Line of duty
Our Roll of Honour pays tribute to our officers who died in the line of duty.
|
Name |
Date of Death |
Rank |
Cause |
|
BAILEY Charles William |
21/02/1924 |
DC |
Accident |
|
BAINBRIDGE Henry |
20/05/1908 |
PS |
Accident |
|
BALLARD Charles |
30/03/1900 |
PC |
Accident |
|
BARKER George Edward |
08/05/1941 |
PC |
Enemy Action |
|
BEALES George |
21/10/1896 |
PC |
Accident |
|
BELL Leonard Percy |
01/08/1940 |
PC |
Enemy Action |
|
BIRRELL Sidney Henry |
13/09/1956 |
PC |
Accident |
|
BOGOMOLETZ Vassili |
06/12/2005 |
PC |
Misadventure |
|
BURKE Charles Matthew |
07/10/1940 |
PC |
Accident |
|
COATES William Herbet |
24/12/1941 |
PC |
Accident |
|
COCKWILL John |
12/08/1942 |
PC |
Enemy Action |
|
DICKSON John |
12/01/1842 |
PC |
Accident |
|
DISS Albert |
22/12/1912 |
PC |
Accident |
|
FOSTER Harold |
24/12/1907 |
PC |
Accident |
|
FURBY William Francis |
15/11/1924 |
PC |
Accident |
|
GOATMAN William |
18/02/1860 |
PC |
Accident |
|
HAYNES Alfred |
19/08/1934 |
PC |
Misadventure |
|
HIBBS Thomas |
10/08/1901 |
DC |
Act of Violence |
|
JAMES Michael |
29/11/1956 |
PC |
Accident |
|
JONES Charles |
18/01/1840 |
PC |
Natural Causes |
|
KIDD Robert |
24/09/1895 |
DS |
Act of Violence |
|
LEEFE George William |
26/03/1907 |
PC |
Act of Violence |
|
LINGARD John Arthur |
22/09/1914 |
SC |
Accident |
|
LOOM Frederick William |
19/01/1913 |
PC |
Accident |
|
LOXTON Aaron |
24/02/1859 |
PC |
Accident |
|
MacRAE Peter |
15/11/1935 |
PC |
Misadventure |
|
MARSH Alfred |
12/01/1898 |
PC |
Act of Violence |
|
McLAFFERTY James |
01/10/1954 |
CI |
Natural Causes |
|
McMILLAN Walter |
25/01/1960 |
PC |
Misadventure |
|
MOORE Ernest |
04/12/1906 |
PC |
Accident |
|
MURDOCH David Tanner |
20/12/1938 |
PC |
Accident |
|
OLIVER Robert Pryce |
17/02/1987 |
Insp |
Natural Causes |
|
PEARCE Joseph |
19/12/1856 |
PC |
Act of Violence |
|
PIKE John Edwin |
07/12/1938 |
PC |
Accident |
|
PROUDFOOT Alan |
20/12/1938 |
PC |
Accident |
|
RACE William |
22/07/1940 |
PC |
Accident |
|
ROBINSON Raymond |
29/08/1975 |
PS |
Natural Causes |
|
RUSTON William |
04/05/1912 |
PC |
Misadventure |
|
SCUDDAMORE John |
04/11/1858 |
PC |
Accident |
|
SEDMAN Thomas William |
12/09/1923 |
PC |
Accident |
|
SMITH Harry James |
15/07/1941 |
PC |
Enemy Action |
|
SMITH Robert William |
29/04/1942 |
PC |
Enemy Action |
|
STAMP John |
14/07/1911 |
PC |
Natural Causes |
|
STEBBINGS John Thomas |
21/10/1899 |
PC |
Accident |
|
TAYLOR Arthur, John |
17/04/1941 |
PC |
Enemy Action |
|
TYRELL Charles Albert |
30/11/1950 |
PC |
Natural Causes |
|
WETHERALL Leonard |
03/11/1927 |
PC |
Accident |
|
WHINN George Dodds |
28/01/1932 |
PC |
Accident |
|
WINTER Keith |
23/11/1970 |
PC |
Accident |
|
WOODS John Francis |
08/05/1941 |
PC |
Enemy Action |
|
YELLOP William |
07/09/1901 |
PC |
Accident |
Causes of death
The classes of death used in this Roll of Honour are:
- Acts of Violence: includes all forms of unlawful killing (murder, manslaughter etc).
- Misadventure: refers to death resulting from accidental injury incurred in the performance of a duty involving special risks (e.g. rescue etc).
- Accident: refers to death resulting from accidental injury whilst on duty.
- Enemy Action: refers to death resulting from injuries incurred during wartime air raids.
- Death by Natural Causes: included if it occurred while performing a particular duty which contributed to the death (e.g. heart attack whilst chasing a suspect). Officers on duty who have died of natural causes in ordinary circumstances are not included.
Sources
In each case the details of the death have been confirmed and checked against at least two sources. Where conflicting information was found, further research was conducted until a reasoned judgement as to accuracy could be made.
The names included in the Roll of Honour have been gathered from various sources. In many cases the starting point was the list of names provided by Anthony Rae, who masterminded the National Police Roll of Honour and who took a great deal of information from his detailed study of the long-standing magazine Police Review.
Kevin Gordon provided much information from BTP records with some additions by Viv Head from his study of railway and dock policing in South Wales.