Police Constable

Arthur Edward Loosemore

Accident
End of Watch January 11, 1946
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident

PC Loosemore was fatally injured when his motorcycle ran into a stationary lorry on Stonebridge Highway, between Baginton Road and Leamington Road, Coventry, at night.

Three months after joining Warwickshire Constabulary in March 1936, Arthur was posted to Rugby where he served for three years.

In April 1943 he volunteered to join the Royal Air Force but was released in September the following year to rejoin the police force, in the Warwick Borough Division.

Arthur was a single man, born in Bridgend, Glamorganshire.

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

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

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Service Record

End of Watch January 11, 1946
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

The Sacrifice · Accident

Arthur 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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In 1946, 5 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 128th heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.

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Who

Arthur was 31. 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

January holds 9.8% of these deaths in United Kingdom; November holds the most, 9.9%. Fridays: 14.7%.

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Accident deaths account for 44.1% of all 3,791 deaths in United Kingdom, the most common cause.

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His people

Warwickshire Constabulary has 19 officers remembered here, Arthur among them.

Police Constable Arthur Edward Loosemore

Warwickshire Constabulary · End of Watch January 11, 1946

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