DC Jim Morrison QGM
DC Jim Morrison QGM
13th December 1991
26 years old
Metropolitan Police
DC Morrison was off duty in the Covent Garden area when he witnessed a handbag theft and gave chase. The suspect was cornered in Montreal Place where DC Morrison was fatally stabbed. He was posthumously awarded the Queen’s Gallantry Medal.
Memorial – Unveiled 22nd April 1994 at Montreal Place, London WC2
Unveiling Photos – 22nd April 1994 at Montreal Place, London WC2
Ceremony Programme
DC Jim Morrison QGM – 25th Anniversary
Prior to the 25th year of DC Jim Morrison’s death, the Police Memorial Trust added the letters QGM to the Memorial in readiness for the anniversary of his death.
DC Morrison was posthumously awarded The Queen’s Gallantry Medal.
Additionally, the memorial was sand blasted and refurbished in his honour.
Links
Metropolitan Police Federation
https://metfed.org.uk/news?id=2606
BBC News
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-16154988
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-38301388
Metropolitan Police
http://content.met.police.uk/News/DC-Jim-Morrison-anniversary-appeal/1400005303269/1257246745756
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