Police Constable

John Husbands

Metropolitan Police — London, ENG
Accident
End of Watch July 20, 1840
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident

Accidentally drowned when he fell in Grosvenor Canal on night duty.

Accidentally drowned when he fell into the Grosvenor Canal while on night duty.

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186 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Husbands 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 July 20, 1840
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Drowned

The Sacrifice · Accident

John 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

John was 26. 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

July holds 7.2% 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, John among them.

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Police Constable John Husbands

Metropolitan Police · End of Watch July 20, 1840

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