Sussex Police - Sussex Police Roll of Honour

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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