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officers at memorial service
home after a tour of duty. He was hit by a stolen car which failed to stop.
Representing Scotland: Callum Alcock, son of PC John Alcock of Grampian Police, who died last year aged 54 after being in a coma for 14 years following a road accident while travelling to Royal Protection duties at Balmoral.
Representing England: Samantha Dixon and Parker Cameron James Dixon, wife and son of PC James Dixon (39) of Thames Valley Police, who died last year when his police motorcycle was involved in a road accident.
Samantha later said: “I think it’s a really important thing to do to remember all police officers who have fallen over the years. They go to work to protect the public and they don’t ever come home, and it’s us that are left behind. It’s a really lovely day and to know that they’re never going to be forgotten and they’ll always be remembered by their immediate family but also by their police family.”
Mark Lindsay, chair of the Police Federation for Northern Ireland, read the names of the officers who have died in the last year:
PC Steven Richard Jenkins, Gwent Police. PC John Alcock of Grampian Police.
PC James Dixon of Thames Valley Police. PC David Fields of South Yorkshire Police.
There was silence at the end of the service as green, blue and red petals of remembrance fell from the gallery before the Last Post was sounded.
John Apter, chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales, said afterwards: “National Police Memorial Day is an incredibly important day in the policing calendar, it’s a day where we come together to remember those of our colleagues who paid the ultimate sacrifice.
“I hope today brought some comfort to those families who have lost loved ones, it important that they know they will never be alone, we are a policing family and their loves ones will never be forgotten.”
National Police Memorial Day falls on the last Sunday of September and rotates around England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
The standards are lowered in honour of fallen officers.
At the memorial day service are Jim Mallen, Kelly Reynolds, Emma Carter, Hob Hoque, Chief Constable Jon Boutcher, Chris Smith and Hayley Hunter.
An emotional moment, after Samantha Dixon lit the memorial candle with son, Parker Cameron James.
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