Walter Charles Choat KPM

Died

17 December 1910

Age

Rank

Police Constable

Force

City of London Police

Cause

Homicide - Shot

Duty Status

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Shot and fatally wounded while attempting to arrest a gang of armed burglars that he and two colleagues had disturbed late the previous night at the Exchange Buildings, Cutler Street, Houndsditch.

Roll of Honour Citation

Shot and fatally wounded while attempting to arrest a gang of armed burglars that he and two colleagues had disturbed late the previous night at the Exchange Buildings, Cutler Street, Houndsditch.

Circumstances

Shot and fatally wounded while attempting to arrest a gang of armed burglars whom they disturbed late at night at Exchange Buildings, Cutler Street, Houndsditch.

Posthumously awarded the King's Police Medal for Gallantry.

This incident was the precursor to what became the Siege of Sidney Street.

PS Robert Bentley also died on this date while PS Charles Tucker died the previous day.

All three officers were posthumously awarded the King’s Police Medal for Gallantry.