Albert Willits 18th January 1925
Wolverhampton Borough Police
Shot dead attempting to detain 3 absconders in the early morning - aged 24
West Midlands Police – Roll of Honour
George Robert Cooper 1st November 1922
Birmingham City Police
Died of blood poisoning after cutting his hand on one of the lamps of his police ambulance - aged 25
James Macauley 24th November 1918
Birmingham City Police
Collapsed and died on his way home from duty - aged 52
Thomas Reidy 13th October 1916
Birmingham City Police
Killed by a train whilst on special protection duty at New Street station - aged 53
James Henry Goddard 5th February 1916
Birmingham City Police
'Killed by a train whilst on special protection duty at New Street station - aged 51
George Croydon 11th October 1915
Birmingham City Police
Accidentally struck by a train whilst on protection duty at a railway tunnel - aged 54
John Watkin Watson 23rd May 1915
Wolverhampton Borough Police
Collapsed and died from heart failure while on night patrol duty - aged 57
William Percy Savage 5th June 1914
Birmingham Parks Police
Choked and died whilst on duty in the Walmer recreation ground - aged 30
Reuben Needham Dickinson 17th November 1906
Coventry City Police
Fatally injured in a fall off a ladder while cleaning the station windows - aged 52
William Smith 11th June 1903
Birmingham City Police
Smith came on to do duty at 6pm seemingly in good health and was posted to his beat in Great Tindal Street, when several officers noticed that he had stumbled. When they went to his assistance he shouted ‘Oh oh’ and died. Death was due to heart failure - aged 37
Charles Phillip Gunter 26th October 1901
Birmingham City Police
Fatally injured by a brick thrown by a disorderly gang he had warned - aged 24
Gerard Jacob Van Helden 12th June 1901
Birmingham City Police
Died from pneumonia contracted after six days of exhaustion due to extended travel in the U.K. on police duty - aged 53
George Snipe 19th July 1897
Birmingham City Police
Fatally injured when attacked by a mob trying to free a prisoner - aged 29
George Tye 19th January 1895
Birmingham City Police Police
Whilst searching a prisoner at the Dudley Road Lock-up Tye suddenly 'fell to the floor and became insensible. The surgeon was called but all he could do was pronouce life extinct. Tye had been under medical treatment - aged 52
Fred Cave 16th October 1891
Birmingham City Police
Whilst of unsound mind following the death of his child, drowned himself in the canal whilst on duty - aged 28
Alonzo Green 25th June 1887
Birmingham Borough Police
After detaining an aggressive prisoner in the Moseley Street lock-up with a fellow officer, he collapsed and died - aged 28
William Lines 24th March 1875
Birmingham Borough Police
Fatally stabbed when attacked by a mob trying to free a prisoner - aged 30
Thomas Hardy 2nd April 1872
Birmingham borough Police
Died of a fractured skull received whilst ejecting a drunk from a liquor shop - aged 53
John Poole 31st October 1865
Birmingham Borough Police
Supervising fire escape being fixed at Duke Street. Once work was complete he hoisted the escape into the air but upon reaching the top the ladder overbalanced, throwing him to his death - aged 47
Edward Howard Bradshaw 7th September 1864
Birmingham Borough Police
Death was brought about by 'close confinement in an impure atmosphere', working solely out of the Moor Street Lock-up below ground level - aged 38
James Edwards 29th December 1862
West Midlands Police
Collapsed and died whilst on duty at Aston Hall. Cause of death recorded as disease of the heart - aged 38
John Balance 5th May 1855
West Midlands Police
Whilst on duty at a concert hall he was crushed by a stampede when trying to help evacuate the hall following a fire being spotted - aged 48
Thomas Stych 19th November 1836
West Midlands Police
Assaulted whilst on duty and died 4 weeks later - aged 40
Richard Cooke 25th January 1822
Wolverhampton Night Watch
Fatally struck on the head by a stone while intervening in a street affray - aged 44