The Elizabeth Emblem
The emblem was introduced as a mark of recognition for those who lost their lives in the course of undertaking public service, including police officers. The design incorporates a rosemary leaf, a traditional symbol of remembrance, and is inscribed 'For a Life Given in Service' and the name of the person commemorated on the reverse.
It therefore represents a tangible form of commemoration for police officers who have lost their lives on duty and who may not have been granted a gallantry award.
Details of the eligibility for the Elizabeth Emblem are available here.
All officers who have lost their lives on duty are commemorated in the Police Roll of Honour.
The first list of 38 recipients of the Elizabeth Emblem was published on 9 November 2024. Officers of the Metropolitan Police commemorated in this way were:
PC Nathanael Edgar Died 13 February 1948. Shot whilst on plain clothes duty when questioning a suspected burglar in Southgate.
PC Leslie Meehan Died 2 March 1960. Struck by a motor car after he was thrown off a car that had been driven off after he had been questioning the driver about stolen property in Woolwich.
WPC Jane Arbuthnot Died 17 December 1983. Killed by an IRA bomb explosion at Hans Crescent, Kensington
WPC Yvonne Fletcher Died 17 April 1984. Killed by gunfire from the Libyan People's Bureau, St James's Square
Sergeant Alan King Died 29 November 1991. Stabbed by a suspect he had stopped in Chingford
PC Phillip Walters Died 18 April 1995. Shot whilst dealing with three men for causing a disturbance in Ilford.