Desmond Morgan Acreman
Police Constable

Desmond Morgan Acreman

Metropolitan Police — London, ENG
Accident
End of Watch February 12, 1967
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident

PC Acreman was in pursuit of two suspected thieves when he stopped his patrol car and chased them on foot.

Running across Raglan Road, Woolwich he was struck by a car and sustained serious head injuries. Taken to hospital he was attended to by a team of surgeons but died close to midnight.

Survived by his wife, their daughter and son. He had 13 years police service.

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

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

Agency

Department Metropolitan Police
Type Police Department
Location London, ENG
Platform Identity mpd.wsm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 12, 1967
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

The Sacrifice · Accident

Desmond 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 1967, 18 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 11th heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.

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Who

Desmond was 34. 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

February holds 7.3% of these deaths in United Kingdom; November holds the most, 9.9%. Sundays: 13.7%.

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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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Metropolitan Police has at least 120 officers remembered here, Desmond among them.

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Police Constable Desmond Morgan Acreman

Metropolitan Police · End of Watch February 12, 1967

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