Incident
Took his own life as a result of the head injuries he sustained during an assault.
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Police Constable Richard Little served with the Liverpool City Police.
Thank you for your service. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Suicide
Liverpool City Police has lost 54 officers; 1 of them lost to suicide.
Richard is one of 38 officers lost to suicide in ENG, 1.4% of the 2,786 remembered there.
Richard is one of 45 officers lost to suicide in United Kingdom, 1.2% of the 3,791 remembered there.
Richard is one of 256 officers lost to suicide worldwide, 0.8% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1933, 2 officers in ENG were lost to suicide, more than in any other year.
In 1933, 3 officers in United Kingdom were lost to suicide, more than in any other year.
In 1933, 3 officers worldwide were lost to suicide, the 17th heaviest of 75 years on record. The heaviest was 2019, with 26.
Who
Richard was 36. Of the 37 lost to suicide in ENG whose age is recorded, half were between 35 and 45; the middle age was 41.
Richard was 36. Of the 44 lost to suicide in United Kingdom whose age is recorded, half were between 35 and 45; the middle age was 41.
Richard was 36. Of the 209 lost to suicide worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 35 and 48; the middle age was 42.
When
September holds 13.2% of these deaths in ENG; January holds the most, 13.2%. Saturdays: 13.2%.
September holds 11.1% of these deaths in United Kingdom; January holds the most, 15.6%. Saturdays: 15.6%.
September holds 8.2% of these deaths worldwide; May holds the most, 11.7%. Saturdays: 12.1%.
How
Suicide deaths account for 1.9% of all 54 deaths at Liverpool City Police, the 4th most common cause.
Suicide deaths account for 1.4% of all 2,786 deaths in ENG, the 4th most common cause.
Suicide deaths account for 1.2% of all 3,791 deaths in United Kingdom, the 4th most common cause.
Suicide deaths account for 0.8% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 6th most common cause.
His people
Liverpool City Police has 54 officers remembered here, Richard among them.
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James Brogden Jan 27, 1849
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Thomas Brown Jan 25, 1867
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Mathias Maguire Feb 19, 1873
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George Dawson Mar 5, 1880
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John Quigley Mar 5, 1883
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James Graham Aug 13, 1887
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William Fullerton Sep 20, 1888
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Richard Green Oct 20, 1890
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William Shaw Jun 22, 1894
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Michael Hughes Jul 4, 1895
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John Young May 23, 1899
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Harry Robbins Aug 30, 1900
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Charles Parfitt Mar 12, 1904
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Lewis Hughes Jones Jun 6, 1904
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Thomas McEwan Apr 18, 1907
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Brownlow Locke Nov 24, 1907
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Charles Fodden Oct 14, 1908
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Thomas Powell Jan 27, 1911
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Thomas Power Feb 16, 1911
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Henry Phillips Aug 15, 1911
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Samuel Ballance Sep 3, 1911
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William H Moore Aug 22, 1912
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George Anderson May 26, 1913
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Samuel Jonah Smart Nov 23, 1913
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John James Christian Jul 21, 1915
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William Sant Aug 5, 1916
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William Henry Peers Jan 22, 1921
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Albert Millington Jan 16, 1932
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Richard Haig Little Sep 23, 1933
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William John Turley Mar 28, 1936
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Benjamin Jones Sep 13, 1936
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Francis James Prosser May 6, 1940
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Stanley Black Sep 19, 1940
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Thomas Voce Dec 20, 1940
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Richard Millington Dec 21, 1940
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Lewis Glover Dec 22, 1940
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William John Wilson Feb 20, 1941
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Alan Trevor Mar 13, 1941
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Cyril Nelson Read Mar 13, 1941
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Thomas Arthur Benn
Mar 29, 1941
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John Edwards May 3, 1941
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John Cutler Williams May 4, 1941
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Francis Winder Parrington May 8, 1941
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William Edward Wright Morton May 8, 1941
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George Albert Shellshear May 8, 1941
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Frederick Walter Doran May 8, 1941
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Wilfred Edward Grigg Feb 5, 1943
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Arthur John Lowe Jan 17, 1944
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John Yates Nov 18, 1944
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Stanley Antrobus Sep 11, 1946
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Joseph Stephen Hawksey Sep 24, 1947
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Alexander Napier Jan 7, 1948
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Francis Leo Gallagher Nov 12, 1961
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Ronald Brown Feb 19, 1962
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