Police Constable

Joseph Dunkerton

Accident
End of Watch April 22, 1840
Age 21
Gender Male

Incident

Found drowned in the River Frome after being missed while on night duty.

Found drowned in the River Frome after being missed while on night duty.

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186 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Dunkerton served with the Bristol Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

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Location ENG
Platform Identity bco.bst.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 22, 1840
Age 21
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Drowned

The Sacrifice · Accident

Joseph 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 1840, 4 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 143rd heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.

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Who

Joseph was 21. 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

April holds 6.9% of these deaths in United Kingdom; November holds the most, 9.9%. Wednesdays: 15.1%.

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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

Bristol Constabulary has 22 officers remembered here, Joseph among them.

Police Constable Joseph Dunkerton

Bristol Constabulary · End of Watch April 22, 1840

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