Sussex Police Roll of Honour
A list of officers of Sussex Police and its predecessors who died on duty (in progress).
| Name | Rank | Age | Force | Date of death | Circumstances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avis !William James Avis, DCM | Sgt | 47 | West Sussex Constabulary | 01942-02-2626 February 1942 | Shot. |
| Walls !Arthur Walls | Insp | 44 | Eastbourne Borough Police | 01912-10-099 October 1912 | Shot. |
| Tooley !Jeffrey Barry James Tooley | PC | 26 | Sussex Police | 01999-04-2424 April 1999 | Fatally injured by a speeding van, which failed to stop at a road check. |
| Solomon !Henry Solomon | CC | 50 | Brighton Borough Police | 01844-03-1414 March 1844 | Bludgeoned with poker. |
| Rowles !Thomas Rowles | PC | 47 | Parish of Brighthelmstone | 01817-11-066 November 1817 | Fatally wounded when accidentally bayoneted by the military during a riot. |
| Craig !Albert Edward Craig | PC | 31 | Brighton Borough Police | 01940-11-1616 November 1940 | Fatally injured in a collision with a motor lorry while cycling to duty. |
| Holford !Lawrence Holford | WRC | 48 | Brighton Borough Police | 01941-04-3030 April 1941 | Killed on duty as two allied aircraft collided and he was hit by debris. |
| Stone !Harold Stone | WRC | 40 | Brighton Borough Police | 01942-12-1818 December 1942 | Killed by enemy action whilst on duty during an enemy air raid. |
| Barker !Frank William Barker | PC | 33 | Brighton Borough Police | 01943-05-2525 May 1943 | Killed in an enemy air raid after moving a party of children to safety. |
| Grinstead !Kenneth Grinstead | PC | 31 | Brighton Borough Police | 01943-05-2525 May 1943 | Killed by enemy action whilst on duty during an enemy air raid. |
| Yerrill !Arthur Frederick Yerrill | PC | 57 | Brighton Borough Police | 01951-10-055 October 1951 | Fatally injured when he fell alighting from a bus while reporting for duty. |
| Owens !Dennis John Owens | Sgt | 37 | Eastbourne Borough Police | 01940-10-2626 October 1940 | Killed dealing with an unexploded bomb following an enemy air raid. |
| Kemp !Nelson Oliver Hugh Kemp | SPC | 33 | Hastings Borough Police | 01940-09-2626 September 1940 | Killed in an enemy air raid, duty status unknown. |
| King !John King | PC | 38 | Hastings Borough Police | 01955-07-011 July 1955 | Collapsed and died at St. Leonards shortly after reporting for night duty. |
Key to rank abbreviations: A/x = Acting • CC = Chief Constable • ACC = Assistant Chief Constable • CEO = Civilian Explosives Officer • Cmdr = Commander • DC = Detective Constable • DI = Detective Inspector • DS = Detective Sergeant • Insp = Inspector • PC = Police Constable • Sgt = Sergeant • SPC = Special Police Constable • Stn Sgt = Station Sergeant • Supt = Superintendent • WPC = Woman Police Constable • WRC = War Reserve Constable.
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