MINISTRY OF DEFENCE POLICE

and the former constituent forces of
 
Admiralty Civil Police, Air Ministry Constabulary, Royal Marine Police, War Department Constabulary.


Lest we Forget


Admiralty Civil Police


PC Percy Henry Daniel Goulter

Died 30 September 1940, aged 43

Killed in an enemy air raid, duty status unknown.


Air Ministry Constabulary


PC Percival John Deegans

Died 13 March 1941, aged 41

Killed by enemy action on duty during an air raid at Renfrew.


Insp John James Bateman

Died 25 November 1944, aged 61

Killed in an enemy air raid, duty status unknown.


Royal Marine Police


PC Frederick Eugene Aldridge

Died 17 April 1941, aged 35

Killed in an enemy air raid, duty status unknown.


PC Alfred James Hayward 

Died 24 April 1941, aged 41

Killed by enemy action during an air raid at H.M. Dockyard, Plymouth.

Posthumous King's Commendation for Brave Conduct in Civil Defence.


SRC Frederick Words

Died 28 December 1939

Killed in a fall attempting to rescue a boy who had fallen in a dry dock.


SRC Gerald Edward H. Rice

Died 23 April 1941, aged 51

Killed by enemy action during an air raid at H.M. Dockyard, Plymouth.

Posthumous King's Commendation for Brave Conduct in Civil Defence.  


SRC Patrick Edward Doran

Died 26 October 1942

Killed in an enemy air raid, duty status unknown.


War Department Constabulary


Sgt James Havard

Died 11 July 1940, aged 64

Fatally injured during an enemy air raid on a Royal Ordnance Factory.


PC William Stirrup

Died September 1940, aged 41

Fatally injured cycling to duty in an air raid in collision with a motor bus.


PC Arthur Smith 

Died 8 December 1940, aged 57

Killed during enemy air raid at the Royal Mint, Tower Hill, London.


Sgt Peter Hunter Johnstone

Died 13 March 1941, aged 44 

Sgt William Robert Lyons

Died 13 March 1941, aged 50

PC Thomas Marlin

Died 13 March 1941, aged 37

Killed in an enemy air raid on duty at the Dalmuir Ordnance Factory.


PC Lawrence Allan Gall

Died 19 April 1941, aged 56

PC Albert Edward Pounden

Died 19 April 1941, aged 55

Killed during an enemy air raid at the Wireless Station, Woolwich.


PWRC Arthur Charles Faithorn

Died May 1943, aged 56

Found dead in railway sidings having been run down on patrol.


Killed in enemy air raids off duty or duty status unknown:-

PC William Forrester Murdoch

Died 12 January 1941, aged 50

Sgt Richard O'Connell

Died 21 April 1941, aged 56

Ch/Insp Ernest James Hursey

Died 27 July 1942, aged 48

PC Robert William Burns

Died 16 June 1944, aged 36


PC George Pittman

Died 30 June 1944, aged 44

Killed during an enemy air raid at Bush House, Aldwych, London.


Ministry of Defence Police


PC David Fenton Rooke

Died 16 November 1973, aged 39

Fatally injured on patrol at RAF Edzell when his van skidded on ice.


PC Steven Derek Gant

Died 24 April 1990, aged 31

Killed by the accidental discharge of a pistol on guard duty handover.


Ch/Insp Bill Wright

Died 21 January 1994, aged 53

Killed in a road traffic accident on routine duty in North Yorkshire.


PC Terry Finch

Died 20 August 1997, aged 49 

Killed in a motorcycle crash while on Special Escort Group duties.


PC Michael John Brown

Died 27 July 1998, aged 34

Killed when thrown from a boat during training in the Firth of Clyde.


Lest we Forget


 

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