Desmond Morgan Acreman

Died

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12 February 1967

Age

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34

Rank

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Police Constable

Force

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Metropolitan Police

Cause

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Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Duty Status

:

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Fatally injured when he was struck by a car while chasing suspects across a road.  

PC Acreman was in pursuit of two suspected thieves when he stopped his patrol car and chased them on foot.

Running across Raglan Road, Woolwich he was struck by a car and sustained serious head injuries. Taken to hospital he was attended to by a team of surgeons but died close to midnight.

Survived by his wife, their daughter and son. He had 13 years police service.