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.