John Egerton

Died

11 March 1982

Age

Rank

Police Constable

Force

Greater Manchester Police

Cause

Homicide - Stabbed

Duty Status

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Killed during a struggle in which he was repeatedly stabbed as he attempted to arrest a thief in a factory yard in Farnworth. Posthumously awarded the Queen’s Commendation for Brave Conduct.

Roll of Honour Citation

Killed during a struggle in which he was repeatedly stabbed as he attempted to arrest a thief in a factory yard in Farnworth. Posthumously awarded the Queen’s Commendation for Brave Conduct.

Circumstances

Killed while attempting to arrest a thief whom he had caught in a factory yard at Farnworth in the middle of the night, in the ensuing struggle he was repeatedly stabbed including a fatal heart wound.

Posthumously awarded the Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct.

Killed during a struggle in which he was repeatedly stabbed, inflicting a fatal heart wound, as he attempted to arrest a thief he had caught in a factory yard in Farnworth in the middle of the night.

Posthumously awarded the Queen’s Commendation for Brave Conduct.