Sydney Hussey Craik
Police Constable

Sydney Hussey Craik

Accident
End of Watch September 12, 1932
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident

Died six days after being struck by a tram as he chased a suspected street bookmaker.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Craik served with the Lanarkshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Craik.

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

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Service Record

End of Watch September 12, 1932
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Sydney 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 1932, 11 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 53rd heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.

Every year on record · United Kingdom
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Who

Sydney was 31. 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
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

September holds 8.5% 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

Lanarkshire Constabulary has 17 officers remembered here, Sydney among them.

Police Constable Sydney Hussey Craik

Lanarkshire Constabulary · End of Watch September 12, 1932

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