Obituaries
Showing period: 2017 - 2018
| Name | Age | Retired | Passed Away | Branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC Gary John COYNE | 63 | 2010 | 3 September 2018 | Birmingham |
| Supt Anthony Charles TIMMS | 82 | 1989 | 2 September 2018 | Birmingham |
| PC Ian Wallace COOPER | 68 | 2005 | 29 August 2018 | - |
| Superintendent Geoff Clay | 94 | - | 24 August 2018 | Walsall |
| PC Albert Arthur WILLIAMS | 88 | 1989 | 13 August 2018 | Wolverhampton |
| PC William Harry WEAVER | 94 | 1980 | 11 August 2018 | Birmingham |
| PS Frederick David TAYLOR | 83 | 1990 | 6 August 2018 | Birmingham |
| Supt. Alexander Graham ANDERSON | 84 | 1984 | 1 August 2018 | Birmingham |
| PC Alan Charlie FARLEY | 69 | - | 1 August 2018 | - |
| DC Andrew Pancho TAYLOR | 60 | 2009 | 30 July 2018 | - |
| PC David John WILSON | 69 | 2002 | 26 July 2018 | Birmingham |
| Ch Insp Herbert CHRISTOPHER BERESFORD | 90 | 1985 | 22 July 2018 | Birmingham |
| PC Edward (Ted) Fennell | 81 | 1986 | 22 March 2018 | Birmingham |
| PC Adrian Thomas EVANS | 63 | 2005 | 18 July 2018 | - |
| John (Jack) CUTHBERTSON | 76 | - | 20 July 2018 | Coventry |
| PS Alan DOYLE | 73 | 1995 | 11 July 2018 | Dudley |
| PS William EDWARD (Ted) HEAP | 74 | 1997 | 6 July 2018 | Coventry |
| John F JAMES | 95 | 1977 | 1 July 2018 | Birmingham |
| PC Alan MILLS | 67 | 2001 | 27 June 2018 | Dudley |
| Inspector Robert GLENDIINING | 88 | 1978 | 7 May 2018 | - |
| PC David Bernard HARRIS | 77 | 1993 | 29 June 2018 | Birmingham |
| Scott DURBER (Serving West Midlands Police Officer) | 49 | - | 28 June 2018 | - |
| Supt Adrian McGEE (Serving Officer Warwicksire) | 51 | - | 28 June 2018 | - |
| Gwynne HUGHES | 84 | - | 28 June 2018 | - |
| Robert ANDERSON | 81 | 1991 | 26 April 2018 | Birmingham |
| C.I. ALAN JOHN PHILLIPS | 75 | 1992 | 16 June 2018 | - |
| PS Edward (Ted) KNIGHT | 87 | 1980 | 19 June 2018 | Walsall |
| PC Janet McNAMARA | 51 | 2015 | 15 June 2018 | - |
| David Baynham | 53 | 2017 | 3 June 2018 | Coventry |
| C. I. Robert WILSON | 84 | 1982 | 22 May 2018 | Coventry |
| Supt John LARKIN | 59 | 2011 | 17 May 2018 | - |
| PS Jesse Albert EDWARDS | 94 | 1981 | 11 May 2018 | - |
| PC Donald William WOODHALL | 87 | 1984 | 2 May 2018 | Birmingham |
| Kevin BUTLER | 62 | - | 3 May 2018 | - |
| Insp Hugh Michael (Mick) KANE | 88 | 1982 | 19 April 2018 | Birmingham |
| Insp Peter CUTLER | 78 | 1998 | 26 April 2018 | Dudley |
| DCI John Ernest FISHER | 84 | 1993 | 14 April 2018 | Birmingham |
| PS Patrick GERAGHTY | 92 | 1981 | 1 April 2018 | - |
| PC Thomas RUMNEY | 85 | 1987 | 24 March 2018 | - |
| PC John BYRNE | 68 | 2000 | 7 April 2018 | Dudley |
| Det Supt Barrie SIMPSON | 72 | 2001 | 2 April 2018 | Birmingham |
| PS Stanley Stokes | 87 | 1985 | 28 March 2018 | Walsall |
| Ch..Insp. Alan Marriott | 88 | 1979 | 26 March 2018 | Coventry |
| PC David KAIN | 68 | 1999 | 24 March 2018 | - |
| PC Alan Charles JONES | 82 | 1994 | 26 March 2018 | Wolverhampton |
| DC Bryan Davies | 82 | 1991 | 22 March 2018 | - |
| PC Elizabeth Ann DAVIES | 60 | - | 15 March 2018 | - |
| DC Vivian Clive COX | 80 | 1995 | 13 March 2018 | - |
| DS Graham HANCOX | 68 | 2002 | 16 March 2018 | - |
| PS Philip Henry EDGE | 66 | 2002 | 10 March 2018 | Birmingham |
| PC Susan JAMES | 68 | 1998 | 7 March 2018 | Coventry |
| Shaw ROWCROFT | 51 | 2016 | 2 March 2018 | Coventry |
| PC George William WALKER | 78 | 1993 | 5 March 2018 | Birmingham |
| PS Sydney JOHN Harold BRABHAM | 85 | 1982 | 2 March 2018 | Birmingham |
| PC GrahamTURNER | 75 | 1995 | 26 February 2018 | Wolverhampton |
| PC Catherine ELEY (nee TWOMLOW) | 39 | 2016 | 2 March 2018 | - |
| PS George Frederick CASTLETON | 90 | 1973 | 28 February 2018 | - |
| PC Bob ROWLEY | 80 | 1983 | 16 February 2018 | Wolverhampton |
| PS William Griffin MARR | 87 | 1985 | 24 February 2018 | Birmingham |
| Insp. Norman WILKINSON | 84 | 1985 | 19 February 2018 | Birmingham |
| Frank Anthony RAWLINGS | 75 | 1991 | 21 February 2018 | Birmingham |
| DS George FERKINS | 91 | 1983 | 19 February 2018 | Birmingham |
| Insp Paul AINSCOUGH | 68 | - | 20 February 2018 | - |
| Idris Elfed LEWIS | 74 | 1988 | 12 February 2018 | - |
| PC Richard LAW | 43 | 2015 | 19 February 2018 | - |
| Kenneth Sydney Robert SECKER | 95 | 1982 | 17 February 2018 | Birmingham |
| Derek BLAKEWAY | 84 | 1987 | 16 February 2018 | Dudley |
| Frederick Ralph LYMER | 71 | 2001 | 13 February 2018 | - |
| PC William GRAHAM | 78 | 1993 | 30 January 2018 | Birmingham |
| PC Harry ALDERSON | 90 | 1983 | 28 January 2018 | Birmingham |
| Patrick Joseph LENNON | 58 | 2012 | 12 February 2018 | Dudley |
| Insp Arthur WILKINS | 86 | 1982 | 4 February 2018 | Walsall |
| Insp Francis Herbert LONGSHAW | 84 | 1980 | 31 January 2018 | Walsall |
| PC Gilbert DAVIES | 89 | 1974 | 28 January 2018 | Birmingham |
| PC David MARTIN | 72 | - | 17 January 2018 | Dudley |
| PC Ernest Malcolm JONES | 74 | 1986 | 11 January 2018 | Birmingham |
| DC Peter Ronald HARDING | 88 | 1982 | 28 December 2017 | - |
| PC Clive FIELDING | 60 | 2015 | 15 January 2018 | - |
| PC Carl Anthony RODEN | 67 | 2000 | 14 January 2018 | Birmingham |
| PS Peter CLARKE | 73 | 1995 | 3 January 2018 | - |
| Insp Henry DODWELL | 93 | 1971 | 26 December 2017 | - |
| Laurence John DOWIE | 87 | 1987 | 29 December 2017 | Birmingham |
| Insp William AIKMAN | 79 | 1990 | 27 December 2017 | Wolverhampton |
| PC Beverley ASHCROFT (Nee Whitehouse) | 58 | - | 27 December 2017 | - |
| Tracey CONNELL (Serving Officer) | 53 | - | 15 December 2017 | - |
| PC Warwick Burbridge WRIGHT | 88 | 1977 | 6 December 2017 | Birmingham |
| PC John James MURPHY | 69 | 1999 | 1 December 2017 | Birmingham |
| PC Peter REYNOLDS- RELPH | 56 | 2016 | 22 November 2017 | Birmingham |
| PS Derek GRANT | 91 | 1974 | 25 November 2017 | Wolverhampton |
| DS Colin David KIRKPATRICK | 68 | 1999 | 25 November 2017 | Birmingham |
| PS Henry William TONEY | 89 | 1982 | 26 November 2017 | Birmingham |
| Insp William (Bill) SWEET | 95 | 1972 | 26 November 2017 | Birmingham |
| PC Percival Keith EDMUNDS | 74 | 1980 | 14 November 2017 | Coventry |
| PC David Stewart ABOLINS | 62 | 1993 | 6 November 2017 | - |
| PC Mick (Michael) James Williams | 74 | 2000 | 8 November 2017 | Walsall |
| Joseph William WHALE | 87 | 1982 | 11 November 2017 | Birmingham |
| DC Julian Paul FELTON | 71 | 2001 | 11 November 2017 | - |
| PS Franklyn DORAS | 61 | 2008 | 12 November 2017 | Birmingham |
| PC Leonard LOMAX | 92 | 1978 | 30 October 2017 | Birmingham |
| PC Julian PEARMAIN | 80 | 1992 | 2 November 2017 | Birmingham |
| PC Arthur George COTTRELL | 85 | 1984 | 31 October 2017 | - |
| PC Richard DIXON (Serving Officer) | 52 | - | 17 October 2017 | - |
| PC David John McCLUGHEN | 59 | 2007 | 27 October 2017 | Birmingham |
| PC Norman GREEN | 87 | - | 24 October 2017 | Walsall |
| PC William Patrick DALTON | 85 | 1985 | 20 October 2017 | Birmingham |
| PC Peter FARLEY | 71 | 1996 | 17 October 2017 | Birmingham |
| Insp William Henry PHIPPS | 89 | 1973 | 13 October 2017 | Birmingham |
| Supt Stanley Victor MORRIS | 88 | 1980 | 2 October 2017 | Birmingham |
| DCI William Ernest SIVITER | 89 | - | 29 September 2017 | - |
| Mary ISHERWOOD | 60 | 1991 | 30 September 2017 | - |
| Ethel May TURNER | 79 | 1988 | 26 September 2017 | Wolverhampton |
| PC David VARNEY | 77 | 1992 | 24 September 2017 | Coventry |
| PC Frederick Charles HOPPER | 86 | 1980 | 23 September 2017 | Birmingham |
| PC Roy Colin MARTIN | 71 | 1994 | 20 September 2017 | Birmingham |
| DS Alec WALL | 82 | 1986 | 15 September 2017 | Birmingham |
| PS Robert Frederick ELWELL | 84 | 1986 | 17 September 2017 | Dudley |
| Sam KINCAID | 58 | - | 16 September 2017 | - |
| Gail Judith MOSS | 60 | - | 12 September 2017 | Birmingham |
| Lawrence Keith JACKSON (Larry) | 65 | 2005 | 12 September 2017 | Coventry |
| Michael John RYAN | 58 | - | 2 September 2017 | - |
| Stephen Joseph EASTHOPE | 69 | 1989 | 7 September 2017 | - |
| Michael ANTHONY VALE | 89 | - | 30 August 2017 | - |
| Raymond DEVEY | 73 | 1997 | 13 August 2017 | Dudley |
| Lindsey JONES | 70 | 1996 | 21 August 2017 | Birmingham |
| Edwin Joseph PENNY | 82 | 1989 | 4 August 2017 | Birmingham |
| Raymond KEEFE | 97 | 1972 | 6 August 2017 | Coventry |
| Insp Samuel JOHN PARKINSON | 73 | - | 7 August 2017 | - |
| John (Jack) Davies | 89 | - | 30 July 2017 | - |
| PC June MUIR | 68 | - | 7 August 2017 | - |
| DCI Philip Charles PAGETT | 86 | 1984 | 31 July 2017 | Birmingham |
| Vic Pearce | 74 | - | 21 July 2017 | - |
| Supt Victor John GREEN | 74 | 1993 | 24 July 2017 | Dudley |
| Paul NEAL | 53 | - | 25 July 2017 | - |
| Martin (Bill) BILLINGHAM | 68 | 2008 | 23 July 2017 | - |
| Paul Anthony RICHARDS | 62 | 1997 | 10 July 2017 | Walsall |
| Leonard James DICKINSON | 67 | 2001 | 14 July 2017 | Birmingham |
| Elwyn WILLIAMS | 95 | 1977 | 21 June 2017 | Birmingham |
| John GLEDHILL | 76 | 1988 | 12 July 2017 | Birmingham |
| PS Gordon James CUNNINGHAM | 86 | 1985 | 3 July 2017 | - |
| George LITTLE | 84 | - | 26 June 2017 | Dudley |
| Albert Victor GREEN | 97 | - | 21 June 2017 | Walsall |
| D.Insp Kenneth HORSMAN | 83 | 1986 | 20 June 2017 | Birmingham |
| PC John CUDD | 72 | 1999 | 6 June 2017 | - |
| PC Nick Mackley | 62 | - | 8 June 2017 | - |
| Arthur George JONES | 87 | 1980 | 27 May 2017 | Wolverhampton |
| Det Supt Gerald Viner MARTIN | 87 | 1980 | 29 May 2017 | Birmingham |
| PC Barry Michael WHITEHOUSE | 70 | 1985 | 17 May 2017 | Birmingham |
| Keith Edward MOORE | 83 | 1984 | 17 May 2017 | - |
| PS Anthony DUNN | 69 | 2002 | 11 May 2017 | Dudley |
| PC Anthony Wright | 65 | - | 11 May 2017 | Coventry |
| PC Paul FORD | 58 | 2007 | 5 May 2017 | - |
| Det Supt Graham THOMAS | 60 | - | 24 April 2017 | - |
| PC Derrick Edward PREECE | 81 | 1987 | 17 April 2017 | Birmingham |
| DS Brian MORTON | 71 | 1983 | 13 April 2017 | - |
| Kenneth WOODING | 78 | 1993 | 20 March 2017 | - |
| DCI David HOLMES | 63 | - | 13 April 2017 | Wolverhampton |
| Reginald Joseph EDWARDS | 95 | 1976 | 11 April 2017 | Birmingham |
| PS Ronald KITCHEN | 89 | 1977 | 7 April 2017 | - |
| Det Supt Ken GUYLL | 86 | 1984 | 17 March 2017 | Birmingham |
| PC Ivan Walter HEATH | 80 | 1986 | 2 April 2017 | - |
| PC Clair ALLEN ( nee Walsh) Serving Officer | 48 | - | 22 March 2017 | - |
| PC Peter Alan WARD | 78 | 1992 | 7 March 2017 | Birmingham |
| PS Griffiths John PHILPOTT | 82 | 1989 | 28 February 2017 | Birmingham |
| PC Tracey WATKINS (Serving Officer) | 33 | - | 2 March 2017 | - |
| PC Gordon Hubert HIRONS | 95 | 1972 | 26 February 2017 | Birmingham |
| Insp Philip James Davis | 82 | 1985 | 22 February 2017 | Walsall |
| DC Peter Gadsby | 79 | 1991 | 22 February 2017 | - |
| PC Vernon Small | 91 | - | 24 February 2017 | Coventry |
| PC Bill PERKS | 63 | - | 16 February 2017 | - |
| PS Anthony John STEVENS | 75 | 1990 | 14 February 2017 | Dudley |
| PC Patrick Colin CAMPBELL | 88 | 1978 | 12 February 2017 | Coventry |
| William (Bill) (Keggy) JOHNSTON | 90 | 1976 | 12 February 2017 | Coventry |
| PC Richard Trevor ELSMORE | 74 | 2002 | 11 February 2017 | Birmingham |
| Glynis SUMMERS (nee PRICHARD) | 61 | - | 10 February 2017 | - |
| PC Ian (Jim) SEVILLE | 56 | - | 7 February 2017 | - |
| PS Leslie Douglas SMITH | 85 | 1976 | 6 February 2017 | Wolverhampton |
| PC Colin John TAYLOR | 61 | 2004 | 2 February 2017 | - |
| William James WATTS (Bill) | 76 | 1989 | 5 February 2017 | Birmingham |
| Brian David STOCKTON | 74 | 1988 | 30 January 2017 | Dudley |
| Pat (Patrick Michael) BUNCE | 67 | 1995 | 24 January 2017 | Walsall |
| PC Roger Douglas RYDER | 72 | 1994 | 13 January 2017 | Birmingham |
| Insp. Patrick Conlan | 85 | 1990 | 12 January 2017 | Coventry |
| PC Stephen John SMITH | 54 | 2011 | 10 January 2017 | - |
| Insp Sidney WINSTANLEY | 94 | 1976 | 5 January 2017 | Birmingham |