Parish Constable

William Diggle

Felonious
End of Watch July 8, 1744
Gender Male

Incident

Fatally assaulted by a drunken man whose wife asked for protection.

Fatally assaulted by a drunken man whose wife had asked for protection.

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282 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Parish Constable Diggle served with the Parsih of Botolphs.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

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Department Parsih of Botolphs
Location ENG
Platform Identity pb.wsm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 8, 1744
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Homicide - Beaten

The Sacrifice · Felonious

William is one of 1,170 officers killed feloniously in United Kingdom, 30.9% 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 1744, 2 officers in United Kingdom were killed feloniously, the 79th heaviest of 216 years on record. The heaviest was 1941, with 167.

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When

July holds 5.6% of these deaths in United Kingdom; May holds the most, 12.6%. Wednesdays: 14.4%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 30.9% of all 3,791 deaths in United Kingdom, the 2nd most common cause.

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Parish Constable William Diggle

Parsih of Botolphs · End of Watch July 8, 1744

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