Police War Reserve Constable

Albert William Newman

Wiltshire Constabulary — Devizes, ENG
Undetermined
End of Watch March 10, 1942
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident

Shot dead with his own police revolver with no evidence as to the cause.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police War Reserve Constable Newman served with the Wiltshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police War Reserve Constable Newman.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type State Police
Location Devizes, ENG
Platform Identity wco.wil.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 10, 1942
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined
Cause Detail Not Known

The Sacrifice · Undetermined

Albert is one of 19 officers lost to causes not yet determined in United Kingdom, 0.5% 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 1942, 1 officer in United Kingdom was lost to causes not yet determined, the 2nd heaviest of 18 years on record. The heaviest was 1899, with 2.

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Who

Albert was 36. Of the 18 lost to causes not yet determined in United Kingdom whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 36; the middle age was 34.

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When

March holds 10.5% of these deaths in United Kingdom; January holds the most, 15.8%. Tuesdays: 21.1%.

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How

Undetermined deaths account for 0.5% of all 3,791 deaths in United Kingdom, the 5th most common cause.

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His people

Wiltshire Constabulary has 28 officers remembered here, Albert among them.

Police War Reserve Constable Albert William Newman

Wiltshire Constabulary · End of Watch March 10, 1942

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