William Forth
Died =>21 March 1993
Force => Northumbria Police
Rank =>Sergeant
Age =>34
Cause =>Homicide - Stabbed
Duty Status =>On Duty
Died soon after being attacked, beaten and repeatedly stabbed in the chest by a man and a youth with staves when, late at night, he investigated a broken window on a housing estate in Gateshead.
Posthumously awarded the Queen’s Commendation for Bravery.