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| 'Forgotten hero' PC James Gordon honoured after 120 years | 'Forgotten hero' PC James Gordon honoured after 120 years |
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| A headstone has been added to the previously unmarked grave of a "forgotten hero" PC killed on duty 120 years ago. | A headstone has been added to the previously unmarked grave of a "forgotten hero" PC killed on duty 120 years ago. |
| PC James Gordon was attacked with an iron bar when he tried to stop a gang of men breaking into a boiler factory in St Helens, Merseyside, in 1893. | PC James Gordon was attacked with an iron bar when he tried to stop a gang of men breaking into a boiler factory in St Helens, Merseyside, in 1893. |
| Although the 26-year-old's death is listed in police records, his grave at St Helens Cemetery was left unmarked. | Although the 26-year-old's death is listed in police records, his grave at St Helens Cemetery was left unmarked. |
| About 100 people attended a ceremony at the cemetery. | About 100 people attended a ceremony at the cemetery. |
| Among those who spoke was Geraldine Winner, the widow of film director Michael Winner. | |
| Mr Winner, who died earlier this year, set up the Police Memorial Trust following the death of PC Yvonne Fletcher, who was shot while policing a protest at the Libyan embassy in London in 1984. | Mr Winner, who died earlier this year, set up the Police Memorial Trust following the death of PC Yvonne Fletcher, who was shot while policing a protest at the Libyan embassy in London in 1984. |
| Steve Lloyd, the trust manager of the Police Roll of Honour Trust, said: "Although PC Gordon's name and sacrifice is well recorded, I am sad to say that this brave young officer has lain in an unmarked grave since his death. | Steve Lloyd, the trust manager of the Police Roll of Honour Trust, said: "Although PC Gordon's name and sacrifice is well recorded, I am sad to say that this brave young officer has lain in an unmarked grave since his death. |
| "As this is the 120th anniversary of PC Gordon's death, [we] believe it is both right and fitting that we mark the service and sacrifice of this local forgotten hero." | "As this is the 120th anniversary of PC Gordon's death, [we] believe it is both right and fitting that we mark the service and sacrifice of this local forgotten hero." |
| The policeman's grave was found by former police officer Brenda Neary, who is a volunteer at the cemetery. |