Officers Killed in The Line of Duty
See also: List of British police officers killed in the line of dutyThe Police Memorial Trust lists and commemorates all British police officers killed in the line of duty, and since its establishment in 1984 has erected over 38 memorials to some of those officers.
Since 1900 the following officers of Cambridgeshire Constabulary were killed while attempting to prevent, stop or resolve a crime:
- DS Francis James Willis, 1930 (shot while questioning a suspect).
- Sgt Raymond George Bowland, 1957 (contracted a fatal disease while performing search duty).
Read more about this topic: Cambridgeshire Constabulary
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