Inspector

John George Crossman

Accident
End of Watch June 11, 1934
Age 37
Gender Male

Incident

Fatally injured when his fire engine crashed on an emergency fire call.

Fatally injured when his fire engine crashed on an emergency fire call.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Inspector Crossman served with the Bristol Police Fire Brigade.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Inspector Crossman.

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

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Location ENG
Platform Identity bpfbpd.bst.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 11, 1934
Age 37
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

The Sacrifice · Accident

John 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 1934, 9 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 73rd heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.

Every year on record · United Kingdom
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Who

John was 37. 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.

Age at death
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When

June holds 7.7% of these deaths in United Kingdom; November holds the most, 9.9%. Mondays: 13.4%.

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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

Bristol Police Fire Brigade has 11 officers remembered here, John among them.

Inspector John George Crossman

Bristol Police Fire Brigade · End of Watch June 11, 1934

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