Sidney George Miles KPM

Died

2 November 1952

Age

Rank

Police Constable

Force

Metropolitan Police

Cause

Homicide - Shot

Duty Status

On Duty

Circumstances

Thieves were attempting to burgle a warehouse in Croydon, police arrived and witnesses said they had seen two men on the roof. Constable Miles climbed onto the roof and was shot in the head.

Posthumously awarded the King's Police Medal for Gallantry.

Shot in the head and killed after climbing onto the roof of a warehouse in Croydon where witnesses said they had seen two men who were attempting to burgle the property. Posthumously awarded the King’s Police Medal for Gallantry.