Michael George Hewitt

West Midlands Police — Birmingham, ENG

Accident

End of Watch July 31, 1976

Age 37

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 45

Incident

Fatally injured in a motorcycle accident while travelling to work.

Fatally injured in a motorcycle accident while travelling to report for duty.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Hewitt served with the West Midlands Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Hewitt.

— 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 July 31, 1976

Age 37

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable Michael George Hewitt is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 16.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At West Midlands Police, 29 of 46 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 63% of this agency's fallen.

West Midlands Police

of 46 officers

63% Accident

ENG — Statewide

1,349

of 2,827 officers

47.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident