Police Constable

Fred William Ive

Accident
End of Watch April 2, 1878
Age 24
Gender Male

Incident

Died from suffocation by fumes after taking shelter in a heated greenhouse while on his beat during a heavy snowstorm.

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

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

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Location ENG
Platform Identity dcco.dur.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 2, 1878
Age 24
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Fred 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 1878, 4 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 143rd heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.

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Who

Fred was 24. 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%. Tuesdays: 13.9%.

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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

Durham County Constabulary has 29 officers remembered here, Fred among them.

Police Constable Fred William Ive

Durham County Constabulary · End of Watch April 2, 1878

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