Thanks to forum members Tricky DIcky.Amberdog And a swathe of info from Tony56 we have sent this over to the relevant people so as ever with this forum great work great detail A memorial for PC David Mentor is in the lobby of the Police station but no further details about him. If any forum members can help that would be good PC David Mentor 15/11/63 - 17/7/89
From Ancestry public family trees (x 3) David Andrew Mentor Birth: 15 Nov 1963 - Kent Death: 17 Jul 1989 - Gravesend, Kent, England Marriage: Jun 1986 - Buckinghamshire TD
Is this it? Police Officer Joseph E. Hanusey, III Police Officer Joseph E. Hanusey, III http://www.pafop53.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/JosephHanuseyNewsArticles.pdf
The Roll of Honour Where PC D Mentor should be on. Police Roll of Honour Trust Interestedly, his name did not come up, so to check the site I put in the name, Alger Which I knew should be in there. My wife's Great Grand father. and it was. Police Constable Charles William Alger Died 18 August 1909, aged 37 Killed as he approached a man who had threatened him with a shotgun. Also 11 Policemen were killed in Norfolk, during the war years, Yet their names do not seem to appear on the CWGC site. Police Roll of Honour Trust
Perhaps they are simply commemorating a 'decent bloke' rather than an act or incident, so there may not be a paper trail as such. Anyway, I think we should be more concerned about the professionals' lack of investigative skills...
You could apply for his death certificate? This would give cause of death May also be something in local papers
Thank you for your thoughts TD /Amberdog found info and Tony has solved it in the sense we now have details of his family which I have passed on and sadly he did die at a young age i wont post on here till we have further info Regards Clive
May also be something in local papers. Indeed there maybe, but which local paper? I have tried Kent, Plumstead and high Wycombe to no avail. Now Police have his family details, they should be able to make enquires better than we can.
They would if died on duty at work I know of both ambulance and fire brigade stations that have memorials as well as my old Royal Mail office
I'm not sure how much info you have received on David, however I add my bit: He joined the Job as a cadet at Hendon and passed out in September 1982. He was then posted to Greenwich, serving at Thamesmead, Plumstead etc. I don't know much about him while at work, but his friends never had or have had since, a bad word to say about him. I was told he died from either a massive infection or as a result of Wiels disease, which being a keen rower is very possible. From my point of view he was 'epic' and as an 11 year old coming home from school and being told your big brother, your hero, had died was devastating and almost 30 years later, it still bites. Gone, never forgotten, still missed!
I believe they would only appear if death due to enemy action. One was killed in an air raid, It says "Duty status unknown". I would have thought he would be recorded as Civilian War Dead if off duty.
If this police officer died in service, then I would say that the Met Police would have paid his widow a pension. This would have continued until she remarried or died.I suggest that the enquirer makes a phone call to their pensions department. The Met would also keep Personnel Records even of deceased officers for some time.I am making these suggestions as a retired police officer who has some knowledge of Police beaurocracy
... but they should know that, and how to trace information on someone, especially a Police Officer, only 30 years ago. From info posted, he may have died from Weils disease or similar infection, unrelated to his Police duties.