Police Constable

Frederick Stanbridge

Accident
End of Watch April 22, 1908
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident

Died in Bute Hospital in Luton during an operation to amputate his leg, due to blood poisoning, after breaking his leg nine days earlier, on 13th April when, having hitched a ride on a horse and trap to travel between Whipsnade and Studham, the horse shied and he was thrown from the trap.

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

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

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Location ENG
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Service Record

End of Watch April 22, 1908
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Frederick 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 1908, 11 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 53rd heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.

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Who

Frederick 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

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

Bedfordshire Constabulary has 7 officers remembered here, Frederick among them.

Police Constable Frederick Stanbridge

Bedfordshire Constabulary · End of Watch April 22, 1908

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