Edward George Brown Greenoff KPM

Died

28 January 1917

Age

Rank

Police Constable

Force

Metropolitan Police

Cause

Fire

Duty Status

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Died after sustaining head injuries in an explosion at a fire in a munitions factory. Posthumously awarded the King’s Police Medal for Gallantry.

Roll of Honour Citation

Died after sustaining head injuries in an explosion at a fire in a munitions factory. Posthumously awarded the King’s Police Medal for Gallantry.

Circumstances

Died from head injuries received on 19 January from an explosion at a fire in a munitions factory at Silvertown where, despite the imminent danger, he remained at the scene to warn others and evacuate the area.

Posthumously awarded the King's Police Medal for Gallantry.

Died nine days after sustaining head injuries in an explosion at a fire in a munitions factory in Silvertown where, despite the imminent danger, he remained at the scene to warn others and evacuate the area. Posthumously awarded the King’s Police Medal for Gallantry.