Parish of Foy,
Herefordshire
Const
George Davis
Died 31 May 1853, aged 38
Fatally beaten with stones
and sticks dispersing a drunken mob.
Hereford City Police
PWRC Henry James Hand
Died 31 August 1943, aged 71
Collapsed while reporting for
duty at a gas works and died in hospital.
Herefordshire
Constabulary
SC William
Thomas Mellen
Died 20 October 1940, aged 45
Died from a broken neck
when knocked down by a disorderly man.
SC William
Constantine Walton
Died 30 May 1944, aged 50
Killed by enemy action during
an air raid at a Royal Ordnance Factory.
T/Sgt Hugh
Brian Carter
Died 28 September 1956, aged 25
Shot by terrorists while
serving with the British Police Unit in Cyprus
Kidderminster Borough Police
PC Aubrey Ronald Rudge
Died 14 April 1939, aged 22
Killed when crushed by wagons
while checking railway sidings.
PC Emlyn James
Died 1 April 1942, aged 37
Accidentally killed by a
lorry whilst checking cars after a POW escape.
Shrewsbury
Borough Police
PC Frank
Woolham
Died 20 June 1926, aged 37
Fatally injured when knocked
down by a car at an accident scene.
PC Henry G. A.
Speake
Died 3 August 1937, aged 21
After a chase on
foot he pursued an absconder into a river and drowned.
Shrewsbury
Police Fire Brigade
Insp George Henry Faulconbridge
Died 24 August 1938, aged 50
Fatally injured in a fall
during fire drill demonstrating a fire escape.
Shropshire Constabulary
PC John
Micklewright
Died 2 January 1849
Fatally injured when his legs
were broken by a drunk he had warned.
SC Alfred Hill
Died 9 February 1940
Killed on patrol pushing his
bicycle in the black-out when hit by a lorry.
PC Ronald
James Chebsey
Died 21 January 1957, aged 30
Fatally injured in a
motorcycle accident while on patrol at night.
PC Francis Jesse
Blencowe
Died 19 February 1966,
aged 43
Killed while questioning a
car driver when struck by another vehicle.
Worcester City Police
Sgt Joseph Troughton
Died 27 June 1906, aged 43
Collapsed and died soon after
going on night duty patrol.
PC Alfred
Sydney Hall
Died 1 April 1929, aged 29
Injured in training in 1924,
which caused or accelerated his death.
Worcestershire
Constabulary
PC James Dovey
Died 19 January 1869, aged 45
Collapsed and died attempting
to control a crowd during elections.
PC James
Davies
Died 28 February 1885, aged 33
Stabbed to death by a thief
he attempted to arrest during the night.
PC William
Sivell
Died 23 July 1900, aged 27
Collapsed and died in the
station yard near the end of his night duty.
PC Alfred
Clarke
Died 21 December 1900, aged 43
Died of a fractured skull
caused by a fall, searching for a wanted man.
Sgt Frank
Short
Died 7 October 1905, aged 47
Died at his station never
fully recovering from an assault in 1901.
PC Howard Sidney Overton
Died 28 May 1928, aged 51
Killed trying to save a child
who ran into the road, when hit by two cars.
PC Franklin
George Davies
Died 8 December 1952, aged 49
Found drowned in a canal lock
on night duty but how was not known.
PC Victor
Frederick J. Jones
Died 16 February 1953, aged 23
Killed when his police
motorcycle skidded and crashed on icy roads.
West
Mercia
Constabulary
PC Anthony
Barsby
Died 15 May 1969, aged 30
Fatally injured in collision
with a lorry while on motorcycle patrol.
PC Ronald
Boxley
Died 1 July 1971, aged 30
Killed when his patrol car
was involved in a road traffic accident.
DC John Edgar
Irvine
Died 24 July 1977, aged 29
Killed in a car crash
attending a call when he swerved to avoid a child.
PC Ashley Ivor
Burchell
Died 11 May 1985, aged 38
Collapsed and died while
training his police dog.
PC Paul John
Symonds
Died 17 April 1991, aged 32
Killed when observer in a
traffic car which crashed while on patrol.
PC John
Anthony Bonelle
Died 6 May 1998, aged 34
Killed in a road accident
while on a motorcycle training course.
PC David Hadyn
Hopkins
Died 28 May 1998, aged 41
Fatally injured in collision
with a car while an outrider for a cycle race.
PC Richard
Gray
Died 6 May 2007, aged 43
Fatally shot attempting to arrest
a gunman holding two officers hostage.
Posthumously
awarded the Queen's Commendation for Bravery.
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