Police Constable

James McFadden

Felonious
End of Watch July 30, 1844
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident

Fatally shot attempting to arrest a gang stealing from a barn at night.

Fatally shot while attempting to arrest a gang that was stealing from a barn at night.

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182 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable McFadden served with the East Suffolk Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

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Location ENG
Platform Identity esco.sfk.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 30, 1844
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Homicide - Shot

The Sacrifice · Felonious

James is one of 1,170 officers killed feloniously in United Kingdom, 30.9% 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 1844, 5 officers in United Kingdom were killed feloniously, the 34th heaviest of 216 years on record. The heaviest was 1941, with 167.

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Who

James was 27. Of the 1,048 killed feloniously in United Kingdom whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 44; the middle age was 36.

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When

July holds 5.6% of these deaths in United Kingdom; May holds the most, 12.6%. Tuesdays: 13.5%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 30.9% of all 3,791 deaths in United Kingdom, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

East Suffolk Constabulary has 9 officers remembered here, James among them.

Police Constable James McFadden

East Suffolk Constabulary · End of Watch July 30, 1844

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