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Between 1984 and 2006 the Police Memorial Trust has erected 32 local memorials to 37 police officers killed on duty, normally at or near where they fell.

Below are details of all these memorials, showing the officer's year of death, rank, name, age, force, brief circumstances of death, any national honour or award and location of the memorial.

View pictures of the memorials by clicking on any highlighted Memorial below:

(Note: If you can provide any missing photographs or better quality photographs please contact us.)


Honouring Heroes

1966    D/Sgt   Christopher Head    30

           PC       Geoffrey Fox           41

           TDC     David Wombwell    25

Metropolitan Police

Shot dead without warning as they questioned three suspects in a van.

Memorial - Braybrook Street, London W12

1975     PC       Stephen Tibble      21

Metropolitan Police

Fatally shot off duty trying to arrest an armed terrorist being chased by police.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry. 

Memorial - Charleville Road, London W14

1983    Insp      Stephen Dodd        34

           Sgt        Noel Lane             28

           WPC    Jane Arbuthnot       22

Metropolitan Police

Fatally injured investigating a terrorist car bomb when the device exploded.

Memorial - Hans Crescent, London SW1

1984     WPC    Yvonne Fletcher     25

Metropolitan Police

Fatally shot by terrorists whilst policing a political demonstration.

Memorial - St. James's Square, London SW1

1984     A/Sgt   Brian Bishop          37

Essex Police

Shot and fatally wounded when challenging an armed suspect.

Memorial - Central Avenue, Frinton-on-Sea

1984     Sgt       John Speed           39

West Yorkshire Police

Shot dead as he confronted a man who had just shot a colleague.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct.

Memorial - Kirkgate, Leeds

1985     DC       John Fordham        45

Metropolitan Police

Fatally stabbed when attacked whilst on surveillance duty.

Memorial - West Kingsdown, Kent

1985     PC       Keith Blakelock      40

Metropolitan Police

Beaten and stabbed to death by a mob during large scale rioting.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal.

Memorial – Muswell Hill Roundabout, London N10

1986     PC       John Taylor           26

Staffordshire Police

Fatally injured when pushed from a building while arresting a burglar.

Memorial - Kingsway/Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent

1987     PC       Ronan McCloskey   25

Metropolitan Police

Killed by a drunk driver who drove off with him clinging to the car.

Memorial - Dudden Hill Lane, London NW10

1988     PC       Frank Mason          27

Hertfordshire Constabulary

Shot dead when he intervened in an armed robbery while off duty.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal.

Memorial - Bank Court, Hemel Hempstead

1988     PC       Gavin Carlton         29

West Midlands Police

Shot dead while chasing two bank robbers armed with shotguns.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct.

Memorial - Torrington Avenue, Coventry

1989     Insp     Raymond Codling  49

Greater Manchester Police 

Shot dead by a suspect he was questioning in the early hours.

Memorial - Birch Services M62, Heywood

1990     PC       Laurence Brown     27

Metropolitan Police

Shot dead with a sawn-off shotgun as he approached a suspect.

Memorial - Pownall Rd, London E8

1991     PC       Duncan Clift           27

Kent County Constabulary

Run down and fatally injured trying to stop a stolen car while off duty.

Memorial - Wenworth car park, Alemouth Rd., Hexham

1991     Sgt       Alan King               41

Metropolitan Police

Killed when repeatedly stabbed in a violent struggle to arrest a suspect.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct. 

Memorial - Higham Hill Road, London E17

1991     DC       James Morrison     26

Metropolitan Police

Fatally stabbed when, although off duty, he attempted to arrest a thief.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal

Memorial - Montreal Place, London WC2

1992     SC       Glenn Goodman     37

North Yorkshire Police

Shot dead by terrorist gunmen while checking a suspect car.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct. 

MemorialWetherby Road / Station Road, Tadcaster

1993     Sgt       William Forth         34

Northumbria Police

Beaten and stabbed to death while dealing with a disturbance at night.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct. 

Memorial – Sun Hill, Sunniside, Whickham

1993     PC       Patrick Dunne        44

Metropolitan Police

Shot dead while investigating the sound of gunfire in the street.

Memorial - Cato Road, London SW4 

1995     PC       Phillip Walters       28

Metropolitan Police 

Shot and fatally wounded during a violent struggle to arrest a man.

Memorial - Empress Avenue, Ilford, Essex

1997     WPC    Nina Mackay          25

Metropolitan Police

Fatally stabbed after forcing entry to a flat to arrest a wanted man.

Memorial - Arthingworth Street, London E15

1999     PC       Jeffrey Tooley        26

Sussex Police

Fatally injured by a speeding van which failed to stop at a road check.

Memorial - A259 Brighton Road, Shoreham-by-Sea 

1999     PC       Stephen Jones       34

Avon and Somerset Constabulary

Killed when struck by a stolen vehicle he was attempting to stop.

Memorial - M48 service area, Severn View 

1999     PC   Raja Bashrat Ahmed  35

Greater Manchester Police

Fatally injured when a stolen car rammed his police motorcycle.

MemorialOldham Road / Queens Road, Manchester

1999     PC       Kulwant Sidhu       24

Metropolitan Police

Killed when he fell through a glass skylight while pursuing suspects.

Memorial - Mereway Road, Twickenham

2000     PC       Jon Odell               30

Kent County Constabulary

Run down and killed by a speeding vehicle he was attempting to stop.

MemorialShottendane Road, Margate

2001     PC       Alison Armitage     29

Greater Manchester Police

Fatally injured attempting to stop a suspect driving off in a stolen car.

MemorialRobert Street, Oldham

2001     PC      Malcolm Walker      45

West Midlands Police

Killed when his motorcycle was rammed trying to stop a stolen car.

Memorial - A34 Birchfield Road, Perry Barr

2002     PC      Bryan Moore           39

                PC      Andrew Munn         37

Leicestershire Constabulary

Killed when a van being pursued by police deliberately rammed their car.

Memorial - Donnington Park Services Jct. 23A of the M1 in Leicestershire.

2003     PC      Ged Walker            42

Nottinghamshire Police

Fatally injured when dragged by a stolen car while attempting an arrest.

Memorial - Cantrell Road, Bulwell, Nottingham.

2003     DC      Stephen Oake         40

Greater Manchester Police

Fatally stabbed restraining a suspected terrorist who was attacking other officers.

Memorial - Crumpsall Lane, Manchester.

 


 

Last updated 12 September 2006
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