Henry James Ernest Lane

Died

13 December 1940

Age

Rank

Inspector

Force

Metropolitan Police

Cause

War

Duty Status

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Killed by the explosion of a delayed action bomb on duty in an air raid.

Roll of Honour Citation

Killed by the explosion of a delayed action bomb on duty in an air raid.

Circumstances

Killed by the explosion of a delayed action bomb on duty in an air raid.

An unexploded bomb was being defused at 590 Romford Road, Manor Park when it detonated killing him and the Royal Engineer officer working on the bomb.

He was stationed at Bow Police Station.