Paul Salmon
Police Constable

Paul Salmon

Accident
End of Watch September 17, 1982
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident

Killed alongside his colleague, PC Kenneth Adams, when their police vehicle crashed in thick fog while assisting in the pursuit of a suspect car.

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

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity hco.ham.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 17, 1982
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

The Sacrifice · Accident

Paul 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 1982, 17 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 18th heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.

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Who

Paul 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

September holds 8.5% of these deaths in United Kingdom; November holds the most, 9.9%. Fridays: 14.7%.

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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

Hampshire Constabulary has 18 officers remembered here, Paul among them.

Police Constable Paul Salmon

Hampshire Constabulary · End of Watch September 17, 1982

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