Parish Constable

William Alcock

Parish of Holbeach — Holbeach, GB
Felonious
End of Watch July 14, 1838
Age 68
Gender Male

Incident

Died from his injuries after being violently assaulted fifteen days earlier as he attempted to quell a riotous mob which had attacked the house of a clergyman, following Coronation Day festivities at Holbeach.

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

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

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Department Parish of Holbeach
Location Holbeach, Lincolnshire, GB
Platform Identity holbgov.lin.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 14, 1838
Age 68
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Homicide - Beaten

The Sacrifice · Felonious

William is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,103 remembered here.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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In 1838, 15 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 169th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.

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Who

William was 68. Of the 15,853 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38.

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July holds 9% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Saturdays: 16.2%.

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Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the most common cause.

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Parish Constable William Alcock

Parish of Holbeach · End of Watch July 14, 1838

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