Death of Jack Avery
Jack Avery | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jack William Avery 1911/1912 Surrey, England, U.K. |
| Died | 6 July 1940 (aged 28) St. Mary's Hospital, London, England, U.K. |
| Resting place | Evreux Communal Cemetery |
| Police career | |
| Department | Metropolitan Police Service |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Badge no. | 890A |
Sergeant Jack William Avery (1911/1912 – 6 July 1940) was a War Reserve Constable who was murdered in Hyde Park, London, on 5 July 1940, having served less than one year with the Metropolitan Police Service.
Avery was stabbed in the groin by Frank Stephen Cobbett, after Avery approached him having been advised by a member of the public that Cobbett was acting suspiciously. Cobbett, then aged 42 and of no fixed address, was originally sentenced to death for murder, but after an appeal served 15 years penal servitude for manslaughter instead.[1][2]
In 2007 Ian Blair, then Metropolitan Police Commissioner, unveiled a memorial to Avery in Hyde Park, close to the place where he was attacked.[3]
Avery was buried in Évreux, France, in Evreux Communal Cemetery. His tombstone reads "He lived as he died, a hero. Gods greatest gift remembrance, rest in peace. Jack Avery."[4]
See also
References
- ^ "BBC NEWS - UK - England - London - Bid to trace police war officer". Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ "Jack William Avery". London Remembers. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ http://www.polfed.org/p22_23_gone_not_forgotten_0807.pdf
- ^ "http://www.corpsofmilitarypolice.org/soldier/3797/". www.corpsofmilitarypolice.org. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
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