Detective Constable

Richard James Barber

Metropolitan Police — London, ENG
Accident
End of Watch March 2, 1885
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident

Killed when he fell through a glass skylight while chasing a burglar on a roof.

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141 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Detective Constable Barber served with the Metropolitan Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— 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 March 2, 1885
Age 28
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 1885, 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 28. 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

March holds 7.9% of these deaths in United Kingdom; November holds the most, 9.9%. 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

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

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Detective Constable Richard James Barber

Metropolitan Police · End of Watch March 2, 1885

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