James Alexander Drew
Police Constable

James Alexander Drew

Accident
End of Watch January 22, 2009
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident

Fatally injured in a road accident while travelling to report for early morning duty at Alton when his car left the A31 road and struck a tree near Winchester.

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

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

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Location ENG
Platform Identity hco.ham.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 22, 2009
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

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 2009, 8 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 83rd heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.

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Who

James was 27. 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

January holds 9.8% of these deaths in United Kingdom; November holds the most, 9.9%. Thursdays: 15.3%.

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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

Hampshire Constabulary has 18 officers remembered here, James among them.

Police Constable James Alexander Drew

Hampshire Constabulary · End of Watch January 22, 2009

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