Remembering British Police Officers who Lost their Lives in the Line of Duty |
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and the former constituent forces of LEST WE FORGET ChesterOfficer John ParryDied December 1788 Killed when executing a warrant on a man for assaulting his wife. Chester City PolicePC Joseph DarlingtonDied 11 September 1891, aged 36 Collapsed and died chasing youths who were causing a nuisance. Congleton Borough PolicePC Charles Alfred CartledgeDied 23 January 1894, aged 49 Fatally bludgeoned when he intervened in a disturbance off duty. PC James GreenDied 24 February 1873, aged 36 Found beaten and stabbed in the canal after going missing on duty. PC John MillerDied 24 July 1885, aged 46 Fatally injured when run down by a horse while on duty at local races. PC James DaviesDied 17 December 1887, aged 44 Found drowned on his beat at night in suspicious circumstances. PC Henry WilliamsonDied 10 November 1897, aged 49 Died from an injury sustained when he fell while chasing a suspect. PC Alfred KernsDied 7 March 1900, aged 42 Died of a fractured skull sustained during a struggle with two men. PC John Edward EdmondsDied 26 February 1909, aged 38 Died from injuries sustained in a fall off a wall while checking premises. PC Frank MarshallDied 8 April 1941, aged 24 Killed by a high explosive bomb during an enemy air raid on Crewe. Sgt Charles Hector BrownDied 14 January 1958 Killed in a road accident seconded to the British Police Unit in Cyprus. PC Anthony WoodDied 19 February 1967, aged 28 Killed when his patrol car crashed responding to an emergency call. PC Gwynfryn B. WilliamsDied 3 September 1967, aged 32 Fatally injured when his police dog van crashed on an emergency call. PC Michael Adrian SheppardDied 13 April 1969, aged 22 Killed while observer in a police car, which crashed at Hoylake. PC Frank TaylorDied 29 August 1975, aged 44 Killed in a road traffic accident while on police motorcycle duty at Penketh. PC Graham SimmondsDied 26 February 1977, aged 26 Killed in a motorcycle accident. Sgt Alan Robert WymanDied 5 February 1986, aged 30 Fatally injured in a road accident driving to assist in a vehicle pursuit. D/Sgt Neil Ross GibsonDied 7 January 1989, aged 32 Fatally injured in a traffic accident while on a crime squad attachment. PC Nigel Anthony HeathcoteDied May 1999, aged 30 Killed when his crime car crashed responding to an emergency call. DC Stuart George CooksonDied 2 November 1999, aged 45 Collapsed and died whilst on duty at Widnes Police Station. PC Robert GrahamDied 13 February 2001, aged 56 Killed in a motorcycle accident while travelling home from day duty. PC Mark LeachDied 19 July 2004, aged 38 Killed in a motorcycle accident returning home from night duty. PC Jonathan Richard SpeakmanDied 29 January 2005, aged 33 Drowned on holiday in Australia after rescuing a child swept out to sea. PC Kevin Brian BrinkmanDied 29 March 2005, aged 33 Killed in a road accident seconded to the Asian Tsunami disaster area. LEST WE FORGET |
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