Dennis Arthur Smith QPM

Died

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21 December 1973

Age

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44

Rank

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Police Constable

Force

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Devon & Cornwall Constabulary

Cause

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Homicide - Shot

Duty Status

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On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Shot and killed as he attempted to arrest an armed suspect. Posthumously awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry.

Shot three times at point blank range and left to die as he attempted to arrest the armed driver of a suspect vehicle he had pursued and subsequently stopped in Rosehill Road, in the Warberries area of Torquay.

 

Posthumously awarded the Queen’s Police Medal for Gallantry.