West Midlands Police - Officers Killed in The Line of Duty

Officers Killed in The Line of Duty

See also: List of British police officers killed in the line of duty

The 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 West Midlands Police are listed by the Trust as having died attempting to prevent, stop or solve a crime, since the turn of the 20th century:

  • DC Michael Swindells QGM, 2004 (fatally stabbed; posthumously awarded Queen's Gallantry Medal)
  • PC Malcolm Edward Walker, 2001 (fatally injured when his motorcycle was struck during a police pursuit)
  • PC Anthony John Salt, 1989 (fatally injured by falling on a mechanical digger after getting drunk on duty)
  • PC Gavin Richard Carlton, 1988 (shot by armed robber during a police pursuit)
  • PC Colin John Hall, 1987 (collapsed attending a disturbance and died)
  • PC Andrew Stephen Le Comte, 1984 (fell from a roof while searching for suspects)
  • PC David Christopher Green, 1975 (fatally stabbed during an arrest)
  • DS James Stanford QPM, 1965 (fatally stabbed; posthumously awarded Queen's Police Medal)
  • PC Charles William Sheppard, 1928 (beaten to death attending a disturbance)
  • PC Albert Willits, 1925 (shot dead attempting to arrest three men)
  • PC Charles Phillip Gunter, 1901 (fatally injured by thrown brick while attempting to disperse a disorderly crowd)

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