Remembrance of UK Police who died in wartime

Remembering our fallen Police colleagues who lost their lives as a result of war.
Facebook - Society for the Remembrance of UK Police who died in Wartime.

[Remembrance of UK Police who died in wartime @PoliceTrust]

Approximately 5000 police officers and staff from forces across the UK lost their lives as a result of hostilities during the two world wars. To learn more about these officers and the memorials that commemorate them, please visit our Facebook group.

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@Newbattleatwar Hi John, amy spare copies floating about? Looking for any police officers mentioned.

[Lancashire Police in WW1 @LancsPolWW1]

PC 93 Samuel John Mason on @BlackpoolPolice (now @LancsPolice) killed today in 1916 serving with 4th @GrenadierGds at #Ypres https://t.co/uED8zqXYVJ

[Vanguard WWII - by Cadet @Vanguard_WW2]

During the night of 8/9 March 1941, Luftwaffe bombers attack London. Buckingham Palace suffers further damage, this time at the forecourt and Northgate Lodge where a policeman is on duty. 25-year old Constable Christopher 'Steve' Robertson is killed by flying debris.

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New award for emergency service staff who die in line of duty https://t.co/9cpdxP8mzI

[Lancashire Police in WW1 @LancsPolWW1]

PC 1410 Edward Heald of @LancsPolice @MorecambePolice died today in 1919 serving with @ArmyMed Services at Le Havre https://t.co/mxR5KsTIml

[Lancashire Police in WW1 @LancsPolWW1]

PC 742 William George Lucas of @LancsPolice @FyldePolice killed on this day in 1916 serving with 4th @ColdstreamGds https://t.co/Zowd5gVNul

[Lancashire Police in WW1 @LancsPolWW1]

PC 61 Thomas Rawcliffe of @PrestonPolice (now @LancsPolice) died of TB on this day in 1917 serving with the Military Police (@1MPBrigade) https://t.co/eLpphBVgwg

[Lancashire Police Memorial @LancPolMemorial]

Special Constable Henry Davies of @LancsPolice @LancsSpecials (now @GMPolice @GMPSpecials @GMPStretford) died on this day in 1940 having been fatally injured dealing with an incendiary bomb

[Lancashire Police Memorial @LancPolMemorial]

Special Constable Henry Heaton of @LancsPolice @LancsSpecials (now @GMPolice @GMPSpecials @GMPStretford) killed when Old Trafford Police Station was destroyed in an air raid on this day in 1940

[Lancashire Police Memorial @LancPolMemorial]

Police Constable Ian Steen of @LancsPolice (now @GMPolice @GMPStretford) fatally injured when Old Trafford Police Station was destroyed in an air raid on this day in 1940 and died three days later

[Lancashire Police Memorial @LancPolMemorial]

Police Constable John Law of @LancsPolice (now @GMPolice @GMPStretford) killed when Old Trafford Police Station was destroyed in an air raid on this day in 1940

[Lancashire Police Memorial @LancPolMemorial]

Police Constable John Burns of @LancsPolice (now @GMPolice @GMPStretford) killed when Old Trafford Police Station was destroyed in an air raid on this day in 1940

[Lancashire Police Memorial @LancPolMemorial]

Police Constable Herbert Berry of @LancsPolice (now @GMPolice @GMPStretford) killed when Old Trafford Police Station was destroyed in an air raid on this day in 1940

[Lancashire Police Memorial @LancPolMemorial]

Chief Inspector William Chippendale of @LancsPolice (now @GMPolice @GMPStretford) killed when Old Trafford Police Station was destroyed in an air raid on this day in 1940

[Lancashire Police Memorial @LancPolMemorial]

Police War Reserve Constable David Roberts of @LancsPolice (now @GMPolice @GMPStretford) fatally injured when Old Trafford Police Station was destroyed in an air raid on this day in 1940 and died the following month

[Lancashire Police in WW1 @LancsPolWW1]

PC 1665 Thomas Wignall of @LancsPolice died on this day in 1917 serving with 250th Siege Battery @royalartillery1 in Belgium https://t.co/QzDCgCGJR0

[Lancashire Police Memorial @LancPolMemorial]

Chief Inspector John Greenwood of @LancsPolice collapsed and died in his office on this day in 1916 whilst seconded to @PoliceScotland at #Queensferry on special war duties

[Lancashire Police in WW1 @LancsPolWW1]

PC 59 Thomas Hall of @BurnleyPolice (now @LancsPolice) died of wounds today in 1918 serving with the Military Police (@1MPBrigade) in France https://t.co/Sqvha6eSA4

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Remembering @leicspolice DS Len Norman, DC Brian Hawkes and DC Edwin Trump, who died on this day in 1940 whilst offering assistance during a blitz attack on Leicester when an explosion collapsed a building upon them.

@CCRobNixon @LeicsFedSec

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PC 1261 James Rogers of @LancsPolice (now @GMPBuryNorth) killed today in 1917 serving with @35lancfusiliers in Belgium https://t.co/9t1yHr6nwU