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Killed in a road traffic accident while observer in a patrol car.
Killed in a road traffic accident while on duty as the observer in a patrol car.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Godfrey served with the South Wales Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Godfrey.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
South Wales Police has lost 8 officers; 7 of them lost to accidents.
Ian 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 1999, 1 officer at South Wales Police was lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1999, 78 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 60th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Ian was 30. Of the 7 lost to accidents at South Wales Police whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 36.5; the middle age was 34.
Ian was 30. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
June holds 42.9% of these deaths at South Wales Police, more than any other month. Sundays: 42.9%.
June holds 7.9% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Sundays: 14%.
How
Accident deaths account for 87.5% of all 8 deaths at South Wales Police, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
South Wales Police has 8 officers remembered here, Ian among them.
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