Three Norfolk Officers Awarded Elizabeth Emblem

19 January 2026

The families of three Norfolk Constabulary officers are to be awarded the Elizabeth Emblem.

The honour is being awarded to the families of PC Bernard Brown, PC David Protheroe Davies and DC Terence Glister.

PC Brown died in September 2003 when the police car he was in was involved in a collision with a van.

DC Glister died in September 1987 in a road accident while on Regional Crime Squad duty.

And PC Protheroe Davies died in January 1968 when his police car crashed after losing control on icy roads.

Their families are included in 30 whose loved one’s sacrifice has been recognised by the King.

Other recipients include the families of DC Mick Swindells, of West Midlands Police; PC Alan McMurray, of Lothian and Borders Police; and PC Sandra Edwards, of South Yorkshire Police.

Also receiving the award will be the families of fallen officers PC Laurence Brown, of the Metropolitan Police; PC John Alcock, of Grampian Police; PC Andrew Winterburn, of West Yorkshire Police; and PC Kenneth Adams, of Hampshire Constabulary.

The Elizabeth Emblem recognises the sacrifices made by public servants who have lost their lives as a result of their duty. It is the civilian equivalent of the Elizabeth Cross, which recognises members of the UK Armed Forces who died in action or as a result of a terrorist attack.

This is the third list of Elizabeth Emblem recipients to be published. The next of kin are awarded the national form of recognition.

The design of the Emblem incorporates a rosemary wreath, a traditional symbol of remembrance, which surrounds the Tudor Crown.

It is inscribed with ‘For A Life Given In Service’, and will have the name of the person for whom it is in memoriam inscribed on the reverse of the Emblem.

It includes a pin to allow the award to be worn on clothing by the next of kin of the deceased.

The full list of those to be awarded the Elizabeth Emblem is here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-elizabeth-emblem-application-guidance-and-eligibility/list-of-recipients-of-the-elizabeth-emblem-15th-january-2026