Dennis Arthur Smith QPM
Died =>21 December 1973
Force => Devon & Cornwall Constabulary
Rank =>Police Constable
Age =>44
Cause =>Homicide - Shot
Duty Status =>On Duty
The officer had stopped a suspect vehicle he had pursued at Torquay and was attempting to arrest the driver who was armed with a pistol when he was shot three times at point blank range and left to die. Posthumously awarded the Queen’s Police Medal for Gallantry.