Plumstead Police station :PC David Mentor

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  1. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    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

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    Last edited: Jul 28, 2017
  2. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    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
     
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  3. amberdog45

    amberdog45 Senior Member

    Marriage '86 to Jane Rawstron.
     
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  4. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    thank you very much I have passed this information on
     
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    Rav4 Senior Member

  6. Tullybrone

    Tullybrone Senior Member

  7. RCG

    RCG Senior Member, Deceased

  8. RCG

    RCG Senior Member, Deceased

    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
     
  9. idler

    idler GeneralList

    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...
     
  10. James Harvey

    James Harvey Senior Member

    Or he may have collapsed and died at work of say a heart attack or other natural causes?
     
  11. James Harvey

    James Harvey Senior Member

    You could apply for his death certificate? This would give cause of death

    May also be something in local papers
     
  12. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    Not sure they would have erected a memorial stone under those circumstances

    TD
     
  13. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    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
     
  14. RCG

    RCG Senior Member, Deceased

    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.
     
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  15. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    Emphasis on should methinks

    TD
     
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  16. James Harvey

    James Harvey Senior Member

    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
     
  17. Chris Wright

    Chris Wright New Member

    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!
     
  18. geoff501

    geoff501 Achtung Feind hört mit

    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.
     
  19. Shiny 9th

    Shiny 9th Member

    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
     
  20. KevinBattle

    KevinBattle Senior Member

    ... 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.
     

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