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| Wolverhampton Night Watch | ||
| Watchman Richard Cooke Died 25 January 1822 Fatally struck on the head by a stone while intervening in a street affray. |
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| Birmingham City Police | ||
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Police Constable Thomas Hardy
Special Constable William Dalgetty
Special Constable Eustace Lionel Speller
Special Constable Ralph George Wilkinson |
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| Coventry City Police | ||
| Police Constable Reuben Needham Dickinson Died 17 November 1906, aged 52 Fatally injured in a fall off a ladder while cleaning the station windows. Sergeant James Arthur Fox Died 12 October 1940, aged 37 Killed evacuating area of a delayed action bomb in an enemy air raid. Police Constable William Henry Leedham Died 12 October 1940, aged 36 Killed evacuating area of a delayed action bomb in an enemy air raid. Special Constable William Matson Sinclair Died 21 October 1940, aged 33 Killed during an enemy air raid. Special Constable Harry Berry Died 14 November 1940, aged 34 Killed by enemy action when an air raid shelter was destroyed. Police Constable Kenneth Charles Rollins Died 14 November 1940, aged 30 Killed by enemy action when an air raid shelter was destroyed. Police Constable William Alfred Henry Timms Died 14 November 1940, aged 23 Killed by enemy action when an air raid shelter was destroyed. Police Messenger Thomas Roland Lowry Died 14 November 1940, aged 16 Killed by enemy action when an air raid shelter was destroyed. Special Constable William Robert Lambe Died 14 November 1940, aged 26 Killed by enemy action trying to help others trapped in a shelter. Special Constable Frederick Barratt Died 14 November 1940, aged 50 Killed by enemy action when an air raid destroyed the city centre. Special Constable Albert Ernest Bawden Died 14 November 1940, aged 38 Killed by enemy action when an air raid destroyed the city centre. Police Messenger Bertram Whyatt West Died 15 November 1940, aged 17 Killed by enemy action when an air raid destroyed the city centre. Police War Reserve Constable Frederick Soloman Strong Died 17 November 1940, aged 34 Fatally injured by enemy action as an air raid destroyed the city centre. Special Constable Frank Henry Kimberley Died 8 April 1941, aged 54 Killed in an air raid at the police station. Police War Reserve Constable Thomas Arthur Harroway Died 9 April 1941, aged 63 Killed during an enemy air raid. Special Constable Arthur Frederick Matts MBE Died 9 April 1941, aged 48 Fatally injured by enemy action at the police station during an air raid. Special Constable Harold Leslie Lowe Died 10 April 1941, aged 37 Killed during an enemy air raid. |
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| Dudley Borough Police | ||
| Police Constable Harry Leslie Stanton Died 28 January 1929, aged 22 Found dead on a railway line on his beat in suspicious circumstances. |
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| Wolverhampton Borough Police | ||
| Special Constable John Watkin Watson Died 23 May 1915, aged 57 Collapsed and died from heart failure while on night patrol duty. Police Constable Albert Willits Died 18 January 1925, aged 24 Shot dead attempting to detain 3 absconders in the early morning. Police Constable James Bates Died 19 October 1963, aged 48 Collapsed and died while on duty. Detective Sergeant James Stanford Died 20 August 1965, aged 40 Fatally stabbed attempting to arrest an absconder armed with a knife. |
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| West Midlands Constabulary | ||
| Police Constable Leslie Harrod Died 8 December 1971, aged 46 Suffered chest pains while on mobile patrol and died in hospital. Police Constable Michael Harry Round Died 27 November 1972, aged 22 Killed in a road accident while on a police motorcycle course. |
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| West Midlands Police | ||
| Police Constable David Robert Brown Died 26 July 1974, aged 31 Killed in a road traffic accident whilst on motorcycle patrol. Police Constab David Christopher Green Died 17 July 1975, aged 20 Fatally stabbed while attempting an arrest during a street disturbance. Police Constable Michael George Hewitt Died 31 July 1976, aged 37 Fatally injured in a motorcycle accident while travelling to work. Police Constable Bernard Henry Church Died 22 July 1977, aged 45 Collapsed at the station and died four months after accident on duty. Police Constable Brian Lawrence Phillips Died 21 May 1978, aged 35 Fatally injured when his patrol car was struck by another police car. Police Constable Phillip Mark Sanderson Died 10 August 1978, aged 20 Killed in a patrol car crash while responding to an assistance call. Police Constable John Nicholson Pacey Died 24 December 1979, aged 30 Killed when his police car skidded on ice on a bend and crashed. Police Constable Paul Kenneth Worth Died 30 April 1981, aged 34 Hit by a lorry and fatally injured while assisting a motorist on the motorway. Police Constable Joseph Anthony O'Brien Died 14 November 1982, aged 48 Fatally injured when struck by a car while directing traffic in a road race. Police Constable Andrew Stephen Le Comte Died 4 February 1984, aged 21 Killed in a fall while searching for suspects on a shop roof at night. Police Constable Jeffrey Thomas Barnes Died 21 July 1986, aged 43 Killed in a road accident travelling to a motorcycle refresher course. Police Constable Martin Andrew Laucht Died 11 August 1987, aged 28 Killed in a motorcycle accident riding pillion on surveillance duty. Police Constable Geoffrey Ernest Collins Died 25 November 1987, aged 38 Fatally injured in a collision with a lorry while on a motorcycle course. Police Constable Colin John Hall Died 29 November 1987, aged 40 A dog handler, collapsed and died after helping to quell a disturbance. Police Constable Gavin Richard Carlton Died 19 December 1988, aged 29 Shot dead while chasing two bank robbers armed with shotguns. Police Constable Anthony John Salt Died 16 April 1989, aged 30 Fatally injured when assaulted and robbed while on surveillance duty. Police Constable Colin Graham Pursall Died 10 March 1990, aged 27 Killed in a motorcycle accident while travelling to report for duty. Police Constable Mark Anthony Gumbley Died 28 March 1990, aged 27 Killed in a collision with a lorry while on a police motorcycle course. Special Constable Neil Coleman Died 30 October 1990, aged 27 Killed when hit by a bus while on traffic duty after a football match. Police Constable Mark John Woodhead Died 26 January 1992, aged 32 Collapsed and died while on duty at Fletchampstead Police Station. Police Constable Philip Joseph Kurlinkus Died 18 March 1993, aged 39 Killed in a motorcycle accident responding to an emergency call. Police Constable David Brennan Died 8 June 1993, aged 37 Fatally injured in a motorcycle accident when reporting for duty. Police Constable Robert John Dallow Died 17 December 1995, aged 41 Killed in a patrol car involved in a collision while pursuing a stolen car. Inspector Vanessa Rosemary Carroll Died 28 April 1996, aged 35 Killed in a road accident while with the British Police Unit in Bosnia. Police Constable Malcolm Edward Walker Died 4 October 2001, aged 46 Killed when his motorcycle was rammed trying to stop a stolen car. Detective Constable Robert George Ling Died 7 October 2002, aged 27 Killed in a car crash escorting two men being extradited from South Africa. Detective Constable Michael Swindells Died 21 May 2004, aged 44 Stabbed to death attempting to arrest a violent suspect armed with a knife. Police Constable Paul Linden Owen Died 20 October 2004, aged 47 Fatally injured while on duty when he was accidentally struck by a bus. Police Constable Valroy O'Neil Hodgson Died 31 December 2004, aged 44 Died from complications of an injury sustained in officer safety training. Police Constable Deborah Adele Harman-Burton Died 24 March 2006, aged 28 Killed in a road accident whilst travelling home from night duty. Police Constable Ryan Michael Hunt Died 25 May 2006, aged 31 Killed in a road accident while working on an investigation in South Yorkshire. Police Constable Jonathan Paul Wade Died 12 March 2007, aged 39 Whilst instructing self defence training he collapsed and died of heart failure. Police Constable Ramin Tolouie Died 16 October 2011, aged 40 Died after a collision of a car and his motorcycle returning home from duty. |
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