METROPOLITAN POLICE
1946
to Date
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.
Names highlighted in bold
are also included in the Roll of Honour at New Scotland Yard
of officers who lost their lives carrying out dangerous duties or acts of gallantry since 1920.
Lest We Forget
PC Arthur William Reynolds
Died 2 August 1946, aged 41
Fatally injured when struck by a US Navy jeep, while on bicycle patrol.
SDI Oscar Thomas Thompson
Died 9 July 1947, aged 53
Killed in a car accident in Germany with the Allied Control Commission.
PC Leslie Edwin Thompson, 39
PC Gilbert Edward Perkins, 40
Died 26 December 1947
Driver and operator in a wireless car, which crashed on an urgent call.
PC Arthur Edward Quemby
Died 9 January 1948, aged 39
Killed performing motorcycle beat duty when he skidded on icy roads.
PC Patrick George Fitzgerald
Died 29 January 1948, aged 33
Fatally injured in an accident when he crashed on motorcycle patrol.
PC Nathanael Edgar
Died 13 February 1948, aged 33
Shot and fatally wounded by a suspect he was questioning.
PC Albert Goodsall KPM
Died 8 September 1948, aged 59
Death hastened by excessive hours of work as Federation Secretary.
D/Sgt Peter Scanlan
Died 2 February 1949, aged 47
Died of disease as a result of injury received in the execution of duty.
PC John Henry Andrews
Died 16 February 1949, aged 32
Fatally injured when his motorcycle struck a lorry while riding to duty.
PC Albert Victor Hawkins
Died 22 November 1949, aged 48
Fatally injured while cycling to duty at court when he crashed in a fog.
PC Harry Harding
Died 2 December 1949, aged 38
Fatally injured when his police motorcycle collided with a car.
Sgt Thomas Armstrong McFadzean
Died 10 February 1950, aged 42
Fatally injured in an accidental fall on the pavement while on patrol.
PC George Ronald Cooper
Died 21 March 1950, aged 43
Killed in a collision with a lorry whilst on motorcycle traffic patrol.
PC Robert Gilchrist Broadhead Martin
Died 23 March 1950, aged 47
Fatally injured in a crash on a wet road on motorcycle traffic patrol.
PC Samuel Arthur Lock
Died 4 November 1950, aged 52
Accidentally shot dead cleaning a police pistol used on bank escorts.
SPS Francis Henry Clark
Died 10 February 1952, aged 39
SPS Thomas Davidson Speedy
Died 11 February 1952, aged 41
Killed in a coach accident returning from Hendon to the Police College.
Sgt Frederick Henry Keil
Died 9 June 1952, aged 31
Died from a brain tumour believed to be the result of injury on duty.
PC Sidney George Miles
Died 2 November 1952, aged 42
Shot dead assisting colleagues who were fired on by armed suspects.
Posthumously awarded the King's Police Medal for Gallantry.
Sgt John Alexander Penfold
Died 21 November 1952, aged 40
Collapsed and died of heart failure resulting from injuries on duty.
PC Ronald Victor Saunders
Died 25 December 1952, aged 28
Fatally injured when his autocycle was in collision with a lorry.
D/Sgt Harold John Whatley
Died 23 February 1953, aged 39
Fatally injured in a car accident at Cranford whilst travelling to duty.
Sgt Charles William Bacon
Died 20 April 1953
When reporting for duty he collapsed in a police station and died soon after.
PC Roy Edgar Dellow
Died 2 April 1954
Killed in a motorcycle accident returning home after night duty.
PC Percy James Claxton
Died 17 July 1954, aged 39
Fatally injured in an gas explosion investigating a suspected suicide.
PC David John Barrett
Died 2 November 1954, aged 29
Killed in a collision with a lorry while on an advanced motorcycle course.
PC John Fitzgerald
Died 3 May 1955, aged 43
Killed in a road accident on his way home soon after he came off duty.
T/Sgt Reginald William Tipple
Died 21 June 1956, aged 32
Shot dead by terrorists seconded to the UK Police Unit in Cyprus.
T/Sgt Leonard Alfred Demmon
Died 31 August 1956, aged 24
Shot dead by terrorists seconded to the UK Police Unit in Cyprus.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry.
Sgt George William Goggins
Died 24 October 1956, aged 48
Killed in a collision with a lorry while on a police driving course.
T/Sgt Maurice 'Tony' Eden GM
Died 17 December 1956, aged 25
Accidentally shot by his revolver with the UK Police Unit in Cyprus.
PC John Laurenson Baker
Died 15 June 1957, aged 22
Killed when his motorcycle collided with a lorry, while travelling to duty.
Supt Cornelius Carson
Died 26 October 1957, aged 51
Collapsed and died going to the assistance of a child after a fire.
PC Royston William Hird
Died 20 March 1958, aged 32
Fatally injured when his traffic car crashed while on patrol.
PC Edgar Gerald Allen
Died 29 March 1958, aged 41
Killed when his motorcycle crashed while pursuing a speeding car.
Supt Thomas George James
Died 18 July 1958, aged 54
Collapsed and died in the police car taking him to duty at Waltham Green.
PC Royston Ernest Adams
Died 11 December 1958, aged 24
Fatally injured when his motorcycle skidded and crashed on patrol.
PC Raymond Henry Summers
Died 14 December 1958, aged 23
Stabbed in the back and killed when intervening in a street affray.
D/Sgt Raymond William Purdy
Died 13 July 1959, aged 43
Shot dead while detaining a wanted man he had chased and arrested.
PC George Edward Albert Gale
Died 19 November 1959, aged 49
Taken ill while on Federation duty and died a few hours later.
PC Melvin Davies
Died 8 December 1959, aged 31
Fatally injured in a collision with a car while on motorcycle patrol.
PC Edward Roy Dorney
Died 1 January 1960, aged 34
Killed with his police dog when hit by a train while tracking suspects.
PC Ronald Alan Addison
Died 24 January 1960, aged 24
Collapsed and died of heart failure while chasing two suspects.
PC Harold William Hauxwell
Died 7 February 1960, aged 24
Fatally injured in a motorcycle accident travelling home from duty.
PC Leslie Edwin Vincent Meehan
Died 2 March 1960, aged 33
Killed when a car he had stopped drove away dragging him along.
PC Terence Daniel Furnell
Died 13 October 1960, aged 25
Fatally injured in a patrol car, which crashed on an emergency call.
Sgt Frederick George Hutchins, 48
Insp Philip Pawsey, 40
Died 3 June 1961
Fatally shot attempting to arrest an armed suspect who had escaped.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry.
DC Peter George Bridgwood
Died 6 October 1961, aged 29
Killed while driving a CID car, which crashed in the early hours.
PC Roderick Mackay Munro
Died 20 February 1962, aged 32
A dog handler, killed in a patrol car crash going to an emergency call.
PC James Frederick John Scott Flett GM
Died 30 September 1962, aged 52
Killed in a car crash travelling home after night duty.
PC Brian Bernard Joseph Holden
Died 20 August 1963, aged 26
Fatally injured when struck by a car while on motorcycle patrol at night.
Insp Richard Charles Bruton
Died 21 September 1963, aged 48
Fatally injured in a motorcycle accident travelling home from duty.
D/Sgt Kenneth Francis Jordan
Died 14 December 1963, aged 53
Collapsed and died of heart failure on duty at Heathrow airport.
DC John Bell Maughan
Died 5 January 1964, aged 28
Killed in a road traffic collision while observer in an unmaked police car.
PC David Alyn Jones
Died 28 July 1964, aged 37
Killed in a road accident undergoing a lightweight motorcycle course.
PC George Ernest White
Died 7 October 1964, aged 34
Killed in a patrol car, which crashed on an urgent hospital escort.
D/Supt Ben Brynmor Devonald
Died 17 June 1965, aged 50
Collapsed and died in his office at Greenwich police station.
D/Sgt Ian Anthony Herbert
Died 19 August 1965, aged 31
Killed in a road accident whilst travelling home after duty.
PC Eric McLaughlan
Died 15 October 1965, aged 35
Killed when his moped was in a collision while travelling to work.
PC Dennis Edward Cowell
Died 21 November 1965, aged 41
Drowned when his police launch capsized while towing another boat.
PC Thomas George Alfred Jackson
Died 6 February 1966, aged 43
Died of heart failure aggravated by extended duties on prisoner escort.
PC Kenneth Charles Wilkinson
Died 18 June 1966, aged 45
Fatally injured when his police motorcycle collided with a car.
D/Sgt Christopher Tippett Head, 30
TDC David Stanley B. Wombwell, 25
PC Geoffrey Roger Fox, 41
Died 12 August 1966
All shot dead without warning as they questioned three suspects in a van.
PC Sidney Mark Cyril Seager
Died 15 August 1966, aged 26
Killed on motorcycle traffic patrol when a lorry overturned onto him.
PC John Loudon
Died 25 December 1966, aged 23
Fatally injured in a motorcycle crash while going off late turn duty.
PC Desmond Morgan Acreman
Died 12 February 1967, aged 33
Fatally injured chasing suspects across a road when hit by a car.
DC Terence Day
Died 9 March 1967, aged 28
Killed in a road accident whilst travelling home after duty.
PC James Brian May
Died 1 July 1967, aged 40
Fatally injured when struck by a lorry whilst on traffic control.
Sgt David Edward Westney
Died 7 July 1967, aged 35
Killed when two machines collided while giving motorcycle instruction.
PC Paul Robert Cherry
Died 27 July 1967, aged 23
Killed while operator in a patrol car, which crashed on an emergency.
PC George Arthur Dale
Died 6 June 1968, aged 34
Fatally injured when his patrol car crashed in the early hours.
PC Michael John Davies
Died 19 August 1969, aged 23
Fatally stabbed while off duty after identifying himself to warn a man.
PC David John Prior
Died 5 November 1969, aged 26
Fatally injured in a scooter crash returning to a split tour of duty.
PC Ronald Reginald Pell
Died 26 December 1969, aged 39
Fatally injured while observer in a patrol car in a road traffic collision.
PC Christopher Billson
Died 2 January 1970, aged 24
Fatally injured in a car accident while travelling to early turn duty.
Sgt David James Hems
Died 5 May 1970, aged 30
Fatally injured in a motorcycling accident while travelling to duty.
PC Michael Eaton De Lisle Ince
Died 15 February 1971, aged 25
Killed in a collision with another police car on an emergency call.
PC Douglas Frederick Beckerson
Died 10 April 1971, aged 22
Killed in a fall through a glass roof trying to arrest a violent suspect.
TDC Alan Choules
Died 25 April 1971, aged 29
Drowned off duty saving the life of a boy following a boat capsize.
PC Robert Stanley Beazer
Died 27 April 1971, aged 21
Killed when his patrol car crashed responding to an emergency call.
PC George William Higgs, 38
PC William Randall, 36
Died 5 January 1972
Fatally injured when their traffic car crashed on an urgent hospital call.
PC Douglas John Price
Died 18 August 1972, aged 45
Fatally injured while training for a police motorcycle display.
DC David Eric Dench
Died 29 December 1972, aged 27
Killed while on enquiries when his car was struck by a drunk driver.
PC George Edward Sweeting
Died 2 January 1973, aged 35
Killed in a police motorcycle convoy when a van turned across his path.
PC Michael Anthony Whiting
Died 5 May 1973, aged 21
Killed when dragged by a vehicle while trying to arrest the driver.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry.
Sgt Stewart Will
Died 26 July 1973, aged 38
Drowned attempting to rescue a girl from the sea while on holiday.
Insp David George Gisborne
Died 5 August 1974, aged 36
Collapsed and died after an earlier assault and riot in Red Lion Square.
TDC Vernon Rupert Frederick Weatherston
Died 6 September 1974, aged 52
Suffered heart failure before his CID car was involved in a collision.
PC Stephen Andrew Tibble
Died 26 February 1975, aged 21
Fatally shot off duty trying to arrest an armed suspect chased by police.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry.
Exp/O Roger Philip Goad BEM
Died 29 August 1975, aged 40
Killed attempting to defuse a terrorist bomb when it exploded.
Posthumously awarded the George Cross for Gallantry.
Sgt Ian Roy Napier
Died 26 October 1976, aged 29
Killed in a motorcycle accident while travelling to report for early turn duty.
PC John Alfred Clarke
Died 1 February 1977, aged 42
Fatally injured in a motorcycle accident returning home from duty at Bromley.
PC Andrew Malcolm Douglas
Died 16 May 1977, aged 19
Killed in a motorcycle accident while returning home from duty.
PC Derek James Bottomley
Died 17 May 1977, aged 44
Killed on a police driving course when the car he was in hit a lorry.
PC Alan Baxter
Died 20 August 1977, aged 39
Killed when his police car crashed while pursuing a suspect car.
PC Richard Kenrick Hamilton
Died 2 October 1977, aged 31
Killed when his patrol car crashed answering a call to a disturbance.
D/Sgt Stuart Arthur Pinder
Died 21 May 1978, aged 42
Fatally injured in a road accident while on night CID duty.
PC Patrick Alan Frederick Croake
Died 2 October 1978, aged 24
Fatally injured on motorcycle patrol after colliding with a pedestrian.
D/Sgt Ian David Smith
Died 29 January 1979, aged 33
Killed when his car crashed on icy roads driving home after night duty.
Sgt Roger Edward Coyne
Died 27 April 1979, aged 30
Killed going on night duty when his moped was hit by a drunk driver.
PC Malcolm John Fraser
Died 21 May 1979, aged 19
Killed in a motorcycle crash riding to the section house from duty.
PC Kevin Kelliher
Died 27 May 1979, aged 23
Killed in a police van which crashed when in pursuit of a stolen car.
PC James Ralph Barber Snowdon
Died 7 August 1980, aged 37
Fatally injured in a motorcycle accident while on traffic patrol.
PC Alan Edward Smith
Died 20 August 1980, aged 19
Fatally injured in a motorcycle accident while travelling on duty.
PC Francis Joseph O'Neill
Died 25 October 1980, aged 31
Fatally stabbed by a suspect he was questioning and tried to arrest.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal.
PC David Ian Luke
Died 27 August 1981, aged 19
Collapsed and died while swimming during recruit training at Hendon.
Died 26 October 1981, aged 49
Killed by the explosion of a terrorist bomb he was attempting to defuse.
Posthumously awarded the George Medal for Gallantry.
PC Clifford Haywood
Died 5 November 1981, aged 55
Collapsed and died while on duty at the Houses of Parliament.
PC Daniel John Clarke
Died 15 November 1981, aged 24
Killed in a police motorcycle crash going to escort an abnormal load.
PC Robert Benjamin Mercer
Died 26 May 1982, aged 20
Fatally injured in a police car which crashed pursuing a stolen car.
PC Robert Dawkins
Died 1 September 1982, aged 21
Fatally injured in a motorcycle accident reporting for early duty.
Died 15 December 1982, aged 29
Killed in a motorcycle accident travelling home after night duty.
PC Stephen Paul Walker
Died 30 April 1983, aged 23
Fatally injured chasing two suspects across a road when struck by a car.
PC John William Caplin
Died 14 May 1983, aged 34
After a violent arrest he collapsed at the station and died of heart failure.
PC Mark Simpkins
Died 5 August 1983, aged 20
Fatally injured in a police car crash answering an emergency call.
PC Gordon John Cornish
Died 13 October 1983, aged 30
Killed on an police driving course when his motorcycle struck a lorry.
PC Frank Bellenie
Died 15 October 1983, aged 52
Fatally injured while on foot patrol when a car mounted the pavement.
WPC Jane Philippa Arbuthnot
Died 17 December 1983, aged 22
Sgt Noel Joseph Lane
Died 17 December 1983, aged 28
Insp Stephen John Dodd
Died 24 December 1983, aged 34
All fatally injured in an explosion while investigating a terrorist car bomb.
PC Stephen John Jones
Died 6 February 1984, aged 19
Fatally injured when run down attempting to stop a drunk driver.
PC Ronald Ian Leeuw
Died 11 April 1984, aged 53
Collapsed and died of heart failure struggling with a violent prisoner.
WPC Yvonne Joyce Fletcher
Died 17 April 1984, aged 25
Fatally shot by terrorists whilst policing a political demonstration.
PC Grant Clifford Sunnucks
Died 26 July 1984, aged 26
Killed when his police car crashed whilst pursuing a stolen car.
DC John William Fordham
Died 26 January 1985, aged 45
Fatally stabbed when attacked whilst on surveillance duty in Kent.
PC Keith Henry Blakelock
Died 6 October 1985, aged 40
Beaten and stabbed to death by a mob during large scale rioting at Tottenham.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal.
PC Wayne Darrell Spooner
Died 15 June 1986, aged 28
Fatally injured in a motorcycle accident while reporting for duty.
PC Martin Bickersteth Bell
Died 3 July 1986, aged 27
Killed when his car was struck by a drunk driver pursued by police.
PC Philip Michael Olds QGM
Died 1 October 1986, aged 34
Shot and paralysed attempting an arrest in 1980, leading to his death.
Awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal in 1982.
PC Ronan Konrad Aidan McCloskey
Died 9 May 1987, aged 25
Killed by a suspected drunk driver who drove off with him clinging to the car.