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National Police Officers Roll of Honour and Remembrance
In Memory of British Police Officers who Lost their Lives in the Line of Duty
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and the former
Durham County Constabulary
LEST WE FORGET
Durham County Constabulary
PC
John Cruickshank
Died 1 May 1868, aged 31
Fatally shot by another
constable against whom he gave evidence.
Sgt
William Smith
Died 23 February 1884
Beaten to death with stones
by three drunken men he had warned.
Supt
Joseph Scott
Died 31 May 1888, aged 44
Shot dead in a revenge attack
by an ex-sergeant who then shot himself.
PC
Matthew Walls Straughan
Died 28 June 1927, aged 36
Shot dead by a man on whom he
had just served a summons.
Sgt
Robert Little
Died 14 December 1930, aged 46
Killed by fumes trying to
rescue an old lady trapped in a burning
house.
Posthumously
awarded the King's Police Medal for Gallantry.
PC
Smith Storey
Died 5 October 1932, aged 40
Knocked down by an engine
while patrolling along the railway line.
PC
Henry Lawson
Died 4 March 1935, aged 24
Fatally injured on his beat
having been knocked down by a vehicle.
PC
William Ralph Shiell
Died 1 March 1940, aged 28
Shot and fatally wounded
chasing two burglars he had disturbed.
SC
Robert Reay
Died 1 May 1942, aged 61
Killed by a delayed action
bomb after an enemy air raid at Beamish.
SC
Samuel Edgell
Died 3 May 1942, aged 63
Fatally injured by a delayed
action bomb after an air raid at Beamish.
Sgt
Matthew Slack
Died 12/13 March 1943, aged
52
Killed by enemy action during
an air raid at his post at Boldon Colliery.
SC
Frank Ridley Littlefair
Died 19 August 1941, aged 65
SC
William Frank Appleton
Died 2 July 1942, aged 50
SC
John Cheeseman
Died 5 December 1944, aged 70 Killed off duty in enemy air raids.
Sgt
Robert Swan
Died 19 July 1945, aged 63
Fatally injured on duty when
a motor car collided with his bicycle.
PC
Thomas Geary
Died 2 October 1952, aged 46
Killed on patrol when his
police motorcycle was struck by a car.
SC
Thomas Nichol Brown
Died 15 May 1956, aged 66
Died as a result of injuries
received during an enemy air raid in 1940.
Sgt
Arthur James Coote
Died 9 June 1957
Killed in road accident
seconded to the British Police Unit Cyprus.
T/SgtStanley Woodward
Died 13 October 1958, aged 36
Killed by terrorists while
seconded to the British Police Unit in Cyprus.
PC
John Parkin
Died 15 November 1962, aged 43
Fatally injured when struck
by a car while cycling to report for duty.
PC
David Roe
Died 1 March 1966, aged 19
Drowned during a life-saving
class on his initial recruit training course.
Durham
Constabulary
DCI
Charles Edward Gibson
Died 3 August 1969, aged 47
Killed on duty in a road
traffic accident involving a stolen vehicle.
Sgt
John Albert Broadbridge
Died 14 April 1973, aged 45
Killed in a police van, which
was in a head on collision with a car.
D/Sgt
John Elves
Died 12 October 1974, aged 40
Killed when his police car
was in collision with another car.
PC
Glenn Russel Corder
Died 6 February 1980, aged 18
Killed in a patrol car which
crashed whilst pursuing a suspect car.
DC
James Brian Porter
Died 4 March 1982, aged 31
Shot dead while chasing two
armed robbers after shots had been fired.
Posthumously
awarded the Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct.
PC
Steven Robert Ingham
Died 13 January 1989, aged 23
Collapsed and died on a run
during his initial recruits training course.
PC
Keith Maddison
Died 21 May 1997, aged 46
Collapsed and died chasing
two suspects from a stolen vehicle.
Sgt
Stephen Philip Armstrong
Died 23 August 1997, aged 35
Killed in a road accident
returning home from work in the early hours.
PC Jonathan Kevin Green
Died 18
November 2004,
aged 23
Killed in a road accident while
travelling home after finishing duty.
LEST WE FORGET
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