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5 unusual facts about Police Memorial Trust


Murder of Brian Bishop

Bishop's memorial was only the third to be funded and erected by the Police Memorial Trust, and was the first to be sited outside London.

Murder of Raymond Codling

In 1991, a memorial to Codling was unveiled at the place of his death by Michael Winner, founder of the Police Memorial Trust, and the Home Secretary, Kenneth Baker.

Murder of Sharon Beshenivsky

Michael Winner, chairman of the Police Memorial Trust, also praised Beshenivsky and police officers across the country, saying: "Take them away and there's total anarchy and we are devoured by the forces of evil."

Police Memorial Trust

They include Insp Raymond Codling and the three officers who died in the Shepherd's Bush Murders; PC Keith Blakelock; PC Sharon Beshenivsky; and PC Ged Walker.

Shepherd's Bush murders

In 1988 the Police Memorial Trust established a stone memorial to the three officers at the site of the incident in Braybrook Street.



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