Walter Charles Choat KPM
Died
:
17 December 1910
Age
:
34
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 disturbed late the previous night at the Exchange Buildings, Cutler Street, Houndsditch.
Shot and fatally wounded while attempting to arrest a gang of armed burglars that he and two colleagues disturbed late the previous night at the Exchange Buildings, Cutler Street, Houndsditch. 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.