Matthew Walls Straughan
Died =>28 June 1927
Force => Durham County Constabulary
Rank =>Police Constable
Age =>36
Cause =>Homicide - Shot
Duty Status =>On Duty
Having served a court summons on a man, Constable Straughan returned a short while later and served a summons on the man’s neighbour. As the Constable was leaving he was shot and killed by the man he first served a summons on earlier that day.