National Police Memorial Roll of Honour
in Memory of
Police Officers of the United Kingdom amd British Islands
who have Lost their Lives in the Execution of their Duty
as the result of Criminal Acts, Attempting an Arrest,
Acts of Gallantry or other Hazardous Duty.
For the Fallen ~ Lest we Forget
Great Britain
1680-1800
1680
Name Unknown
Constable, Wapping, London
Bludgeoned to death while attempting to quell a drunken street affray.
May 1680
Isaack Smith
Watchman, Night Watch, London
Struck with his own staff and fatally injured while stopping an unruly gang.
29 May 1680
Robert Teagle
Watchman, Night Watch, London
Fatally stabbed with a sword attempting to arrest a man for causing damage.
28 August 1684
Thomas Small
Watchman, Night Watch, London
Fatally bludgeoned with his own staff by a man he had warned about his conduct.
13 May 1687
1690
John Pascall
Watchman, Night Watch, London
Fatally wounded when struck in the eye with a sword by a man he had stopped.
20 January 1690
Thomas Lashly
Watchman, Night Watch, London
Bludgeoned to death while attempting to quell a disturbance in the street.
30 May 1691
Will Vernish
Watchman, Night Watch, London
Died after being beaten and kicked on the ground during a street disturbance.
25 May 1692
Thomas Smith
Constable, Bloomsbury, London
Fatally shot when, despite threats, he attempted to arrest an armed burglar.
3 April 1694
1700
John Cooper
Constable, Mayfair, London
Fatally stabbed with a sword whilst dispersing a disorderly crowd at the fair.
12 May 1702
Thomas Trevis
Watchman, Night Watch, London
Stabbed to death with a sword while assisting a Constable with a prisoner.
11 February 1704
John Dent
Constable, Covent Garden, London
Fatally stabbed when attacked by a crowd attempting to free a prisoner.
8 March 1709
1720
Peter Parry
Watchman, Night Watch, London
Stabbed to death with a sword while dealing with a street affray.
29 May 1720
Joseph Candy
Watchman, Night Watch, London
Bludgeoned to death in an altercation with another watchman found drunk on duty.
26 December 1724
1730
Samuel Alexander
Watchman, Night Watch, London
Fatally bludgeoned while assisting a constable after disturbing smugglers.
17 May 1733
Charles Dubois
Watchman, Night Watch, London
Fatally stabbed with a bayonet by a soldier he had stopped for questioning.
20 January 1737
1740
Isaac Crawley
Watchman, Night Watch, London
Fatally shot assisting a constable by some horsemen they encountered in the night.
4 April 1742
William Diggle
Constable, Aldersgate, London
Fatally assaulted by a drunken man whose wife had asked for protection.
2 July 1744
1750
Mr. Hind
Officer, Bow Street Office, London
Fatally wounded attempting to arrest two armed men for highway robbery.
January 1755
William Atkinson
Officer, Newcastle upon Tyne
Struck on the head with an axe when trying to execute an arrest warrant.
June 1756
1760
William Ridley
Watchman, Night Watch, London
Fatally bludgeoned with his own staff confronting a group of drunken men.
10 December 1767
John Bigby
Watchman, Night Watch, London
Struck with a poker and killed when intervening in a drunken brawl.
24 December 1769
1770
John Atwood
Runner, Clerkenwell Bridewell, London
Fatally beaten and kicked attempting to arrest an escaped prisoner.
May 1771
Philip Moss
Watchman, Night Watch, London
Fatally wounded when a mob attacked the Watch-House to free a prisoner.
3 February 1775
Thomas Grimsley
Watchman, Night Watch, London
Fatally wounded while attempting to arrest a suspect armed with an axe.
11 March 1776
William Barnet
Officer, Bow Street Office, London
Fatally stabbed by a woman while trying to execute an arrest warrant.
31 July 1779
1780
Edward Cox
Watchman, Night Watch, London
Fatally bludgeoned with his own staff by a drunken man who accosted him.
14 January 1781
George Linnel
Constable, Pattishall, Northamptonshire
Shot dead when, despite threats, he tried to execute an arrest warrant.
23 July 1788
John Parry
Peace Officer, Chester
Killed attempting to execute a warrant on a man for assaulting his wife.
December 1788
John Wilkinson
Officer, East Smithfield, London
Fatally stabbed attempting to arrest a drunken man for causing a disturbance.
16 July 1789
James Bonner
Watchman, Night Watch, London
Fatally bludgeoned and stabbed while attempting to arrest three burglars.
25 August 1789
1790
David Price
Constable, Southwark Police Office
Fatally shot attempting to arrest a man wanted for highway robbery.
13 January 1795
Thomas Price
Watchman, Night Watch, London
Shot dead when he approached an armed man causing a disturbance.
4 February 1795
Gabriel Franks
Officer, Marine Police Office, Wapping
Fatally shot when the new Marine Police Office was attacked by a riotous mob.
16 October 1798
Duncan Grant
Officer, Bow Street Patrol, London
Fatally wounded when attacked by a mob during a raid on a public house.
26 December 1798
George Ball
Constable, Nottingham
Shot dead while attempting to arrest an armed man who escaped from custody.
16 August 1800
For the Fallen ~ Lest we Forget