Police Constable

Harold Frank Ricketts

Metropolitan Police — London, ENG
Accident
End of Watch September 11, 1916
Age 23
Gender Male

Incident

Drowned when attempting to rescue a boy from a river while on holiday.

Drowned as he attempted to rescue a boy from a river while on holiday.

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

— 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 September 11, 1916
Age 23
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Drowned

The Sacrifice · Accident

Harold 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 1916, 12 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 41st heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.

Every year on record · United Kingdom
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Who

Harold was 23. 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.

Age at death
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When

September holds 8.5% 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, Harold among them.

Across the years

Police Constable Harold Frank Ricketts

Metropolitan Police · End of Watch September 11, 1916

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