Harry Saul Stables

Died

21 March 1941

Age

Rank

Inspector

Force

Rochdale Borough Police

Cause

Homicide - Bomb

Duty Status

On Duty

Circumstances

Died from injuries sustained on 20 March 1941 when searching a house. A teenager had stolen firearms and ammunition from a local warehouse and hidden them in a box in his cellar. The box was booby trapped, and when the lid was opened it exploded, seriously injuring Inspector Stables and killing another officer who was with him.

Died from injuries sustained the previous day while searching a house in Rochdale, when a booby-trapped box exploded as the lid was opened, after a teenager had stolen firearms and ammunition from a local warehouse and hidden them in his cellar. Another officer, Sergeant Thomas William Dale, was killed by the explosion.