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London Policing Funeral Draws Big Crowd in Rain
Thousands of Londoners stood in drizzle outside St Stephen s Church for funeral services of three policemen gunned down August 12. Sir Joseph Simpson led representatives of police ranks as a motorcade carried coffins. wreaths included one from the estranged wife of Harry Roberts. Scotland Yard held a simultaneous memorial. inquest delayed by three weeks due to case complications. The murdered officers were Detective Sgt. Christopher Read, Detective Constable David Wombwell, and Constable Geoffrey Tox. Ancient linen fiber found in Swiss lake dwellings and Egyptian tombs noted.
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London
St. Stephen's Church
Metropolitan Police
Sir Josph Simpson
Harry Roberts
Wormwood Scrubs Prison
Scotland Yard
Christopher Read
David Wombwell
Geoffrey Tox