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Found drowned in the docks having fallen in while on patrol during the blackout.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Wilson served with the Liverpool City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Wilson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Liverpool City Police has lost 54 officers; 27 of them lost to accidents.
William is one of 1,335 officers lost to accidents in ENG, 47.9% of the 2,786 remembered there.
William is one of 1,673 officers lost to accidents in United Kingdom, 44.1% of the 3,791 remembered there.
William is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1941, 2 officers at Liverpool City Police were lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1941, 17 officers in ENG were lost to accidents, the 3rd heaviest of 193 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 35.
In 1941, 22 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 6th heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.
In 1941, 90 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 38th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
William was 47. Of the 27 lost to accidents at Liverpool City Police whose age is recorded, half were between 28.5 and 46.5; the middle age was 36.
William was 47. Of the 1,310 lost to accidents in ENG whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 43; the middle age was 35.
William was 47. 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.
William was 47. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
February holds 18.5% of these deaths at Liverpool City Police; January holds the most, 18.5%. Thursdays: 14.8%.
February holds 7.9% of these deaths in ENG; January holds the most, 10.7%. Thursdays: 14.2%.
February holds 7.3% of these deaths in United Kingdom; November holds the most, 9.9%. Thursdays: 15.3%.
February holds 7.2% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Thursdays: 14.2%.
How
Accident deaths account for 50% of all 54 deaths at Liverpool City Police, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 47.9% of all 2,786 deaths in ENG, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 44.1% of all 3,791 deaths in United Kingdom, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Liverpool City Police has 54 officers remembered here, William among them.
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James Brogden Jan 27, 1849
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Thomas Brown Jan 25, 1867
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Mathias Maguire Feb 19, 1873
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George Dawson Mar 5, 1880
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John Quigley Mar 5, 1883
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James Graham Aug 13, 1887
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William Fullerton Sep 20, 1888
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Richard Green Oct 20, 1890
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William Shaw Jun 22, 1894
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Michael Hughes Jul 4, 1895
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John Young May 23, 1899
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Harry Robbins Aug 30, 1900
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Charles Parfitt Mar 12, 1904
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Lewis Hughes Jones Jun 6, 1904
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Thomas McEwan Apr 18, 1907
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Brownlow Locke Nov 24, 1907
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Charles Fodden Oct 14, 1908
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Thomas Powell Jan 27, 1911
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Thomas Power Feb 16, 1911
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Henry Phillips Aug 15, 1911
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Samuel Ballance Sep 3, 1911
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William H Moore Aug 22, 1912
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George Anderson May 26, 1913
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Samuel Jonah Smart Nov 23, 1913
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John James Christian Jul 21, 1915
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William Sant Aug 5, 1916
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William Henry Peers Jan 22, 1921
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Albert Millington Jan 16, 1932
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Richard Haig Little Sep 23, 1933
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William John Turley Mar 28, 1936
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Benjamin Jones Sep 13, 1936
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Francis James Prosser May 6, 1940
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Stanley Black Sep 19, 1940
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Thomas Voce Dec 20, 1940
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Richard Millington Dec 21, 1940
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Lewis Glover Dec 22, 1940
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William John Wilson Feb 20, 1941
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Alan Trevor Mar 13, 1941
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Cyril Nelson Read Mar 13, 1941
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Thomas Arthur Benn
Mar 29, 1941
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John Edwards May 3, 1941
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John Cutler Williams May 4, 1941
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Francis Winder Parrington May 8, 1941
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William Edward Wright Morton May 8, 1941
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George Albert Shellshear May 8, 1941
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Frederick Walter Doran May 8, 1941
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Wilfred Edward Grigg Feb 5, 1943
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Arthur John Lowe Jan 17, 1944
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John Yates Nov 18, 1944
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Stanley Antrobus Sep 11, 1946
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Joseph Stephen Hawksey Sep 24, 1947
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Alexander Napier Jan 7, 1948
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Francis Leo Gallagher Nov 12, 1961
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Ronald Brown Feb 19, 1962
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