Detective Constable

Roger Gardiner

Accident
End of Watch May 26, 1972
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident

Killed when he lost control of the police vehicle he was driving which then struck a tree.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Constable Gardiner served with the Kent County Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Constable Gardiner.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity kcco.ken.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 26, 1972
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

The Sacrifice · Accident

Roger 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 1972, 12 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 41st heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.

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Who

Roger was 36. 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

May holds 7.4% of these deaths in United Kingdom; November holds the most, 9.9%. Fridays: 14.7%.

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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

Kent County Constabulary has 52 officers remembered here, Roger among them.

Across the years

Detective Constable Roger Gardiner

Kent County Constabulary · End of Watch May 26, 1972

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