Incident
Fatally injured in a police car which was in collision with a lorry at night.
Fatally injured when the police car in which he was travelling was in collision with a lorry in the early hours of the morning in Welwyn Garden City.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Constable Bedser served with the Hertfordshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Constable Bedser.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Hertfordshire Constabulary has lost 23 officers; 14 of them lost to accidents.
Leslie is one of 1,335 officers lost to accidents in ENG, 47.9% of the 2,786 remembered there.
Leslie is one of 1,673 officers lost to accidents in United Kingdom, 44.1% of the 3,791 remembered there.
Leslie is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1966, 1 officer at Hertfordshire Constabulary was lost to accidents, the 3rd heaviest of 12 years on record. The heaviest was 1960, with 2.
In 1966, 16 officers in ENG were lost to accidents, the 7th heaviest of 193 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 35.
In 1966, 17 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 18th heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.
In 1966, 95 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 27th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Leslie was 23. Of the 14 lost to accidents at Hertfordshire Constabulary whose age is recorded, half were between 26.5 and 38.8; the middle age was 35.
Leslie was 23. Of the 1,310 lost to accidents in ENG whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 43; the middle age was 35.
Leslie was 23. 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.
Leslie was 23. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
June holds 35.7% of these deaths at Hertfordshire Constabulary, more than any other month. Fridays: 14.3%.
June holds 6.8% of these deaths in ENG; January holds the most, 10.7%. Fridays: 14.8%.
June holds 7.7% of these deaths in United Kingdom; November holds the most, 9.9%. Fridays: 14.7%.
June holds 7.9% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Fridays: 15%.
How
Accident deaths account for 60.9% of all 23 deaths at Hertfordshire Constabulary, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 47.9% of all 2,786 deaths in ENG, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 44.1% of all 3,791 deaths in United Kingdom, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Hertfordshire Constabulary has 23 officers remembered here, Leslie among them.
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John Starkins Oct 30, 1857
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William Pangbourne Mar 6, 1867
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Benjamin Snow Jan 10, 1871
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Charles Gorton Feb 16, 1899
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Charles Edward Godfrey Apr 12, 1924
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William Stanley Gatehouse Jul 17, 1925
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Reuben Francis Hyatt May 24, 1930
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Thomas Lynch Sep 4, 1940
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Frank Edwin Hulme
Dec 12, 1958
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Anthony Richard Silcock Apr 7, 1960
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Arthur William Burch Apr 7, 1960
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Leslie John Bedser Jun 10, 1966
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Ivor Herbert Jones Jan 29, 1968
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Colin John Flanagan Roddis Sep 10, 1973
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Peter Otto Eykelbosch Jun 9, 1980
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Mandy Dawn Rayner
Oct 13, 1982
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Francis John Mason
Apr 14, 1988
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Jacqueline Ann Brown
Jun 6, 1989
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Ronald Raymond Hull Nov 21, 1989
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Kevin John Church Jun 28, 2005
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Alan Christopher Lovett Nov 27, 2006
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Bruce Lister
Jan 30, 2023
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Reece Buckenham
Jun 29, 2024
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