The Honour Roll is a memory of Victorian police officers who paid the ultimate price in service to their community.
It commemorates all members who died on duty, including officers before the establishment of Victoria Police in 1853.
Names are included to the Honour Roll based on the criteria agreed upon by the National Police Memorial Co-ordination Committee.
Honour Roll (2000 - current)
| Date of death | Name | Reg. no. | Age | Summary of incident |
| 26 August 2025 | Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal Thompson | 26182 | 59 | Shot and killed in the line of duty while executing a search warrant. |
| 26 August 2025 | Senior Constable Vadim de Waart-Hottart | 44954 | 35 | Shot and killed in the line of duty while executing a search warrant. |
| 8 April 2022 | Senior Constable Bria Joyce | 42368 | 25 | Killed while undertaking regular duties. |
| 22 April 2020 | Leading Senior Constable Lynette Taylor | 27417 | 60 | Killed in the line of duty when helping to keep the community safe. |
| 22 April 2020 | Constable Glen Humphris | 45688 | 32 | Killed in the line of duty when helping to keep the community safe. |
| 22 April 2020 | Senior Constable Kevin King | 40942 | 50 | Killed in the line of duty when helping to keep the community safe. |
| 22 April 2020 | Constable Josh Prestney | 45438 | 28 | Killed in the line of duty when helping to keep the community safe. |
| 14 September 2018 | Detective Senior Sergeant Victor Kostiuk | 22036 | 59 | Struck by a vehicle while participating in the Wall to Wall Ride for Remembrance. |
| 7 September 2018 | Leading Senior Constable Keith Patterson | 25315 | 63 | Passed away from organ failure caused by an infection received while escorting an offender. |
| 24 December 2011 | Senior Constable David John Hobden | 23192 | 48 | In 1990 he was travelling on his motor cycle and was involved in an accident with another vehicle. Medical evidence indicates that injuries sustained in the road accident contributed to his premature death. |
| 16 August 2006 | Senior Constable Ann Brimblecombe | 21796 | 48 | Motor vehicle accident. |
| 26 April 2005 | Senior Constable Rennie Page | 30621 | 39 | Struck by passing motorist. |
| 24 April 2005 | Senior Constable Anthony Clarke | 30108 | 37 | Shot with own revolver when pulling up motorist - possibly for random breath test; several hours earlier he had issued speeding ticket to same motorist. |
| 11 December 2004 | Senior Constable James Leslie Dunscombe | 23016 | 54 | Collapsed while on duty. |
| 15 February 2002 | Constable Kenneth McNeil | 18081 | 47 | Died from natural causes. |
| 20 May 2000 | Senior Constable Mark Anthony Bateman | 30810 | 30 | Motor vehicle accident. |
| 20 May 2000 | Senior Constable Fiona Frances Robinson | 30507 | 31 | Motor vehicle accident. |
Date Name/Rank Reg. No. Age Summary 22 June 1999 Edward Leslie Hubbard, Detective Senior Constable 28905 - Suffered cardiac arrest in Police Academy whilst participating in pre-selection training for Special Operations Group 26 December 1998 Simon De Winne, Senior Constable 27590 29 Police vehicle crashed into tree 16 August 1998 Rodney James Miller, Senior Constable 29276 35 Shot by offenders whilst investigating series of armed robberies 16 August 1998 Gary Michael Silk, Sergeant 24685 34 Shot by offenders whilst investigating series of armed robberies 10 May 1997 Timothy Richard Lewczuk, Senior Constable 27626 30 Vehicle crashed into his parked police vehicle, throwing him off bridge and onto highway below 9 January 1995 Douglas Raymond Mathers, Detective Senior Constable 15860 45 Motor vehicle collision 13 August 1994 Ian James Crilly, Senior Constable 20290 37 Motor vehicle accident 3 February 1994 Grant Frederick McPhie, Sergeant 17489 46 Motor vehicle accident whilst in pursuit of a motor cyclist 9 June 1991 Andrew Robert McFarlane, Constable 25660 24 Vehicle ran off the road and hit tree 12 November 1989 Trevor John Given, Constable 26577 25 Collision whilst transporting donor heart for life-saving operation 5 August 1989 Alan Geoffrey Dickens, Inspector 15108 45 Died in head-on collision between his police vehicle and another vehicle 9 April 1989 Richard Noel Dufty, Senior Constable 14392 55 Hit by motor vehicle whilst directing traffic 17 November 1988 Christopher Cameron Malone, Senior Constable 21999 29 Police vehicle hit by train at railway level crossing 12 October 1988 Damien Jeffrey Eyre, Probationary Constable 26483 20 Ambushed and shot by offenders who had deliberately lured police to abandoned car for pre-meditated murders 12 October 1988 Steven John Tynan, Constable 25080 22 Ambushed and shot by offenders who had deliberately lured police to abandoned car for pre-meditated murders 9 September 1987 Russell James Thompson, Sergeant 14833 44 Struck by vehicle whilst conducting routine vehicle check 14 May 1987 Peter Ross Smith, Senior Constable 19373 32 Motorcycle ran off road and hit tree 5 April 1987 Neil Francis Clinch, Constable 24654 22 Shot whilst tackling an offender 27 September 1986 Maurice Daniel Moore, Senior Constable 22471 34 Shot by offender 20 April 1986 Angela Rose Taylor, Constable 24274 21 Car bomb detonated in front of Russell Street Police complex 17 August 1985 Arthur John Kokkin, Sergeant 17714 32 Fatally injured when struck by vehicle 22 June 1983 Lindsay James Forsythe, Senior Constable 15981 33 Shot by colleague who lured him to unoccupied house for pre-meditated murder 16 March 1983 Clare Frances Bourke, Constable 23083 23 Shortly after 1 am Wednesday 16 March 1983, Constable Clare Bourke was fatally shot by a round from an off duty officer's revolver at the Sunshine Police Station. 19 April 1982 Harry Cygan, Constable 19672 27 Ran through oil slick on motorcycle, causing collision with oncoming vehicle, whilst performing wide-load escort duty 1 March 1982 Stephen Edward Henry, Senior Constable 18003 26 Shot by escapee from psychiatric hospital who had already committed many serious offences 27 November 1981 Walter Richard Hewitt, Constable 22598 19 Collision with police divisional van whilst pursuing speeding motor cyclists 27 November 1981 Shaun Gerard Moynihan, Constable 22420 19 In same incident as Constable Walter Richard Hewitt 29 October 1981 John Vincs, Constable 20404 23 Police motorcycle collided with motor vehicle 9 September 1980 Leslie George Townsend, Senior Constable 17320 27 Lost control of motorcycle 11 August 1980 Barry Joseph O'Donoghue, Senior Constable 16987 27 Police motorcycle collided with motor vehicle 7 September 1979 Michael John Mitchell, Senior Constable 17550 25 Police motorcycle collided with motor vehicle whilst escorting wide-load 13 July 1979 Robert John Lane, Detective Senior Constable 15051 32 Shot by car theft suspect 11 July 1978 Kenneth John Atkins, Senior Constable 17514 30 Fell from motor cycle 13 December 1977 Lyndon Waring, Detective Senior Constable 16076 36 Collision with another vehicle whilst a passenger in police vehicle 3 March 1976 Kevin John Laube, Senior Constable 14707 31 Police motorcycle collided with motor vehicle 25 February 1976 John Henry Hodge, Detective Sergeant 11709 42 Vehicle ran off road 1 June 1975 Lionel Stanley Baum, Sergeant 13351 38 Accidental discharge of own shot gun 2 February 1975 John Howard Wilson, Senior Constable 15354 26 Crashed after swerving police vehicle to avoid another car 16 April 1974 Alan Michael Large, Senior Constable 15507 26 Police motorcycle collided with motor vehicle 8 January 1974 Charles Norman Curson, Senior Constable 14406 34 Throat cut whilst standing at entrance to Flinders Street Railway Station; his murderer was unknown to him but had history of mental disorder 25 April 1972 John Wilham Creber, Senior Constable 14772 28 Accidental discharge of firearm by fellow officer whilst pursuing burglary suspect 9 October 1971 Robert Lindon Worland, Constable 15586 22 Car crash 17 April 1971 William George Benbow, Constable 16081 22 Wall of partly demolished building collapsed on him whilst attempting to keep bystanders from danger 19 February 1971 Phillip Gordon Fleming, Constable 15731 22 Police divisional van ran off road 3 November 1968 Darrel Blythe, First Constable 13312 28 Head-on collision when police vehicle hit by vehicle travelling on wrong side of divided highway 14 January 1967 Francis James Mannix, First Constable 9736 - Heart attack whilst attempting to pacify aggravated citizen 9 December 1966 Brian Coleman, First Constable 11245 34 Fatal cervical injuries 29 January 1966 Malroy John McDonald, Constable 14419 24 Hit by vehicle whilst directing traffic around injured dog 3 May 1964 Ray Denman, First Constable 11561 38 Accidental discharge of shot gun by perpetrator 5 July 1963 Graham Stow, First Constable 13183 28 Thrown off motorcycle, hitting concrete post whilst pursuing speeding motorist 12 February 1963 Albert Davey, Constable 12508 37 Suffered a heart attack while on duty 17 May 1959 Horace Maxwell Carey, Constable 12357 28 Police motorcycle collided with taxi 24 December 1957 Edward Keith Simmons, First Constable 10988 33 Motorcycle ran off road and struck fence 13 November 1957 John Aloysius Brennan, First Constable 10685 30 Collided with truck during prisoner transport to Bendigo watch house 4 August 1957 Edward James Dore, Constable 12068 - Motorcycle accident on 31 July 1957 4 December 1956 Leonard William Rees, Constable 11483 27 Police motorcycle collided with motor vehicle 9 August 1956 John Thomas Glen, Constable 11068 27 Police motorcycle collided with motor vehicle 16 May 1956 William Joseph Harnetty, Constable 9554 36 Drowned when boat capsized during rescue attempt of sheep 28 November 1954 James Norman Brewis, First Constable 7154 51 Motor vehicle accident 17 May 1954 Charles Marcus Reeve, Constable 10236 35 Police motorcycle collided with motor vehicle 21 July 1952 George William Carter, First Constable 9297 37 Motorcycle collided with vehicle 6 April 1952 Ronald Albert Creusot, Constable 10009 32 Police motorcycle collided with motor vehicle 1 February 1952 George Howell, Constable 10323 25 Shot by offender during car theft investigation Date Name/Rank Reg. No. Age Summary 1 January 1902 Timothy John Murphy, Constable 4932 23 Contracted typhoid fever 18 May 1902 Charles Elwood Hornibrook, Constable 4124 39 Fell from horse 12 October 1902 Richard Johnston, Constable 4356 36 Shot by offender 5 January 1906 Henry Charles Blair, Constable 5005 30 Died of meningitis and typhoid fever contracted by drinking contaminated water on patrol 15 March 1907 Hugh Lennox, Constable 3726 43 Fell from horse 19 June 1908 Hugh Kennedy, Constable 4711 37 Rode into back of unlit plough whilst on patrol and later developed peritonitis 17 July 1909 Francis Bruckner, Constable 3866 45 Hit by train 6 May 1910 William Arthur Lunny, Mounted Constable 5367 24 Thrown from horse 4 January 1911 Charles Hothem Jones, Constable 3748 49 Struck on head during rescue attempt of prisoner he was escorting 10 January 1911 John Sanford Collins, Constable 5118 29 Ulceration of the bowels - result of having been kicked in stomach whilst attempting arrest four and a half years prior 8 December 1911 James Ogilvie, Constable 3934 52 Sustained fatal injuries during motor vehicle accident 8 December 1911 Harold Riddle, Constable 4810 38 Sustained fatal injuries during motor vehicle accident 6 April 1912 Edmund Crimmin, Constable 5668 28 Fell from horse 1 October 1915 David Edward McGrath, Constable 4819 42 Shot by offender during investigation 24 October 1916 John Tennant, Senior Constable 3802 55 Motor vehicle accident 25 November 1916 Angus McInnes, Constable 5785 33 Fell from horse 20 March 1920 George Henry Taylor, Constable 5669 35 Shot whilst attempting to arrest offender 9 January 1921 William Michael Sharrock, Constable 4956 48 Drowned when motor launch sank in river near Warrnambool; posthumously awarded Valor Badge for helping save lives of others as vessel sank 3 May 1922 Edward O'Neill, Constable 6512 35 Fell from horse and later died of septic meningitis caused by a fracture to his skull 3 September 1923 Joseph Delaney, Constable 6389 28 Shot by burglary suspect 12 July 1925 Victor Nelson, Constable 5525 - Died from attack of erysipelas combined with blood poisoning 24 December 1925 James Clare, Constable 7727 24 Stabbed in fracas involving two young men 1 October 1926 Arthur Roy Currie, Constable 6886 26 Motor vehicle accident 9 June 1928 Owen Harrison Maggs, Constable 7686 27 Motor vehicle collision; travelling as passenger in police motorcycle 27 June 1929 Donald Gordon Duncan, Constable 7960 28 Motorcycle collided with truck 14 February 1931 William John Vincent Roberts, Constable 8334 27 Motor vehicle collision 5 January 1935 Clyde James Smith, Constable 7913 33 Fatally injured after accidental discharge of firearm by colleague 30 April 1935 John Henry Robins, Constable 8689 26 Motor vehicle collision; travelling as passenger in police motorcycle 1 February 1937 Leonard Cardell Rymer, Constable 8650 27 Motorcycle overturned 12 January 1938 Bertram Clifford Robinson, Constable 9210 23 Fell whilst cleaning third floor window at Gaming Squad offices on fatigue duty 4 April 1938 Victor Ernest Bateman, Constable 8686 23 Struck pole whilst riding police motorcycle attempting to avoid earlier collision caused by speeding motorist 30 June 1939 William Frederick Cawthorn, First Constable 8131 34 Struck by passing vehicle 1 March 1943 Frederick Edward Jones, Senior Constable 7297 42 Shot in Richmond by passenger in passing taxi cab 2 January 1948 Maxwell Herbert Koop, Constable 9688 27 Sustained fatal injuries when motorcycle ran off road 21 October 1948 Garth Elvin Atkin, Constable 9991 27 Collided with truck whilst riding police motorcycle 29 March 1949 George Willis, First Constable 8720 - Passed away after an eight-year battle with a respiratory illness he developed after an incident during a shift Date Name/Rank Reg. No. Age Summary 28 December 1897 Josiah Rowley, Constable 4647 25 Drowned under weight of horse at King's Billabong 10 August 1895 Olaf Henry Hoyem, Constable 3744 32 Fell from horse 11 September 1894 James Foley, Mounted Constable 3811 30 Killed in the line of duty after a horse jumping incident 14 February 1894 John Joseph Glynn, Constable 2942 46 Fell from horse 25 September 1893 Thomas Holt, Senior Constable 2775 45 Thrown from horse; died from injuries 24 March 1893 James Paul Slattery, Constable 4260 28 Hit by train en route to Magistrate 1 April 1892 Edward Hall, Sub-
Inspector569 56 Passed away from chest injuries sustained from a police issued, horse-drawn buggy flipping incident 13 March 1892 Arthur William Brown, Constable - 32 Struck unexpectedly in mouth by another man; fractured skull resulted from fall 15 October 1888 Daniel James Courtney, Constable 3982 23 Hit by train whilst on patrol 18 February 1888 James Maguire, Constable 2907 32 Died from English Cholera 27 November 1887 William Thomas Clarke, Constable 3203 - Died from injuries inflicted by prisoner during conveyance 22 November 1866 Patrick Whyte, Constable 1312 36 Died from direct result of Coup de Soleil (sunstroke/sunburn) which he sustained whilst on duty at the Russell Street Barracks. 6 January 1886 Thomas Ryan, Constable 1098 59 Disappeared whilst checking local Chinese camp in White Hills 23 February 1881 James Porter, Sergeant 1st Class 1885 45 Fell down flight of steps at Richmond Depot and fatally injured 18 January 1881 David Digby, Constable 362 - Washed to sea when attempting to return to shore, after guarding stranded ship 7 June 1880 Patrick Mallavey, Constable 2885 28 Drowned whilst performing wharf patrol along Yarra Bank; later deduced he tripped in hole in wharf planking and fell into water 2 June 1880 Leonard Fawssett, Sergeant 1st Class 410 57 Broke leg as a result of a stagecoach accident and eventually required an amputation; gangrene set in 26 October 1878 Michael Scanlan, Constable 2118 34 Shot by bushrangers (Kelly Gang - Stringybark Creek) 26 October 1878 Thomas Lonigan, Constable 2423 36 Shot by bushrangers (Kelly Gang - Stringybark Creek) 26 October 1878 Michael Kennedy, Sergeant 2009 36 Shot by bushrangers (Kelly Gang - Stringybark Creek) 23 March 1877 Thomas Collins, Constable 2533 24 Fell from horse whilst on patrol; unlit obstruction left on the roadway contributed to accident 31 July 1876 James Herlihy, Constable 2489 30 Thrown from horse 15 June 1882 Patrick Barrett, Constable 2773 34 Hit by train on his way to serve summons 28 May 1872 Patrick Francis Curtin, Constable 1564 38 Thrown from wagonette 11 November 1871 John Alexander Duff, Constable 2364 25 Thrown from horse whilst on patrol 6 June 1871 James Deacon, Constable 270 48 Died when horse with dray bolted, causing dray's wheel to pass over his back 27 October 1870 John Joseph McNamara, Constable 2253 27 Drowned in flooded creek 8 September 1870 William Kennedy, Constable 1720 34 Fell from horse and drowned on a flooded road 19 August 1869 Edward Leonard, Sergeant 691 42 Died from double pneumonia 20 November 1868 Thomas Wood Hull, Sergeant 577 29 Shot by disgruntled constable who had been dismissed for persistent drunkenness and blamed colleagues for job loss 19 March 1867 Justin McCarthy, Constable 1981 34 Thrown from horse whilst escorting prisoner 5 October 1864 John McElveen, Constable 1647 29 Drowned whilst crossing flooded creek on horseback 7 June 1864 William Hanson, Constable 574 35 Inquest verdict: absorption of matter into his cut skin when assisting at postmortem 25 September 1863 Robert Crofton Taylor, Superintendent - 34 Accidentally shot himself whilst cleaning his revolver 5 August 1863 Daniel O'Boyle, Constable 1678 24 Struck with hammer by prisoner on remand 4 April 1863 Robert Strahan, Constable 1126 29 Drowned whilst fording river after recapturing escaped prisoner 27 May 1862 Patrick Conarty, Constable 258 27 Fatally injured by falling tree whilst speaking to potential witness in forthcoming trial 28 December 1881 William Irwin, Senior Constable 1659 47 Thrown from horse whilst fetching dray to recover dead body 17 August 1860 William Campbell, Constable 223 29 Thrown from horse whilst on patrol 29 June 1860 Edward Reilly, Constable 1118 27 Thrown from horse whilst on patrol 12 November 1859 Patrick Henry Moylette, Senior Constable 930 32 Disappeared in the bush whilst returning from Britannia Goldfield 18 August 1859 George Dodds, Sergeant 289 54 Stabbed whilst attempting to arrest offender 26 April 1859 Walter Rendell, Constable 1104 33 Drowned at Australia Wharf during investigation of pilfering from moored vessel 30 September 1858 Philip Cabot, Constable - 32 Drowned - unknown circumstances 30 August 1858 Robert Logan, Constable - 38 Thrown from horse whilst on patrol 1 February 1858 Edward Barnett, Constable 537 29 Shot whilst attempting to arrest offender 4 December 1856 Edward Thompson, Cadet Mounted Constable - 24 Shot by bushrangers (Bradley and O'Connor) 21 October 1856 Edward Fallon, Constable - 28 Drowned crossing a creek whilst on patrol 16 October 1856 John McNally, Sergeant - 30 Shot whilst attempting to arrest offender 2 August 1856 Stephen Bates, Constable - 24 Drowned whilst crossing a river with horse 7 Jul 1856 David Anderson, Constable - 26 Drowned whilst on duty 2 January 1856 Robert Brunton, Constable - 23 Thrown from horse 8 August 1854 Robert Lindsay, Constable - - Accidentally shot himself in the arm, resulting in amputation and later death 3 August 1854 Andrew Henderson, Constable - - Thrown from horse and trampled 26 February 1854 William Hogan, Constable - 22 Drowned whilst on duty 3 December 1853 Daniel Mullaly, Constable - - Fell from horse and dray and crushed by cart's wheel 5 August 1853 Edward Gray, Constable - - Drowned whilst on duty 29 May 1852 Michael O'Connor, Acting Corporal 54 - Drowned while attempting to cross river 1 February 1852 William Harvey, Corporal 225 - Shot with firearm 30 October 1851 James Hopkins, Constable 173 - Accidentally trampled by own horse 5 June 1842 Rhody Monaghan, Constable 238 - Beaten - unknown circumstances 30 December 1837 Matthew Tomkin, Constable 228 - Shot with firearm by escaped convict
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