There are three BTPHG Roll of Honour pages. This one, another covering the First World War, and a third page covering the Second World War and the Korean War.
The British Transport Police Roll of Honour (Line of Duty) records the deaths of railway, dock and canal police officers who have died in the line of duty. These officers are also remembered on the British Transport Police area of the National Police Officers Roll of Honour and Remembrance.
The classes of death used in this Roll of Honour are:
- Acts of Violence
includes all forms of unlawful killing (murder, manslaughter etc). - Misadventure
refers to death resulting from accidental injury incurred in the performance of a duty involving special risks (e.g. rescue etc). - Accident
refers to death resulting from unforeseen accidental injury whilst on routine duty. It does include death from accidents that occurred while travelling to or returning from duty. - Enemy Action
is death as a result of injuries incurred during wartime air raids. - Death by Natural Causes
is included if it occurred while performing a particular duty which contributed to the death (e.g. heart attack whilst chasing a suspect). Officers on duty who have died of natural causes in ordinary circumstances are not included.
Where possible the details of the death have been confirmed and checked against at least two sources. Where conflicting information was found, further research was conducted until a reasoned judgement as to accuracy could be made. Where we are still awaiting confirmation a ‘Yes’ is absent from the Verified column.
A list of the abbreviations used in the table can be found below.
The table lists the personnel by name in alphabetical order by default, but each column can be sorted by clicking on the column header to suit the users’ requirements. The table shows 40 entries by default, but this can be expanded up to 100. The search box can also be used to find any item required.
Sources
The names included in the Roll of Honour have been gathered from various sources. In many cases the starting point was the list of names provided by Anthony Rae, who masterminded the National Police Roll of Honour and who took a great deal of information from his detailed study of the long-standing magazine Police Review. Kevin Gordon provided much of the original information from BTP records with some additions by Viv Head from his study of railway and dock policing in South Wales.
Update March 2015: Further research has been conducted by Viv Head, and this has yielded a number of additions and changes to the names on the list.
An additional table showing Non-Railway Officers killed on duty on the railway can be found below.
As at 2015, the names of ninety-six Officers have so far been included in the Roll of Honour:
| NAME | DEATH DATE | RANK | FORCE | Place of death | CAUSE | Ve'f'd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATKINSON John | 17.03.1886 | PC | NER | Newcastle-on-Tyne | Accident | |
| BAILEY Charles William | 21.02.1924 | DC | LMS | Manchester | Accident | yes |
| BAINBRIDGE Henry | 20.05.1908 | PS | NER | Gateshead | Accident | yes |
| BALLARD Charles | 30.03.1900 | PC | SWR | Eastleigh (Hants) | Accident | yes |
| BARKER George Edward | 08.05.1941 | PC | LNER | Hull | Enemy Action | yes |
| BEALES George | 21.10.1896 | PC | GER | Temple | Accident | |
| BELL Leonard Percy | 01.08.1940 | PC | LNER | Norwich | Enemy Action | yes |
| BIRRELL Sidney Henry | 13.09.1956 | PC | BTC | Shrewsbury | Accident | yes |
| BISHOP George | 09.02.1853 | PC | B&ER | Bridgewater | Accident | |
| BOGOMOLETZ Vassili | 06.12.2005 | PC | BTP | Tadworth | Misadventure | yes |
| BOWSTEAD James | 00.09.1867 | PC | BTP | St Helens (Mersey) | Misadventure | |
| BROWN George | 22.10.1983 | INSP | BTP | Leeds | Natural causes | yes |
| BRYAN / BRIEN James | 11.12.1848 | PC | Great Southern & Western (Ireland) | Carlow, Ireland | Accident | yes |
| BURKE Charles Matthew | 07.10.1900 | PC | GER | London West Ham | Natural causes | |
| CARTER George | 03.07.1883 | PC | LNWR | Wednesbury (West Mids) | Accident | |
| COATES William Herbet | 24.12.1941 | PC | GUC | Regents Canal | Accident | |
| COCKWILL John | 12.08.1942 | PC | GWR | Plymouth | Enemy Action | yes |
| COLLIS Robert | 10.01.1839 | PC | Dublin & Kingstown (Ireland) | Booterstown, Ireland | Accident | yes |
| COOK Daniel | 22.09.1894 | DET | NER | London | Accident | |
| COSLETT Archibald John | 05.05.1955 | DET | BTC | London | Accident | yes |
| CRAWLEY John | 28.06.1903 | INSP | LBSCR | Victoria | Natural Causes | yes |
| DALTON Patrick | 15.01.1857 | PC | Midland & Great Western (Ireland) | Cullaboy, Ireland | Accident | yes |
| DANIELL James | 28.09.1838 | PC | L&BR | Watford | Accident | yes |
| DEAVILLE Samuel | 22.11.1838 | PC | L&SRP | Leicester | Accident | |
| DEWS Theophilus | 28.03.1903 | PC | LYR | Wakefield | Accident | |
| DICKSON John | 12.01.1842 | PC | GWR | n/k | Accident | yes |
| DISS Albert | 22.12.1912 | PC | GER | London West Ham | Accident | yes |
| DOBBINS | 14.04.1906 | PC | LB&SCR | Newhaven | Accident | |
| ELLIOT John | 08.09.1896 | Detective | NER | Tweedmouth | Accident | |
| FELLOWS Henry | 15.10.1877 | Supt | SDP | Basingstoke | Accident | yes |
| FIELD Thomas | 20.08.1936 | PC | LNER | Parkeston Quay | Accident | yes |
| FLAVELL Thomas | 30.12.1869 | PC | GDP | Gloucester | Accident | |
| FOSTER Harold | 24.12.1907 | PC | NER | Hull | Accidental | yes |
| FOULKES John | 25.09.1890 | PC | SHTP | Swansea | Accidental | |
| FURBY William Francis | 15.11.1924 | PC | LNER | London Kings Cross | Accident | yes |
| GALE Lilian Daisy | 06.01.1944 | WPC | GWR | Plymouth | Accident | yes |
| GERMAIN Percy Hugh | 22.07.1948 | SGT | GWR | Cardiff | Accident | Yes |
| GOATMAN William | 18.02.1860 | PC | MR | n/k | Accident | yes |
| HASSALL Henry | 18.12.1880 | PC | LNWR | Manchester | Accident | |
| HAYNES Alfred | 19.08.1934 | PC | SR | Shoreham | Misadventure | yes |
| HIBBS Thomas | 10.08.1901 | DC | LNWR | Birmingham | Act of Violence | yes |
| HILLIER William | 00.10.1868 | PC | GWR | Steventon | Accident | |
| HOLLAND George | 25.04.1882 | PC | LYR | Preston | Accident | |
| HOWARD Thomas | 18.12.1869 | PS | BDP | Cardiff | Drowned | yes |
| JAMES Michael | 29.11.1956 | PC | BTC | Birkenhead | Accident | |
| JONES Charles | 18.01.1840 | PC | LBR | Watford Tunnel | Accident | |
| KENDALL Sydney | 18.04.1950 | PC | BTC | Newton Abbott | Accident | |
| KIDD Robert | 29.09.1895 | DS | LNWR | Wigan | Act of Violence | yes |
| KING John | 08.01.1849 | PC | GWR | Taunton | Misadventure | |
| LARKIN Dennis | 03.03.1900 | PC | LBSCR | Norwood Junction | Accident | |
| LEEFE George William | 26.03.1907 | PC | NER | Leeds | Act of Violence | yes |
| LENNY Herbert Charles | 26.11.1973 | D/Hndlr | BTP | London Kings Cross | Natural Causes | yes |
| LINGARD John Arthur | 22.09.1914 | SC | NER | Hull | Accident | yes |
| LOOM Frederick William | 19.01.1913 | PC | MR | London | Accident | yes |
| LOXTON Aaron | 22.02.1859 | PC | SWRP | Cardiff | Accident | |
| LUTKIN Dennis | 03.03.1900 | PC | LS&SCR | Accident | ||
| MacRAE Peter | 15.11.1935 | PC | LMSR | Rotherham | Misadventure | yes |
| MARSH Alfred | 12.01.1898 | PC | LYR | Fleetwood | Act of Violence | yes |
| McCLAFFERTY James | 01.10.1954 | C/INSP | BTC | Edinburgh | Natural Causes | yes |
| McLEOD John | 10.10.1953 | BTC | Accident | |||
| McMILLAN Walter | 25.01.1960 | PC | BTC | Edinburgh | Misadventure | yes |
| MOORE Ernest | 04.12.1906 | PC | MR | Wolverhampton | Accident | yes |
| MURDOCH David Tanner | 14.12.1938 | PC | LMSR | Glasgow | Accident | yes |
| OLIVER Robert Pryce | 17.02.1987 | Insp | BTP | Stranraer | Natural Causes | yes |
| PEARCE Joseph | 19.12.1856 | PC | VoNR | Merthyr Tydfil | Act of Violence | |
| PICKEN Albert Edward | 12.03.1911 | PC | NER | Gateshead | Accident | |
| PIKE John Edwin | 07.01.1938 | PC | LMSR | Wilmslow | Accident | yes |
| PROUDFOOT Allan | 14.12.1938 | PC | LMSR | Glasgow | Accident | yes |
| PURDY William | 26.10.1916 | PC | GNR | Bradford | Accident | yes |
| RACE William | 22.07.1940 | PC | LNER | West Hartlepool | Accident | yes |
| RALPH George | 20.10.1882 | PC | GWR | London Harrow Road | Accident | |
| ROBINSON John | 09.04.1901 | PC | NER | Gateshead | Accident | |
| ROBINSON Raymond | 29.08.1975 | PS | BTP | Brighton | Natural Causes | yes |
| RUSTON William | 04.05.1912 | PC | MR | Swansea | Misadventure | yes |
| SARGENT Eric Charles | 13.10.1940 | Dc | LMSR | London | Enemy Action | yes |
| SCUDDAMORE John | 04.11.1858 | PC | BDP | Cardiff | Accident | yes |
| SEDMAN Thomas William | 12.09.1923 | PC | LNER | Selby | Accident | yes |
| SHOPLAND Robert | 03.10.1863 | PC | BER | Taunton | Accident | |
| SMITH Frank | 22.12.1885 | PC | NSRP | n/k | Accident | |
| SMITH Frederick Albert | 07.12.1906 | PC | GER | Newmarket | Accident | |
| SMITH Harry James | 15.01.1941 | PC | LMSR | Derby | Enemy Action | yes |
| SMITH Robert William | 29.04.1942 | PC | LNER | York | Enemy Action | yes |
| STAGG Edwin | 02.08.1873 | GWR | Wooten Basset | Accident | ||
| STAMP John | 14.07.1911 | PC | LSWR | Sandowne Park | Natural Causes | yes |
| STEBBINGS John Thomas | 21.10.1899 | PC | RCD | Regents Canal | Accident | |
| TALLEY Thomas | 12.01.1863 | PC | Bletchley | Accident | ||
| TAYLOR Arthur, John | 17.04.1941 | PC | GWR | London Paddington | Enemy Action | yes |
| TEMPLE William | 09.01.1867 | PC | SWR | Cardiff | Accident | |
| THOMPSON Edwin | 19.11.1940 | Sgt | LMSR | Bimingham | Enemy Action | yes |
| THOMPSON Richard | 08.09.1858 | PC | LPJR | Lancaster | Accident | |
| TONG John | 24.06.1943 | Pc | LNER | Hull | Enemy Action | yes |
| TUBBS George | 08.04.1890 | Sgt | LSWR | Nine Elms, London | Accident | yes |
| TYRELL Charles Albert | 30.11.1950 | PC | BTC | London East Ham | Natural Causes | |
| WALTON George | 15.12.1948 | PC | BTC | Hull docks | Accident | |
| WATTS Samuel | 06.09.1839 | PC | L&BR | Wolverton | Accident | |
| WETHERALL Leonard Harold | 30.11.1927 | PC | RCD | London | Accident | yes |
| WHINN George Dodds | 28.01.1932 | PC | LNER | Newcastle | Accident | yes |
| WILCOX Ralph | 20.08.1964 | PC | BTC [based at Dublin (North Wall), Ireland] | Dublin | Accident | yes |
| WINTER Keith | 23.11.1970 | PC | BTP | Hull | Accident | yes |
| WOOD Charles Cecil | 25.09.1950 | S/Pc | n/k | London | Enemy Action | yes |
| WOODS John Francis | 08.05.1941 | PC | LNER | Hull | Enemy Action | yes |
| YELLOP William | 07.09.1901 | PC | GNR | London | Accident | yes |
| Non-Railway Police officers killed on duty on the railway | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCALL James | 19.06.1876 | PC | Lanarkshire | Hamilton | Accident | Killed in explosion on the railway but was a local officer, not railway police. Press cutting |
| ROBERTS Robert | 08.09.1949 | Sgt | Flintshire | North Wales | Accident | Killed by train while keeping observations for thieves |
| RUSSELL George William | 10.02.1965 | PC | Cumberland, Westmorland & Carlisle | Oxenhome | Act of Violence | Fatally shot by known gunman. |
| SCOTT John | 28.08.1906 | Insp | Lothian & Borders | Dunbar | Accident |
| BDP | BUTE DOCKS POLICE | DC | DETECTIVE CONSTABLE | |
| BER | BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY | DS | DETECTIVE SERGEANT | |
| BTC | BRITISH TRANSPORT COMMISSION POLICE | INSP | INSPECTOR | |
| BTP | BRITISH TRANSPORT POLICE | PC | POLICE CONSTABLE | |
| GER | GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY | C/INSP | CHIEF INSPECTOR | |
| GDP | GLOUCESTER DOCK (and Sharpness Canal) POLICE | PS / SGT | SERGEANT | |
| GNR | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY | |||
| GUC | GRAND UNION CANAL | |||
| GWR | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY | |||
| LBR | LONDON & BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY | |||
| LBSCR | LONDON BRIGHTON & SOUTH COAST RAILWAY | |||
| LMS | LONDON MIDLAND & SCOTTISH RAILWAY | |||
| LNER | LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY | |||
| LNWR | LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY | |||
| LPJR | LANCASTER & PRESTON JUNCTION RAILWAY | |||
| L&SRP | LEICESTER AND SWANNINGTON RAILWAY | |||
| LSWR | LONDON & SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY | |||
| LT | LONDON TRANSPORT | |||
| LYR | LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY | |||
| MR | MIDLAND RAILWAY | |||
| NER | NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY | |||
| RCD | REGENT'S CANAL & DOCK | |||
| SHTP | SWANSEA HARBOUR TRUST | |||
| SR | SOUTHERN RAILWAY | |||
| SWR | SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY | |||
| SWRP | SOUTH WALES RAILWAY POLICE | |||
| VoNR | VALE of NEATH RAILWAY |