John Egerton
Police Constable

John Egerton

Greater Manchester Police — Manchester, ENG
Felonious
End of Watch March 11, 1982
Age 21
Gender Male

Incident

Killed during a struggle in which he was repeatedly stabbed, inflicting a fatal heart wound, as he attempted to arrest a thief he had caught in a factory yard in Farnworth in the middle of the night.

Posthumously awarded the Queen’s Commendation for Brave Conduct.

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

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

Agency

Type State Police
Location Manchester, ENG
Platform Identity gmp.man.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 11, 1982
Age 21
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Homicide - Stabbed

The Sacrifice · Felonious

John 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 1982, 20 officers in United Kingdom were killed feloniously, the 9th heaviest of 216 years on record. The heaviest was 1941, with 167.

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Who

John was 21. Of the 1,048 killed feloniously in United Kingdom whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 44; the middle age was 36.

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When

March holds 9.4% of these deaths in United Kingdom; May holds the most, 12.6%. Thursdays: 14.1%.

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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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His people

Greater Manchester Police has 30 officers remembered here, John among them.

Police Constable John Egerton

Greater Manchester Police · End of Watch March 11, 1982

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