Erection date: 1/2/1985
Here fell WPC Yvonne Fletcher, 17th April 1984.
{Below is the badge of the Metropolitan Police.}
The first memorial created by the Police Memorial Trust, it was unveiled by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
SW1, St James Square
Credit for this entry to: Bob Baker
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
WPC Yvonne Fletcher memorial
Semley, Wiltshire was the home of Yvonne Fletcher until she became a Police C...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
WPC Yvonne Fletcher memorial
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