Died 29 February 1940, aged 47
Killed when hit by a bus in the
blackout cycling to report for duty.
PC Edwin Charles Castle
Died 5 June 1940, aged 47
Found collapsed in a Police Box at Carshalton
and died of heart failure.
WRC Jack William Avery
Died 6 July 1940, aged 28
Fatally stabbed by a suspect he was
interrogating in Hyde
Park.
WRC Ernest Christopher George Valentine Taylor
Died 20 September 1940, aged 34
Killed in a fall from a wall trying
to extinguish a light during an air raid.
PC Henry Thomas Brooks
Died 30 September 1940, aged 47
Killed by the accidental discharge of
a revolver on shift handover.
PC Alexander McKinnon
Died 24 October 1940, aged 37
Killed in a road traffic accident
whilst on motorcycle patrol duty.
WRC Douglas Hugh
G. Van-Den-Bossche
Died 3 November 1940, aged 37
Fatally injured cycling home after
night duty in collision with a car.
S/Sgt Herbert George Ross-Myring
Died 11 November 1940, aged 35
Fatally injured cycling home from
duty when struck by a car.
SC Bertie Samuel Walter Marzetti
Died 6 January 1941, aged 26
Fatally injured on bicycle patrol
when hit by a lorry in the blackout.
Sub-Div Insp John Henry Carter
Died 15 July 1941, aged 47
Collapsed and died giving evidence at the North London Police Court.
SC William Joseph Sutch
Died 15 September 1941, aged 25
Fatally injured in a motorcycle crash
riding to duty in the blackout.
SC Arthur Cecil Guest
Died 16 October 1941, aged 39
Fatally wounded when accidentally
shot during firearms instruction.
PC Henry Howard Tripp
Died 7 April 1942, aged 49
Found dead beside his cycle having
apparently collapsed going on duty.
Sgt Edwin Charles Towers
Died 24 September 1942, aged 49
Fatally injured in an accident whilst
travelling on the prison van.
S/Sgt William Grout
Died 6 December 1942, aged 56
Killed in a road accident while
cycling home from duty at night.
PC Harry Pickett
Died 15 May 1943, aged 51
Killed when struck by a passing lorry
while questioning a suspect.
PC Walter Charles Tralau
Died 27 January 1944, aged 34
Fatally injured on cycle patrol when hit by a vehicle in
the blackout.
PC Henry Charles Ernest Howell
Died 27 April 1944, aged 45
Fatally injured on bicycle patrol in
the blackout when hit by an lorry.
D/Sgt Harry Joseph Battley
Died 1 February 1945, aged 36
Killed in an aeroplane crash off Lampedusa
on special branch duty.
WRC Charles Richard Scutt, 41
Died 26 August 1940
Both killed by a bomb explosion while
on patrol during an enemy air raid.
PC George Henry Aldred
Died 8 September 1940, aged 32
Killed on duty during in an air raid
when a bomb struck Putney station.
PC William Clarence Locke, 36
S/Sub-Insp Herbert James Patrick Linkins,
30
S/Sgt George Alfred Martin, 40
SC Ronald Percy Lewis, 26
Died 9 September 1940
All killed when a bomb hit Greenwich
Police Station during an air raid.
Stn/Sgt Wilfred John Chilcott
Died 9 September 1940, aged 46
Killed on duty during in an air raid
when a second bomb struck Putney station.
PC William Stephen Waistell
Died 12 September 1940, aged 28
Fatally injured by a bomb explosion
cycling to duty in an enemy air raid.
SC Leonard Francis Clarke
Died 16 September 1940, aged 28
Fatally injured by a bomb explosion
guarding a disabled enemy aircraft.
PC Horace Edward Andrews
Died 17 September 1940, aged 34
Fatally injured by a bomb explosion
on duty during an enemy air raid.
WRC Reginald Frederick Block
Died 17 September 1940, aged 46
Died as a result of injuries received
during an enemy air attack.
PC Edgar Gerald Benjamin Price
Died 25 September 1940, aged 29
Killed by a bomb when, off duty, he
went to help in an enemy air raid.
Sgt Herbert Charles Paisley
Died 25 September 1940, aged 48
Killed by a delayed action bomb
evacuating a house in an air raid.
D/Sgt Frank Truscott Collins
Died 25 September 1940, aged 34
Fatally injured when a parachute mine
fell at West End Central.
WRC Charles Henry James Huck
Died 26 September 1940, aged 35
Fatally injured in an air raid when
he left a shelter to investigate a fire.
PC Hubert Raymond Church Pryce
Died 26 September 1940, aged 26
Fatally injured by a bomb explosion
on duty during an enemy air raid.
DC Bernard McLaughlin
Died 28 September 1940, aged 27
PC Reginald William Stanbridge
Died 1 October 1940, aged 35
Fatally injured when a parachute mine
fell at West End Central.
PC William Henry Richards
Died 3 October 1940, aged 36
Fatally injured by a bomb explosion
on duty during an enemy air raid.
WRC Arthur William Gurr Thorburn
Died 4 October 1940, aged 55
Killed by a delayed action bomb
guarding an area after an air raid.
PC George Walker
MM
Died 13 October 1940, aged 53
Fatally injured on
duty by a gas main explosion
following an enemy air attack.
WRC Thomas Robert Pickett
Died 15 October 1940, aged 39
Fatally injured by a bomb explosion
during an enemy air attack.
WRC William David Collier, 37
WRC Charles Neville Squires, 39
Died 16 October 1940
Killed together by a land mine
explosion during an enemy air attack.
PC Charles Lionel Abbott
Died 16 October 1940, aged 37
Killed by a bomb when he went to help
with rescue work in an air raid.
WRC Frederick Broadhurst
Died 16 October 1940, aged 29
Killed by a bomb explosion while on
duty during an enemy air raid.
PC Thomas McHattie
Died 17 October 1940, aged 44
Fatally injured by a shell explosion
on duty during an enemy air raid.
RPC John Stanislaus Freed
Died 19 October 1940, aged 60
Killed by a bomb explosion at
Chislehurst police box in an air raid.
WRC Leslie Horace Frank Brown
Died 20 October 1940, aged 30
Killed by a bomb explosion during an
enemy air attack at Chelsea.
PC Garfield George Hill, 28
WRC Ben Roy Parker, 35
Died 20 October 1940
Both killed by a bomb explosion on
duty during an air raid at Wembley.
WRC Lewis William Morgan
Died 22 October 1940, aged 41
Fatally injured by a bomb explosion
on duty during an enemy air raid.
WRC Alexander Bruce, 40
WRC Thomas Oswald Bell Cockburn,
44
Died 25 October 1940
Both killed by the explosion of a
bomb during an enemy air raid at Ruislip.
WRC Simeon Oscar Glen, 30
WRC Arthur Needham Myers, 51
Died 6 November 1940
Both killed by a bomb explosion
during an enemy air raid at Hammersmith.
PC John Brown, 34
PC Clifford Howell Davies, 27
PC Charles MacInnes, 26
RPC Charles Summers, 55
WRC George Bromley Borham, 35
WRC Leonard Bowes, 30
WRC Thomas Henry Coe, 63
WRC Thomas Henry Craven, 38
WRC Llewellyn Robert Davies, 29
WRC Gerard Audley Fred Harvey, 56
WRC George Edward Smith, 29
WRC George Thomas Wallis, 46
Mr Robert Thomas Victor Boast, 53
(Civilian Staff)
Died 6 November 1940
All killed when Kilburn Section House
was destroyed during an air raid.
WRC Arthur Wilfred White
Died 16 November 1940, aged 36
Killed by a bomb explosion during an
enemy air attack at Ealing.
PC John Charles Vaughan
Died 8 December 1940, aged 23
Killed by a land mine explosion on
duty during an enemy air attack.
WRC Harold Edgar Lambert
Died 9 December 1940, aged 41
Fatally injured by a shell explosion
during an enemy air attack.
Insp Henry James Ernest Lane
Died 13 December 1940, aged 47
Killed by the explosion of a delayed
action bomb on duty in an air raid.
WRC George Albert Gray
Died 29 December 1940, aged 27
Killed by a bomb explosion during an
enemy air attack at Camberwell.
WRC Francis Gervas Edwin
Taylor
Died 29 December 1940, aged 29
Killed by a bomb explosion in an
enemy air attack at Holborn.
WRC Thomas Henry Jones
Died 5 January 1941, aged 30
Killed by a bomb explosion during an
enemy air attack at Chingford.
WRC Joseph Ward
Died 19 February 1941, aged 38
Killed by a bomb explosion during an
enemy air attack at Chelsea.
PC William Edward Whellams
Died 21 February 1941, aged 36
Killed by a bomb explosion on duty in
an enemy air attack at Hendon.
PC Stephen Christopher Robertson
Died 8 March 1941, aged 25
Fatally injured dealing with fire
bombs at Buckingham Palace.
PC Herbert Wakeman
Died 15 March 1941, aged 47
Killed by a bomb while watching for
incendiaries during an air raid.
WRC Leslie Reginald Craydon
Died 16 March 1941, aged 31
Fatally injured by a bomb on duty during
an air raid at Rotherhithe.
PC Walter Henry Murton
Died 17 March 1941, aged 47
Fatally injured by a bomb on duty
during an air raid at Rotherhithe.
Posthumous King's
Commendation for Brave Conduct in Civil Defence.
PC James Frederick Tottey
Died 19 March 1941, aged 31
Killed by a bomb when he left his
home to assist during an air raid.
S/D/Insp MacAllan Vivers Gibson, 47
Insp Leonard Frank Clark, 47
Stn/Sgt John Pattison Curry, 33
D/Sgt Alick Thomas Stanley, 38
PC James William Rosam, 42
WRC Thomas Anthony Killeen, 37
Died 19 March 1941
All killed when Holloway Police
Station was struck by a bomb in an air raid.
Sgt Charles Edward Murray
Died 19 March 1941, aged 36
Fatally injured by a bomb explosion
on duty during an air raid.
Posthumous King's
Commendation for Brave Conduct in Civil Defence.
D/Sgt Alfred John Davey, 44
DI George Alfred Haynes, 44
DI Albert O'Sullivan, 34
Died 16 April 1941
Killed by a bomb explosion while on
enquiries in an air raid at Bromley.
PC Charles Henry Moore
Died 16 April 1941, aged 37
Killed when Sydenham police station
was hit by a parachute mine.
WRC Alexander Harris Levy, 31
WRC George Frederick Tree, 30
Died 19 April 1941
Killed together by a bomb explosion
in an air raid at Stepney.
WRC Albert Stanley Hinds
Died 11 May 1941, aged 34
Killed during an air raid by an anti
aircraft shell explosion at Loughton.
SC Wilfred Fitzroy Stanley
Jakeman,
36
WRC Alfred Edward Knapp, 52
PC Charles Swift, 30
Died 11 May 1941
Killed by a bomb explosion on duty in
an enemy air raid at Kensington.
WRC Charles Henry Wilding
Died 11 May 1941, aged 38
Fatally injured by the explosion of a
bomb during an enemy air raid.
PC Arthur Charles Levins
Died 11 May 1941, aged 21
Fatally injured by a delayed action
bomb on duty after an air raid.
D/Sgt Nicholas Harvey Ball
Died 11 May 1941, aged 42
Killed by a bomb going to assist on
his way home during an air raid.
WRC Gordon Farrant, 29
WRC Arthur Ernest Stead, 33
Died 11 May 1941
Both killed by a bomb explosion on
the Parliament roof during an air raid.
PC George Frederick Bernard Niblett
Died 11 May 1941, aged 26
Killed by a parachute mine while on
duty during an enemy air raid.
PC William Stephen Harrison
Died 13 May 1941, aged 48
Took his own life while of unsound
mind as a result of an injury on duty.
Stn/Sgt Bertram Jesse Carpenter
Died 16 May 1941, aged 49
Fatally injured by a bomb having left
his home to assist in an air raid.
SD/Insp Frederick Ernest Bennett
Died 31 May 1941, aged 41
Fatally injured extinguishing an
incendiary bomb during an air raid.
Posthumous King’s Commendation for Brave Conduct
in Civil Defence.
R/Insp Arthur Elijah Wells
Died 16 June 1941, aged 51
Fatally injured by an enemy bomb at
East Greenwich Police Station.
Sgt Neville Richard Lucey
Died 4 March 1943, aged 33
Killed while off duty attempting to
put out incendiaries during an air raid.
WRC Frederick Walter
Browne
Died 7 October 1943, aged 35
Killed by an anti-aircraft shell
explosion during an enemy air raid.
WPC Bertha Massey Gleghorn
Died 19 June 1944, aged 33
Fatally injured when a police station
was struck by a flying bomb.
R/Insp Alfred John Giles, 53
Insp Bernard Sylvester, 39
Died 19 June 1944
Killed by a flying bomb explosion
during an air raid at Wimbledon.
WRC Albin Keller
Died 28 June 1944, aged 46
Killed by a flying bomb explosion in
an enemy air attack at Lambeth.
PC Walter Stewart
Died 1 August 1944, aged 32
Killed by a flying bomb while on
motorcycle patrol during an air raid.
WRC Ernest Frank Hunt
Died 17 August 1944, aged 33
Killed by a flying bomb explosion
during an enemy air attack.
PC Frederick Ernest Clarke
Died 16 September 1944, aged 43
Killed by enemy action by a V2 rocket
explosion at Wood Green.
PC William Arthur Sharp
Died 27 January 1945, aged 43
Fatally injured by the explosion of a
V2 long range rocket while on duty.
