Derek John Carnie Robertson QGM
Died
:
9 February 1994
Age
:
39
Rank
:
Sergeant
Force
:
Metropolitan Police
Cause
:
Homicide - Stabbed
Duty Status
:
On Duty
Roll of Honour Citation
Fatally stabbed when he attended an armed robbery where he attempted to arrest a suspect armed with a knife. Posthumously awarded the Queen’s Gallantry Medal.
Repeatedly and fatally stabbed when he attended a call to an armed robbery at a sub-post office in New Addington where he confronted a suspect armed with a knife and, despite being threatened, attempted to arrest him. Posthumously awarded the Queen’s Gallantry Medal.