Police Constable

Wilfred Edward Grigg

Accident
End of Watch February 5, 1943
Age 45
Gender Male

Incident

Found drowned in a water tank with a child he was probably trying to rescue.

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

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

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Location ENG
Platform Identity lpd.liv.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 5, 1943
Age 45
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Drowned

The Sacrifice · Accident

Wilfred 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 1943, 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

Wilfred was 45. 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

February holds 7.3% 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

Liverpool City Police has 54 officers remembered here, Wilfred among them.

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Police Constable Wilfred Edward Grigg

Liverpool City Police · End of Watch February 5, 1943

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