Charles Edward Brisley
Detective Sergeant

Charles Edward Brisley

Accident
End of Watch April 20, 1978
Age 47
Gender Male

Incident

Fatally injured when struck by a lorry trailer on duty in Folkestone harbour.

Fatally injured when he was struck by a lorry trailer while on duty at Folkestone harbour.

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

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

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

Service Record

End of Watch April 20, 1978
Age 47
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

The Sacrifice · Accident

Charles 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 1978, 23 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 3rd heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.

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Who

Charles was 47. 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

April holds 6.9% 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

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

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Detective Sergeant Charles Edward Brisley

Kent County Constabulary · End of Watch April 20, 1978

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