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Memorial day honours fallen officers

Representing Wales: Jayne Griffiths, wife
of PC Terence John Davies (34) of Gwent
Police, who was killed in 1990 when cycling
home after a tour of duty. He was hit by a
stolen car which failed to stop.
Representing Scotland: Callum Alcock,
son of PC John Alcock of Grampian Police,
who died last year aged 54 after being in a
coma for 14 years following a road accident
while travelling to Royal Protection duties at
Balmoral.
Representing England: Samantha Dixon
and Parker Cameron James Dixon, wife and
son of PC James Dixon (39) of Thames Valley
Police, who died when his police motorcycle
was involved in a road accident.
Samantha later said: “I think it’s a really
important thing to do to remember all
police officers who have fallen over the
years.
“They go to work to protect the public
and they don’t ever come home, and it’s us
that are left behind.
“It’s a really lovely day and to know that
they’re never going to be forgotten and
they’ll always be remembered by their
immediate family but also by their police
family.” An emotional moment, after Samantha Dixon lit the memorial candle with son, Parker
Mark Lindsay, chair of the Police Cameron James.
Federation for Northern Ireland, read the Memorial Day is an incredibly important day those families who have lost loved ones, it
names of the officers who have died in the in the policing calendar, it’s a day where we important that they know they will never be
last year: come together to remember those of our alone, we are a policing family and their
PC Steven Richard Jenkins, Gwent Police. colleagues who paid the ultimate sacrifice. loves ones will never be forgotten.”
PC John Alcock of Grampian Police. “I hope today brought some comfort to
PC Constable James Dixon of Thames Valley
Police.
PC David Fields of South Yorkshire Police.
There was silence at the end of the
service as green, blue and red petals of
remembrance fell from the gallery before
the Last Post was sounded.
Chief Constable of the Police Service of
Northern Ireland George Hamilton said: “The
National Police Memorial Day is a fitting
tribute to police officers everywhere who
have died in the course of their duties to
protect the public.
“It is important and indeed only right
that we take time to pause to remember our
colleagues and friends who have given the
ultimate sacrifice and lost their lives on duty
protecting their communities.
“It is a privilege for the Police Service of
Northern Ireland to have been able to
welcome so many visitors to Belfast for this
year’s National Police Memorial Day.”
John Apter, chair of the Police Federation
of England and Wales, said: “National Police The standards are lowered in honour of fallen officers.
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