Police Constable

Kenneth Compton Whitehead

Accident
End of Watch June 14, 1931
Age 24
Gender Male

Incident

Killed while travelling home from duty when the tyre of his motorcycle burst and caused him to crash.

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

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity lbpd.lce.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 14, 1931
Age 24
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

The Sacrifice · Accident

Kenneth 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 1931, 14 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 30th heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.

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Who

Kenneth was 24. 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

June holds 7.7% 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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His people

Leicester Borough Police has 5 officers remembered here, Kenneth among them.

Police Constable Kenneth Compton Whitehead

Leicester Borough Police · End of Watch June 14, 1931

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