Police Constable

Richard White

Accident
End of Watch November 7, 1870
Age 56
Gender Male

Incident

Died of a head injury that he sustained in the early morning when he fell down a flight of steps while on duty attending a residence.

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156 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable White served with the Dundee City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Dundee City Police
Location SCT
Platform Identity dpd.dnd.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 7, 1870
Age 56
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Richard 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 1870, 10 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 65th heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.

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Who

Richard was 56. 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

November holds 9.9% of these deaths in United Kingdom, more than any other month. 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

Dundee City Police has 13 officers remembered here, Richard among them.

Police Constable Richard White

Dundee City Police · End of Watch November 7, 1870

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