Martin James Peter Gillespie

West Midlands Police — Birmingham, ENG

Suicide Honored

End of Watch April 23, 2015

Age 53

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 45

Incident

Took his own life following a traumatic incident on duty.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier: BO-GB-WMP-79701BAB
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Added to badge.nw: April 8, 2026
Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

Police Constable Martin Gillespie served with the West Midlands Police.
Thank you for your service. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department West Midlands Police

Location Birmingham, ENG

Platform Identity wmpd.bir.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 23, 2015

Age 53

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Suicide

Cause Detail Suicide

Police Constable Martin James Peter Gillespie is one of 256 officers honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ENG, 39 of 2,827 officers were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 1.4% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0.8%.

At West Midlands Police, 1 of 46 officers on record were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 2.2% of this agency's fallen.

West Midlands Police

of 46 officers

2.2% Suicide

ENG — Statewide

of 2,827 officers

1.4% Suicide

Nationwide

256

of 32,508 officers

0.8% Suicide