THE KING WILL PRESENT THE FIRST ELIZABETH EMBLEMS
Windsor Castle
Tuesday 10th December 2024
His Majesty The King will present the first Elizabeth Emblems to the next of kin of former firefighters, police officers and other public servants who died in the line of duty.
The Elizabeth Emblem, announced by the UK Government in April 2024, recognises public servants who die in the line of duty. It is a national recognition, which will be awarded to the next of kin of those who have lost their lives whilst undertaking public service.
The emblem is the civilian equivalent of the Elizabeth Cross, which recognises members of the UK Armed Forces who die in action or as a result of a terrorist attack.
The design of the emblem incorporates a rosemary wreath, a traditional symbol of remembrance, which surrounds the Tudor Crown. It is inscribed with ‘For A Life Given In Service’, and will have the name of the person for whom it is in memoriam inscribed on its reverse. The emblem will include a pin to allow the award to be worn on clothing.
Future presentations of the Elizabeth Emblem will be made by Commanding Officers, Lord Lieutenants, or other officials, in consultation with the recipients.
The full list of public servants being recognised in the first batch of Elizabeth Emblems can be seen below.
● Police Constable Nathanael Edgar, Metropolitan Police. Died 13th February 1948.
● Leading Firefighter Leslie Marsh, West Midlands Fire Service. Died 12th February 1949.
● Divisional Officer Frank Bennett, Nottingham City Fire Brigade. Died 8th November 1949.
● Firefighter Edward James Harwood, London Fire Brigade. Died 21st December 1951.
● Assistant Divisional Officer Leslie Arthur Pearce, Kent Fire Brigade. Died 29th November 1957.
● Sub Officer George Edward Gladstone, Northumberland Fire Brigade. Died 22th March 1959.
● Police Constable Leslie Meehan, Metropolitan Police. Died 2nd March 1960.
● Firefighter William Wallace Crocket, Glasgow Fire Brigade. Died 28th March 1960.
● Leading Firefighter Dudley Hamish Grant, Scottish Fire Service. Died 19th April 1965.
● Police Constable Stanley Moore, Lancashire Police. Died 11th February 1969.
● Firefighter Terence Joseph Breen, London Fire Brigade. Died 17th July 1969.
● Police Constable Edward Alexander Barnett, City of Glasgow Police. Died 4th January 1970.
● Firefighter Paul Anthony Parkin, Sheffield Fire Brigade. Died 10th March 1974.
● Neil MacLellan, National Health Service. Died 30th November 1976.
● Police Constable George William Chree Taylor, Strathclyde Police. Died 30th November 1976.
● Firefighter Hylton Brearley, West Yorkshire Fire Service. Died 14th December 1976.
● Police Constable Christopher John McDonald, Nottinghamshire Police. Died 17th May 1978.
● Sergeant Michael Hawcroft, West Yorkshire Police. Died 12th March 1981.
● Detective Constable James Brian Porter, Durham Constabulary. Died 4th March 1982.
● Firefighter Anthony John Hall, Durham County Fire Service. Died 5th September 1982.
● Detective Sergeant William Ross Hunt, Strathclyde Police. Died 5th June 1983.
● Woman Police Constable Jane Arbuthnot, Metropolitan Police. Died 17th December 1983.
● Woman Police Constable Yvonne Fletcher, Metropolitan Police. Died 17th April 1984.
● Police Constable John Richard Speed, West Yorkshire Police. Died 31st October 1984.
● Detective Constable Malcolm James Victor Wiltshire, Hampshire Police. Died 15th May 1985.
● Police Sergeant Alan King, Metropolitan Police. Died 29th November 1991.
● Sergeant William Forth, Northumbria Police. Died 21st March 1993.
● Police Constable Lewis George Fulton, Strathclyde Police. Died 17th June 1994.
● Police Constable Philip Walters, Metropolitan Police. Died 18th April 1995.
● Firefighter Fleur Lombard, Avon Fire and Rescue. Died 4th February 1996.
● Police Constable Malcolm Walker, West Midlands Police. Died 4th October 2001.
● Police Constable Gerald Michael Walker, Nottinghamshire Police. Died 9th January 2003.
● Police Constable Keith Malcolm Dobson, West Midlands Police. Died 11th September 2011.
● Police Constable Fiona Bone, Greater Manchester Police. Died 18th September 2012.
● Police Constable Nicola Hughes, Greater Manchester Police. Died 18th September 2012.
● Police Constable Neil Doyle, Merseyside Police. Died 19th December 2014.
● Rebecca Dykes, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Died 16th December 2017.
● Police Constable Andrew Harper, Thames Valley Police. Died 15th August 2019.
