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.
The following officers of Nottinghamshire Police are listed by the Trust as having died attempting to prevent, stop or solve a crime, since the turn of the 20th century:
- Sgt Ernest Crowston, 1921 (fatally injured attempting to stop a speeding vehicle)
- PC Raymond Free, 1950 (collapsed after attending a domestic disturbance)
- PC Christopher John MacDonald, 1978 (beaten and drowned by burglar)
- PC Gerald Walker, 2003 (fatally injured when dragged by a stolen vehicle)
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