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Killed during an enemy air raid.
Killed while on duty during an enemy air raid.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police War Reserve Constable Harraway served with the Birmingham City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police War Reserve Constable Harraway.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Birmingham City Police has lost 61 officers; 17 of them killed feloniously.
Thomas is one of 691 officers killed feloniously in ENG, 24.8% of the 2,786 remembered there.
Thomas is one of 1,170 officers killed feloniously in United Kingdom, 30.9% of the 3,791 remembered there.
Thomas 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 1941, 6 officers at Birmingham City Police were killed feloniously, more than in any other year.
In 1941, 147 officers in ENG were killed feloniously, more than in any other year.
In 1941, 167 officers in United Kingdom were killed feloniously, more than in any other year.
In 1941, 260 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 4th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Thomas was 63. Of the 17 killed feloniously at Birmingham City Police whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 40; the middle age was 30.
Thomas was 63. Of the 620 killed feloniously in ENG whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 44; the middle age was 36.
Thomas was 63. Of the 1,048 killed feloniously in United Kingdom whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 44; the middle age was 36.
Thomas was 63. Of the 15,853 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38.
When
April holds 29.4% of these deaths at Birmingham City Police, more than any other month. Wednesdays: 23.5%.
April holds 11% of these deaths in ENG; May holds the most, 12.4%. Wednesdays: 16.8%.
April holds 9.8% of these deaths in United Kingdom; May holds the most, 12.6%. Wednesdays: 14.4%.
April holds 8.6% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Wednesdays: 13.2%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 27.9% of all 61 deaths at Birmingham City Police, the 2nd 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
Birmingham City Police has 61 officers remembered here, Thomas among them.
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John Ballance May 5, 1855
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James Edwards Dec 29, 1862
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Edward Bradshaw Howard Sep 6, 1864
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John Poole Oct 31, 1865
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Thomas Hardy Apr 2, 1872
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William Lines Mar 24, 1875
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Alonzo Green Jun 25, 1887
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Alfred Cave Oct 16, 1891
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George Tye Jan 19, 1895
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George Snipe
Jul 19, 1897
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Gerard Jacob Van Helden
Jun 12, 1901
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Charles Phillip Gunter
Oct 26, 1901
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William Smith Jun 11, 1903
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George Croydon Oct 11, 1915
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James Henry Goddard Feb 5, 1916
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Thomas Reidy Oct 13, 1916
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James MacAuley Nov 24, 1918
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George Robert Cooper
Nov 1, 1922
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Francis Leonard Taylor Sep 6, 1925
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Charles William Sheppard
May 23, 1928
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Joseph Smith
Jul 12, 1928
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Francis George Findlay Jun 1, 1929
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Hugh Miller Dec 27, 1930
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Henry George Vince
Dec 27, 1932
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Robert Holmes
Nov 10, 1935
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George Vowles
Jan 12, 1940
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Eric George King
Jul 2, 1940
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Harold Barrow Sep 27, 1940
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William Hodgetts
Oct 26, 1940
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Harold Gilbert Lewis
Nov 23, 1940
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William Alfred Mitchinson
Nov 23, 1940
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Harold Alexander Kavanagh Dec 11, 1940
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Thomas Arthur Harraway
Apr 9, 1941
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Mark William Sellek
Apr 10, 1941
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Bertie Gready
Apr 10, 1941
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Rowland Thomas Harman
Apr 10, 1941
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Jack Frederick Goodchild
Apr 12, 1941
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Leonard Arthur Mead
May 17, 1941
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Robert Evans Ace
Sep 24, 1941
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Ralph Henry Corfield
Jul 28, 1942
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Stephen George Cox Dec 25, 1943
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Henry Basil Dewick
Jul 29, 1944
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Richard William Edgington
Nov 9, 1946
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Walter Crombie
Dec 7, 1946
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George William Davis
Feb 21, 1948
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Charles Alfred Walker
Jan 28, 1951
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Jack Harold Ison
Sep 28, 1954
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John Bamford Marley
Jul 13, 1955
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Gordon Richard Neal
Sep 22, 1956
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John Wall
May 1, 1957
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Charles Gillies
Jun 30, 1958
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Mary Jean Baldwin
Jun 26, 1959
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Brian William Wright
Feb 23, 1961
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Leslie Spence
Mar 29, 1962
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Michael John Harris Jul 25, 1962
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Alexander Henderson
Mar 24, 1964
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Alan Trevor Turner
Sep 19, 1964
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Kerim Harry Blakeman
Jun 27, 1966
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Anthony Desmond Crowson
Oct 22, 1969
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Leslie Walter Harrod
Dec 8, 1971
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Terence Arthur Hall
Feb 28, 1973
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