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PC King was fatally blasted with a shotgun when he entered a house in Tulloch near Nethybridge, Strathspey, to execute an arrest warrant on a poacher for whom he had waited seven hours to return home.
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Police Constable King served with the Invernesshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Inverness-shire Constabulary has lost 2 officers; 1 of them killed feloniously.
Thomas is one of 46 officers killed feloniously in SCT, 14.9% of the 308 remembered there.
Thomas is one of 1,170 officers killed feloniously in United Kingdom, 30.9% of the 3,791 remembered there.
Thomas is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1898, 1 officer in SCT was killed feloniously, the 7th heaviest of 34 years on record. The heaviest was 1941, with 8.
In 1898, 2 officers in United Kingdom were killed feloniously, the 79th heaviest of 216 years on record. The heaviest was 1941, with 167.
In 1898, 91 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 73rd heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Thomas was 46. Of the 38 killed feloniously in SCT whose age is recorded, half were between 27 and 40.8; the middle age was 36.
Thomas was 46. Of the 1,048 killed feloniously in United Kingdom whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 44; the middle age was 36.
Thomas was 46. Of the 15,853 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38.
When
December holds 6.5% of these deaths in SCT; March holds the most, 17.4%. Tuesdays: 17.4%.
December holds 8.1% of these deaths in United Kingdom; May holds the most, 12.6%. Tuesdays: 13.5%.
December holds 9.2% of these deaths worldwide, more than any other month. Tuesdays: 13.3%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 50% of all 2 deaths at Inverness-shire Constabulary, the most common cause.
Felonious deaths account for 14.9% of all 308 deaths in SCT, the 3rd most common cause.
Felonious deaths account for 30.9% of all 3,791 deaths in United Kingdom, the 2nd most common cause.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the most common cause.
His people
Inverness-shire Constabulary has 2 officers remembered here, Thomas among them.
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