Incident
Fatally injured when he was knocked down by a bus while on duty cycling in Canterbury.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Longhurst served with the Kent County Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Longhurst.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Kent County Constabulary has lost 52 officers; 24 of them lost to accidents.
Edwin is one of 1,335 officers lost to accidents in ENG, 47.9% of the 2,786 remembered there.
Edwin is one of 1,673 officers lost to accidents in United Kingdom, 44.1% of the 3,791 remembered there.
Edwin is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1928, 1 officer at Kent County Constabulary was lost to accidents, the 5th heaviest of 20 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 2.
In 1928, 12 officers in ENG were lost to accidents, the 26th heaviest of 193 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 35.
In 1928, 12 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 41st heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.
In 1928, 115 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 6th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Edwin was 44. Of the 24 lost to accidents at Kent County Constabulary whose age is recorded, half were between 30.5 and 42.5; the middle age was 37.
Edwin was 44. Of the 1,310 lost to accidents in ENG whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 43; the middle age was 35.
Edwin was 44. 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.
Edwin was 44. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
February holds 4.2% of these deaths at Kent County Constabulary; May holds the most, 20.8%. Wednesdays: 12.5%.
February holds 7.9% of these deaths in ENG; January holds the most, 10.7%. Wednesdays: 16.6%.
February holds 7.3% of these deaths in United Kingdom; November holds the most, 9.9%. Wednesdays: 15.1%.
February holds 7.2% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Wednesdays: 14.6%.
How
Accident deaths account for 46.2% of all 52 deaths at Kent County Constabulary, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 47.9% of all 2,786 deaths in ENG, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 44.1% of all 3,791 deaths in United Kingdom, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Kent County Constabulary has 52 officers remembered here, Edwin among them.
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Israel May Aug 24, 1873
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Charles James Reeves Nov 25, 1876
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Henry Seagar Feb 6, 1882
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James Fagg Mar 8, 1903
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William Jury May 6, 1907
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John Harryman May 29, 1907
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John Truphet Saywell Oct 1, 1910
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George Henry Apps Jun 7, 1916
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Charles William Walker Jul 21, 1924
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Edwin James Longhurst Feb 8, 1928
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Sidney March May 6, 1930
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Albert Cox Dec 20, 1930
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Ernest Frank Bradley Aug 18, 1935
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John Olive Aug 28, 1940
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Henry Kettle Sep 7, 1940
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Ronald Parker Sep 7, 1940
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Charles William Haines Sep 20, 1940
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Frederick Heine Oct 16, 1940
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Thomas James Farrell Nov 1, 1940
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George Egbert Vousden Nov 3, 1940
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John Bazley-White MC Nov 17, 1940
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Henry John Andrews Jan 20, 1941
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Herbert James Chittenden Jan 1, 1942
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Albert Charles Richardson Aug 25, 1942
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Edward William Humphreys Sep 23, 1942
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Stephen George James Huggins Oct 31, 1942
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Reginald Walter Dowling Apr 18, 1943
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Harry Thomas R Pankhurst Jun 16, 1944
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Harold John Warner Nov 27, 1947
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Frank Skewis Jan 8, 1949
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Alan George Baxter Jun 5, 1951
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Hubert Stanley Pay Nov 4, 1951
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Gerald Thomas P Rooney Mar 14, 1956
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Alfred Fraser McKenzie Apr 29, 1959
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Peter Wentworth Child Jan 27, 1964
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Jack Howard Mar 3, 1964
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Robert Alfred John Knight Jul 5, 1965
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Robert Archibald Beattie Jul 5, 1965
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George Craig May 21, 1967
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Phillip Alan Long Jun 28, 1968
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Jack Gates May 9, 1969
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Roger Gardiner May 26, 1972
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Alfred Longmore Aug 26, 1973
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Malcolm John Boakes Oct 21, 1973
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John Francis Ryan Oct 21, 1973
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William Bryan Mar 14, 1977
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Charles Edward Brisley
Apr 20, 1978
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George Frederick Matthew Jun 16, 1983
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Duncan Watts Clift
Mar 24, 1991
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Alexander Gordon Doe May 18, 1993
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Jonathan Bruce Odell
Dec 19, 2000
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Brian Bennett
Dec 12, 2001
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