Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Constable Michael Bruce collapsed and died while on duty after suffering a heart attack.
Michael moved to the UK from Trinidad and always aspired to join the police service.
Starting as a designated detention officer in Tolpuddle Police Station, looking after people being held in custody, he progressed to a CID officer in the robbery unit in Islington.
Michael is survived by his ex-wife Janice, son Micah and wider family in Trinidad.
Survivors
Michael is survived by his ex-wife Janice, son Micah and wider family in Trinidad.
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- April 8, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Bruce served with the Metropolitan Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Bruce.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Michael Bruce 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 Metropolitan Police, 215 of 729 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 29.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Bruce's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Bruce Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Bruce is highlighted in Jun.
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