Police Constable

James Davies

Cheshire Constabulary — Chester, ENG
Accident
End of Watch December 11, 1887
Age 44
Gender Male

Incident

Found drowned in suspicious circumstances the day after being on 'night protection duty' on a boat on the Bridgewater Canal.

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139 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Davies served with the Cheshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type State Police
Location Chester, ENG
Platform Identity cco.chw.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 11, 1887
Age 44
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Drowned

The Sacrifice · Accident

James 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 1887, 9 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 73rd heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.

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Who

James was 44. 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

December holds 8.8% of these deaths in United Kingdom; November holds the most, 9.9%. Sundays: 13.7%.

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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

Cheshire Constabulary has 30 officers remembered here, James among them.

Police Constable James Davies

Cheshire Constabulary · End of Watch December 11, 1887

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