John William Fordham
- Died:
- 26 January 1985
- Age:
- 45
- Rank:
- Detective Constable
- Force:
- Metropolitan Police
- Cause:
- Homicide - Stabbed
- Duty Status:
- On Duty
- Plaque Location:
- Unveiled 1987 at West Kingsdown, Kent
Roll of Honour Citation
Fatally stabbed when he was attacked while working undercover in West Kingsdown, Kent, during a surveillance operation.
Police Memorial Tribute
At the time of the incident, John was part of a team investigating the laundering of gold stolen fourteen months earlier, on 26th November 1983, from a warehouse operated by Brink’s-Mat, on the Heathrow International Trading Estate in London.
