List of Singapore police officers killed in the line of duty

This is a list of Singapore police officers from the Singapore Police Force who were killed in the line of duty, based on official records from the year 1900 to date. Line of duty deaths refers to any police officer who has died while carrying out duty which he is obligated and/or authorised to carry out. This would include officers who respond to incidents while off-duty as obligated by the Police Force Act, as well as those commuting to and from their place of duty or training [ [http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/non_version/cgi-bin/cgi_retrieve.pl?&actno=Reved-235&date=latest&method=part Police Force Act ] ] .

The Singapore establishment generally avoids personalising or glorifying acts of personal sacrifice in contemporary Singaporean society, and this applies to the police force as well. There has been no public memorial or monument dedicated to police officer deaths until the opening of the Police Heritage Centre in the Police Headquarters at New Phoenix Park on 15 August 2002 [ [http://www.spf.gov.sg/prints/plm/2007/aug07_pg03.htm Police Life Monthly ] ] , where a Commemorative Gallery features a wall inscribed with the names of all fallen officers. Although open to the public, access to the centre is restricted via an appointment-only policy [ [http://www.singaporeedu.gov.sg/htm/cor/cor04g.htm Singapore Education : Corporate Training Programmes : The Police Heritage Centre ] ] . There are otherwise no readily accessible published lists of all fallen officers' names whether in print or electronically.

Fallen officers are, however, honored and commemorated through ceremonies or functions, such as a one-minute silence observed during the annual Police Day Parade [ [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/280058/1/.html Channelnewsasia.com ] ] . Police funerals featuring a flag draped casket, a three-volley salute, and a procession, amongst other elements, may be organised depending on the circumstance of death. Most funerals in recent years are much simpler affairs, partly as many of these deaths are attributed to accidents, but many of these ceremonies still receive local media coverage. Other ways of commemoration may include posthumous promotions and the awarding of state medals; there has been seven posthumous promotions and two posthumous Police Medal of Valour awardees since the 1990s.

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Causes of death

1910s

1940s

1970s

2000s

References

External links

* [http://www.spf.gov.sg/ Singapore Police Force]