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Patron: Her  Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary 

Remembering Police Officers who Lost their Lives in the Line of Duty

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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 - Unveiled 1988 at Braybrook Street, London W12

1975 PC Stephen Tibble 21

Metropolitan Police

Fatally shot off duty trying to arrest an armed terrorist chased by police.
Posthumously awarded the

Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry. 

Memorial - Unveiled 1992 at 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 - Unveiled 1985 at Hans Crescent, London SW1

1984 WPC Yvonne Fletcher 25

Metropolitan Police

Fatally shot by terrorists whilst policing a political demonstration.

Memorial - Unveiled 1985 at St. James's Square, London SW1

1984 A/Sgt Brian Bishop 37

Essex Police

Shot and fatally wounded when challenging an armed suspect.

Memorial - Unveiled 1986 at 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 - Unveiled 1986 at Kirkgate, Leeds

1985 DC John Fordham 45

Metropolitan Police

Fatally stabbed when attacked whilst on surveillance duty.

Memorial - Unveiled 1987 at 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 – Unveiled 1986 at Muswell Hill Roundabout, London N10

1986 PC John Taylor 26

Staffordshire Police

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

Memorial - Unveiled 1989 at 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 - Unveiled 1989 at 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 - Unveiled 1989 at 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 - Unveiled 1990 at Torrington Avenue, Coventry

1989 Insp Raymond Codling 49

Greater Manchester Police 

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

Memorial - Unveiled 1991 at Birch Services M62, Heywood

1990 PC Laurence Brown 27

Metropolitan Police

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

Memorial - Unveiled 1991 at 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 - Unveiled 1993 at Wentworth 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 - Unveiled 1993 at 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 - Unveiled 1994 at 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. 

Memorial – Unveiled 1994 at Wetherby 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 Bravery. 

Memorial – Unveiled 1995 at Sun Hill, Sunniside, Whickham

1993 PC Patrick Dunne 44

Metropolitan Police

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

Memorial - Unveiled 1996 at Cato Road, London SW4 

1995 PC Phillip Walters 28

Metropolitan Police 

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

Memorial - Unveiled 1997 at 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 - Unveiled 1998 at 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 - Unveiled  2000 at 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 - Unveiled 2001 at M48 service area, Severn View 

1999

PC Raja Bashrat Ahmed 35

Greater Manchester Police

Fatally injured when a stolen car rammed his police motorcycle.

Memorial – Unveiled 2001 at Oldham Road / Queens Road, Manchester

1999

PC Kulwant Sidhu 24

Metropolitan Police

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

Memorial - Unveiled 2000 at

Mereway Road, Twickenham

2000

PC Jon Odell 30

Kent County Constabulary

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

Memorial – Unveiled 2002 at

Shottendane Road, Margate

2001 PC Alison Armitage 29

Greater Manchester Police

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

Memorial – Unveiled 2002 at Robert Street, Oldham

2001 PC Malcolm Walker 45

West Midlands Police

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

Memorial - Unveiled 2003 at the 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 - Unveiled 2005 at 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 - Unveiled 2005 at Cantrell Road, Bulwell, Nottingham.

2003 DC Stephen Oake 40

Greater Manchester Police

Fatally stabbed restraining a suspect terrorist attacking other officers.

Posthumously awarded the

Queen's Gallantry Medal.

Memorial - Unveiled 2006 at Crumpsall Lane, Manchester.

2003 PC Ian Broadhurst 34

West Yorkshire Police

Shot dead trying to arrest a suspect who suddenly produced a gun.

Memorial - Unveiled 2008 at the junction of Dib Lane and Grange Park Avenue, Leeds.

2004 DC Michael Swindells 44

West Midlands Police

Stabbed to death attempting to arrest a violent suspect armed with a knife.

Posthumously awarded the

Queen's Gallantry Medal.

Memorial - Unveiled 2008 at Tame Valley Canal, Aston, Birmingham.

2005 PC Sharon Beshenivsky 38

West Yorkshire Police

Shot dead when confronted by 3 men on arrival at the scene of an armed robbery.

Memorial - Unveiled 2009 at 120, Morley Street, Bradford.

2006 PC Joseph Carroll 46

Northumbria Police

Killed while transporting a prisoner who caused his patrol car to crash.

Memorial - Unveiled 2008 at the Styford Roundabout, A69 near Corbridge.

2007 PC Jonathan Charles Henry 36

Bedfordshire Police

Fatally stabbed attempting to arrest a knifeman attacking people in the street.

Memorial - Unveiled 2008 opposite the Arndale Centre, George Street, Luton.

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