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Killed as a result of enemy air raids while off duty or duty status unknown.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police War Reserve Constable Hawksey served with the Liverpool City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police War Reserve Constable Hawksey.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Liverpool City Police has lost 54 officers; 15 of them killed feloniously.
Joseph is one of 691 officers killed feloniously in ENG, 24.8% of the 2,786 remembered there.
Joseph is one of 1,170 officers killed feloniously in United Kingdom, 30.9% of the 3,791 remembered there.
Joseph 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 1947, 1 officer at Liverpool City Police was killed feloniously, the 3rd heaviest of 5 years on record. The heaviest was 1941, with 8.
In 1947, 1 officer in ENG was killed feloniously, the 93rd heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1941, with 147.
In 1947, 1 officer in United Kingdom was killed feloniously, the 133rd heaviest of 216 years on record. The heaviest was 1941, with 167.
In 1947, 87 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 78th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Joseph was 37. Of the 15 killed feloniously at Liverpool City Police whose age is recorded, half were between 36.5 and 43; the middle age was 39.
Joseph was 37. Of the 620 killed feloniously in ENG whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 44; the middle age was 36.
Joseph was 37. Of the 1,048 killed feloniously in United Kingdom whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 44; the middle age was 36.
Joseph was 37. 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 20% of these deaths at Liverpool City Police; May holds the most, 40%. Wednesdays: 13.3%.
September holds 8.8% of these deaths in ENG; May holds the most, 12.4%. Wednesdays: 16.8%.
September holds 7.3% of these deaths in United Kingdom; May holds the most, 12.6%. Wednesdays: 14.4%.
September holds 8.8% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Wednesdays: 13.2%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 27.8% of all 54 deaths at Liverpool 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
Liverpool City Police has 54 officers remembered here, Joseph 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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