Incident
Fatally injured by enemy action at the City of London Police Hospital.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Nurse Rolfe served with the City of London Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Nurse Rolfe.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
City of London Police has lost 31 officers; 16 of them killed feloniously.
Evelyn is one of 691 officers killed feloniously in ENG, 24.8% of the 2,786 remembered there.
Evelyn is one of 1,170 officers killed feloniously in United Kingdom, 30.9% of the 3,791 remembered there.
Evelyn is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1940, 3 officers at City of London Police were killed feloniously, the 2nd heaviest of 5 years on record. The heaviest was 1941, with 8.
In 1940, 129 officers in ENG were killed feloniously, the 2nd heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1941, with 147.
In 1940, 131 officers in United Kingdom were killed feloniously, the 2nd heaviest of 216 years on record. The heaviest was 1941, with 167.
In 1940, 226 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 8th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Evelyn was 65. Of the 16 killed feloniously at City of London Police whose age is recorded, half were between 31.8 and 45.3; the middle age was 35.
Evelyn was 65. Of the 620 killed feloniously in ENG whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 44; the middle age was 36.
Evelyn was 65. Of the 1,048 killed feloniously in United Kingdom whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 44; the middle age was 36.
Evelyn was 65. Of the 15,853 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38.
When
September holds 18.8% of these deaths at City of London Police; January holds the most, 25%. Mondays: 12.5%.
September holds 8.8% of these deaths in ENG; May holds the most, 12.4%. Mondays: 14.5%.
September holds 7.3% of these deaths in United Kingdom; May holds the most, 12.6%. Mondays: 14%.
September holds 8.8% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Mondays: 13.8%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 51.6% of all 31 deaths at City of London Police, the most common cause.
Felonious deaths account for 24.8% of all 2,786 deaths in ENG, the 3rd most common cause.
Felonious deaths account for 30.9% of all 3,791 deaths in United Kingdom, the 2nd most common cause.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the most common cause.
His people
City of London Police has 31 officers remembered here, Evelyn among them.
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Andrew Patterson Mar 13, 1853
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Charles Thain Dec 4, 1857
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George Sheldon Cossons May 15, 1865
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John Charles Davey Jan 17, 1872
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John Moss Jan 21, 1879
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Emanuel Lythee Mar 12, 1886
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George Easter Sep 30, 1906
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Herbert Harry Hill Mar 16, 1909
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Charles Tucker
Dec 16, 1910
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Walter Charles Choat
Dec 17, 1910
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Robert Bentley
Dec 17, 1910
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William Walter Cooper May 30, 1911
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John Pharaoh Smith Jan 20, 1913
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Henry Thomas Godrich Mar 30, 1915
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Thomas Minke Sep 30, 1915
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Robert Henry Allison Mar 9, 1918
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Albert James Cordery Apr 27, 1924
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Charles Alfred Hutchins Nov 5, 1926
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Evelyn Rolfe
Sep 9, 1940
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Leonard Charles Payne Sep 24, 1940
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Frederick Charles Smith Oct 30, 1940
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Edgar John G Whitehead Jan 11, 1941
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John George Heard Jan 11, 1941
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Arthur William Edgar Beagles Jan 11, 1941
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Henry Sidney Marshall Jan 13, 1941
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Albert George Ridley Mar 8, 1941
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William James F Dunnett Mar 8, 1941
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Frank Ronald Collins Mar 8, 1941
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Edmund Arthur Bartlett May 11, 1941
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Hugh John Moore
Dec 4, 1993
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Darren Lee Pike
Dec 3, 2002
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