Tasawar Hussain memorial stone - Bradford, UK
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A memorial stone to Tasawar Hussain 10th October 1966 – 27th January 2003 who was shot trying to apprehend armed robbers. It is in a small memorial garden.
Waymark Code: WMAPRF
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/08/2011
Views: 6
This memorial is in the memorial garden on Norfolk Gardens down the side of the City Hall. It is on the near side of the small garden, near to some police memorials.
Tasawar witnessed a gunman rob a security guard collecting money from a travel agent. His friend drove a car following the gunman, whilst Tasawar as the passenger called the police. The car they were chasing stopped, and when Tasawar got out of the car the gunman shot him dead.
He was posthumously awarded the Queens Commendation for Bravery. This is awarded for acts of bravery entailing risk to life and meriting national recognition. It takes the form of a silver spray of laurel leaves.
The inscription reads
IN MEMORY OF
TASAWAR HUSSAIN
10TH OCTOBER 1966
27TH JANUARY 2003
“A TRULY BRAVE MAN
WHO ACTED IN THE
INTERESTS OF
THE PUBLIC AND JUSTICE”
QUEENS COMMENDATION
FOR BRAVERY
Location: Norfolk Gardens Memorial Garden, Norfolk Gardens
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: Not listed
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