John William Fordham

Died:
26 January 1985
Age:
45
Rank:
Detective Constable
Force:
Metropolitan Police
Cause:
Homicide - Stabbed
Duty Status:
On Duty
Plaque Location:
Unveiled 1987 at West Kingsdown, Kent

Roll of Honour Citation

Fatally stabbed when he was attacked while working undercover in West Kingsdown, Kent, during a surveillance operation.

Police Memorial Tribute

At the time of the incident, John was part of a team investigating the laundering of gold stolen fourteen months earlier, on 26th November 1983, from a warehouse operated by Brink’s-Mat, on the Heathrow International Trading Estate in London.