Police Constable

William Peet

Felonious
End of Watch December 9, 1877
Age 24
Gender Male

Incident

Fatally bludgeoned and beaten while dealing with a street disturbance.

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149 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Peet served with the West Riding of Yorkshire 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 wryco.wkf.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 9, 1877
Age 24
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Homicide - Beaten

The Sacrifice · Felonious

William 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 1877, 3 officers in United Kingdom were killed feloniously, the 53rd heaviest of 216 years on record. The heaviest was 1941, with 167.

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Who

William was 24. 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

December holds 8.1% of these deaths in United Kingdom; May holds the most, 12.6%. Sundays: 15.1%.

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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

West Riding of Yorkshire Constabulary has 32 officers remembered here, William among them.

Police Constable William Peet

West Riding of Yorkshire Constabulary · End of Watch December 9, 1877

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