Police Constable

Frederick William Patrick

Metropolitan Police — London, ENG
Accident
End of Watch November 20, 1863
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident

Found dead in a barge having fallen through a hole in Hungerford Bridge while on night duty.

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163 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Patrick served with the Metropolitan Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— 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 November 20, 1863
Age 29
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 1863, 7 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 94th heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.

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Who

Frederick was 29. 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

November holds 9.9% of these deaths in United Kingdom, more than any other month. 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

Metropolitan Police has at least 120 officers remembered here, Frederick among them.

Across the years

Police Constable Frederick William Patrick

Metropolitan Police · End of Watch November 20, 1863

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