Incident
Died of heart failure in a private hospital in Bushey, Hertfordshire, fifteen days after suffering cuts to his face, arms and legs during a violent struggle to arrest a man he suspected to be a bogus charity worker collecting for Great Ormond Street Hospital.
His funeral was held on 16th December at St. John the Baptist Church, High Barnet,and he is buried at Bells Hill Burial Ground, Chipping Barnet.
He had been due to retire that September and is survived by his wife, Connie, and son, Roger.
Survivors
He had been due to retire that September and is survived by his wife, Connie, and son, Roger.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Commander Moore served with the City of London Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Commander Moore.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
City of London Police has lost 31 officers; 8 of them lost to illness.
Hugh is one of 704 officers lost to illness in ENG, 25.3% of the 2,786 remembered there.
Hugh is one of 884 officers lost to illness in United Kingdom, 23.3% of the 3,791 remembered there.
Hugh is one of 2,979 officers lost to illness worldwide, 8.7% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1993, 1 officer at City of London Police was lost to illness, more than in any other year.
In 1993, 2 officers in ENG were lost to illness, the 114th heaviest of 181 years on record. The heaviest was 1915, with 16.
In 1993, 4 officers in United Kingdom were lost to illness, the 83rd heaviest of 185 years on record. The heaviest was 1915, with 18.
In 1993, 6 officers worldwide were lost to illness, the 92nd heaviest of 197 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 566.
Who
Hugh was 64. Of the 8 lost to illness at City of London Police whose age is recorded, half were between 38.5 and 50.3; the middle age was 46.5.
Hugh was 64. Of the 687 lost to illness in ENG whose age is recorded, half were between 35 and 49; the middle age was 43.
Hugh was 64. Of the 858 lost to illness in United Kingdom whose age is recorded, half were between 36 and 50; the middle age was 43.
Hugh was 64. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49.
When
December holds 12.5% of these deaths at City of London Police; March holds the most, 50%. Saturdays: 25%.
December holds 9.2% of these deaths in ENG; January holds the most, 10.5%. Saturdays: 15.5%.
December holds 9.4% of these deaths in United Kingdom; January holds the most, 10.3%. Saturdays: 16.6%.
December holds 9.6% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Saturdays: 14.8%.
How
Illness deaths account for 25.8% of all 31 deaths at City of London Police, the 2nd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 25.3% of all 2,786 deaths in ENG, the 2nd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 23.3% of all 3,791 deaths in United Kingdom, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 8.7% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 3rd most common cause.
His people
City of London Police has 31 officers remembered here, Hugh among them.
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Andrew Patterson Mar 13, 1853
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Charles Thain Dec 4, 1857
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George Sheldon Cossons May 15, 1865
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John Charles Davey Jan 17, 1872
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John Moss Jan 21, 1879
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Emanuel Lythee Mar 12, 1886
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George Easter Sep 30, 1906
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Herbert Harry Hill Mar 16, 1909
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Charles Tucker
Dec 16, 1910
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Walter Charles Choat
Dec 17, 1910
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Robert Bentley
Dec 17, 1910
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William Walter Cooper May 30, 1911
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John Pharaoh Smith Jan 20, 1913
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Henry Thomas Godrich Mar 30, 1915
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Thomas Minke Sep 30, 1915
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Robert Henry Allison Mar 9, 1918
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Albert James Cordery Apr 27, 1924
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Charles Alfred Hutchins Nov 5, 1926
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Evelyn Rolfe
Sep 9, 1940
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Leonard Charles Payne Sep 24, 1940
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Frederick Charles Smith Oct 30, 1940
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Edgar John G Whitehead Jan 11, 1941
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John George Heard Jan 11, 1941
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Arthur William Edgar Beagles Jan 11, 1941
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Henry Sidney Marshall Jan 13, 1941
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Albert George Ridley Mar 8, 1941
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William James F Dunnett Mar 8, 1941
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Frank Ronald Collins Mar 8, 1941
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Edmund Arthur Bartlett May 11, 1941
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Hugh John Moore
Dec 4, 1993
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Darren Lee Pike
Dec 3, 2002
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