James Owen Hardy KPM

Died

26 April 1918

Age

Rank

Police Constable

Force

Metropolitan Police

Cause

Homicide - Beaten

Duty Status

On Duty

Circumstances

Sustained serious injuries when assaulted whilst pursuing a poacher. His bravery in apprehending the poacher earned him the King's Police Medal, the day before the investiture he fell off his bicycle and succumbed to his injuries and died in hospital.

Died in hospital after falling from his bicycle, the day before his investiture with the King’s Police Medal, awarded for his bravery in pursuing and apprehending a poacher, when he was sustained serious injuries from which he never recovered.