Robins
Died 11 October 1870, aged 46
Killed when kicked by his horse while practicing mounted drill.
PC George Frederick Waring
Died 29 December 1870, aged 31
Died after amputation of his leg injured when kicked by a prisoner.
PC John Laskey
Died 29 August 1872, aged 46
Accidentally poisoned at the station by mistakenly swallowing acid.
PC James Bowler
Died 3 October 1872, aged 40
Found drowned in a canal on his beat in suspicious circumstances.
PC Moses Parrott
Died 9 November 1872, aged 31
Collapsed and died on duty from the effects of previous injuries.
PC Alfred George Bennett
Died 19 October 1873, aged 19
Died as a result of injuries received when assaulted during an arrest.
PC Alexander Barnes
Died 13 May 1874, aged 41
Fatally injured when he fell from a ladder lighting the station lamp.
PC Isaac Worf
Died 14 May 1875, aged 33
Collapsed and died from a stroke while on patrol in the early hours.
PC Samuel Walker Bell
Died 3 June 1875, aged 47
Died from injuries received on duty when struck on the head by a gate.
DC Thomas Phelan
Died 10 June 1875, aged 34
Died from exposure while watching and capturing a gang of burglars.
D/Insp Daniel Davey
Died 21 February 1876, aged 36
Died of typhoid fever contracted while on special duty in Naples.
PC Thomas Groomes
Died 18 January 1877, aged 40
Drowned in the canal apparently trying to rescue or arrest a boy.
PC Thomas Brook
Died 30 May 1877, aged 26
Died from a head injury received when assaulted during an arrest.
Sgt Edward Hardie
Died 1 July 1877, aged 32
Found drowned in a river where he had been on night patrol duty.
PC Charles Martin
Died 4 May 1878
Died as a result of injuries received while in the execution of his duty.
PC Joseph Bunyan
Died 16 August 1878, aged 39
Died of head injury received on his beat in suspicious circumstances.
PC Richard Cook
Died 14 October 1878, aged 28
Fatally injured when his horse fell on him while on mounted patrol.
PC Thomas Carlyon
Died 19 November 1878, aged 43
Collapsed and died of heart failure while on foot patrol.
PC William Stevens Nazer
Died 24 January 1879, aged 33
Drowned when he accidentally fell from the quayside while on patrol.
PC James Collis
Died 22 April 1879, aged 25
Killed when he was accidentally run over by a train while on patrol.
Sgt Alfred Thomas Guymer
Died 25 August 1879, aged 38
Died from head injuries received while in the execution of his duty.
PC William Twinn
Died 10 September 1879, aged 23
Fatally injured while attempting to stop a runaway horse and cab.
Sgt Robert Harris
Died 11 October 1879, aged 49
Died as a result of injuries received in the execution of his duty.
Sgt Henry Dent
Died 11 August 1880, aged 41
Died from the effects of an injury received while on duty.
PC Henry Hallett
Died 2 July 1881, aged 32
Died as a result of injuries received in the execution of his duty.
PC William Palmer
Died 6 July 1881, aged 27
Died as a result of injuries received when assaulted by a prisoner.
PC Fred Atkins
Died 23 September 1881, aged 23
Shot three times and fatally wounded trying to arrest a burglar.
Sgt William John Bacon
Died 9 November 1881, aged 36
Found drowned in the dock waters having been missed from his beat.
Insp John Pearman
Died 9 December 1881, aged 44
Died of disease from the effects of injuries received on duty.
Insp James McElligott
Died 6 February 1882, aged 45
Collapsed and died of a stroke as a result of injuries received on duty.
PC William Goddard
Died 22 March 1882, aged 41
Accidentally drowned when he fell into a dock on his beat in a storm.
Insp Thomas Jennings
Died 7 July 1882, aged 41
Died as a result of injuries received in the execution of his duty.
PC Thomas Leader
Died 20 July 1882, aged 40
Pensioned in 1878 from an injury on duty and subsequently died.
PC Henry Worthington Fitnum
Died 28 October 1882, aged 44
Having been relieved on night duty he fell into a river and drowned.
Insp Joseph Hughes
Died 27 November 1882, aged 37
Killed when thrown from his horse while returning from court.
PC Edward Walkling
Died 30 November 1882, aged 31
Died as a result of injuries received when run over by a cab on duty.
PC George Cole
Died 1 December 1882, aged 27
Killed when despite being shot at he tried to arrest an armed burglar.
PC Daniel Shanahan
Died 31 March 1883, aged 29
Died following the amputation of his leg resulting from an injury on duty.
PC William Silvey
Died 20 November 1883, aged 42
Fatally injured in a fall off a wagon investigating suspicious activity.
PC John Russell
Died 4 August 1884, aged 31
Died as a result of injuries received while in the execution of his duty.
Insp William Robson
Died 16 October 1884, aged 50
Drowned when his police galley was struck and sunk by a steam tug.
PC Albert Thompson
Died 11 February 1885, aged 31
Fatally injured while on point duty trying to stop a horse and cart.
DC Richard James Barber
Died 2 March 1885, aged 28
Killed when he fell through a glass skylight chasing a burglar on a roof.
PC Alfred Wellham
Died 21 April 1885, aged 30
Died as a result of injuries received in the execution of his duty.
PC Edwin Cousins
Died 5 May 1886, aged 40
Died as a result of injuries received in the execution of his duty.
PC Harold L. Richardson
Died 13 May 1886, aged 19
Found drowned after leaving his station for duty on a stormy night.
PC Robert McGaw
Died 10 February 1887, aged 29
Died from a fractured skull after being kicked by his police horse.
A/Sgt John Nurdin
Died 20 April 1887 aged 35
Died from head injuries received when attacked by a prisoner.
PC George Goldsmith
Died 15 June 1887, aged 44
Died as a result of injuries received in the execution of his duty.
PC John Beer
Died 26 June 1887, aged 59
Died as a result of injuries received in the execution of his duty.
Sgt David Groombridge
Died 18 September 1887, aged 38
Died of injuries received during an arrest when assaulted by two men.
PC Michael Lewis
Died 31 May 1888, aged 47
Collapsed and died of heart failure in the violent arrest of two thieves.
PC Alfred Ellis
Died 31 July 1888, aged 47
Found drowned in the river he was to cross to execute a warrant.
PC Thomas Dean
Died 18 October 1888, aged 39
Drowned in the canal while he was patrolling his beat on a foggy night.
D/Sgt James John Elliott
Died 5 March 1889, aged 47
Died from the effects of injuries received when stabbed on duty.
PC William James Pasker
Died 24 July 1890, aged 43
Drowned on holiday attempting to rescue a man from a rough sea.
PC James Goodhew
Died 16 October 1890, aged 52
Accidentally drowned when he fell off a lock gate while it was closing.
PC William Frederick Dunmow
Died 20 April 1891, aged 49
Died in an operation on a fracture following a fall while on foot patrol.
PC Henry Moore
Died 23 April 1891, aged 33
Fatally injured when he fell down stairs at the police station.
PC George Cole
Died 24 June 1891, aged 33
Fatally injured when run over trying to stop runaway horses and a van.
Sgt George Dixon
Died 27 August 1891, aged 31
Collapsed and died on duty of a haemorrhage after a coughing fit.
PC Henry Randolph Donaldson
Died 14 November 1891, aged 49
Died as a result of injuries received in an accident on duty in 1889.
DC Charles Robinson
Died 17 February 1892, aged 42
Became insane following a blow to the head and took his own life.