Roll of Honor
Incident
Died of heart failure in a private hospital in Bushey, Hertfordshire, fifteen days after suffering cuts to his face, arms and legs during a violent struggle to arrest a man he suspected to be a bogus charity worker collecting for Great Ormond Street Hospital.
His funeral was held on 16th December at St. John the Baptist Church, High Barnet,and he is buried at Bells Hill Burial Ground, Chipping Barnet.
He had been due to retire that September and is survived by his wife, Connie, and son, Roger.
Survivors
He had been due to retire that September and is survived by his wife, Connie, and son, Roger.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Commander Moore served with the City of London Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Commander Moore.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Commander Hugh John Moore is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In ENG, 719 of 2,827 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 25.4% of this state's fallen. That is 16.3 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
At City of London Police, 8 of 31 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 25.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Hugh John Moore's cause is highlighted.
How Hugh John Moore Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Hugh John Moore is highlighted in Dec.
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