Detective Constable

Colin John Batchelor

Accident
End of Watch July 12, 1984
Age 45
Gender Male

Incident

Killed in a police car accident returning from an investigation.

Killed in a police car accident while returning from an investigation.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Constable Batchelor served with the Avon & Somerset Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Constable Batchelor.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type State Police
Location Bristol, ENG
Platform Identity asco.bst.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 12, 1984
Age 45
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

The Sacrifice · Accident

Colin is one of 1,673 officers lost to accidents in United Kingdom, 44.1% of the 3,791 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1984, 17 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 18th heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.

Every year on record · United Kingdom
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Who

Colin was 45. Of the 1,612 lost to accidents in United Kingdom whose age is recorded, half were between 27 and 43; the middle age was 35.

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When

July holds 7.2% of these deaths in United Kingdom; November holds the most, 9.9%. Thursdays: 15.3%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 44.1% of all 3,791 deaths in United Kingdom, the most common cause.

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His people

Avon and Somerset Constabulary has 18 officers remembered here, Colin among them.

Detective Constable Colin John Batchelor

Avon and Somerset Constabulary · End of Watch July 12, 1984

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