Albert William Newman
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
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Undetermined
Wiltshire Constabulary has lost 28 officers; 1 of them lost to causes not yet determined.
Albert is one of 18 officers lost to causes not yet determined in ENG, 0.6% of the 2,786 remembered there.
Albert is one of 19 officers lost to causes not yet determined in United Kingdom, 0.5% of the 3,791 remembered there.
Albert is one of 333 officers lost to causes not yet determined worldwide, 1% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1942, 1 officer in ENG was lost to causes not yet determined, the 2nd heaviest of 17 years on record. The heaviest was 1899, with 2.
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.
In 1942, 6 officers worldwide were lost to causes not yet determined, the 5th heaviest of 121 years on record. The heaviest was 1958, with 10.
Who
Albert was 36. Of the 17 lost to causes not yet determined in ENG whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 36; the middle age was 34.
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.
Albert was 36. Of the 308 lost to causes not yet determined worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 26 and 40; the middle age was 32.5.
When
March holds 11.1% of these deaths in ENG; January holds the most, 16.7%. Tuesdays: 22.2%.
March holds 10.5% of these deaths in United Kingdom; January holds the most, 15.8%. Tuesdays: 21.1%.
March holds 6.9% of these deaths worldwide; June holds the most, 10.5%. Tuesdays: 14.7%.
How
Undetermined deaths account for 3.6% of all 28 deaths at Wiltshire Constabulary, the 4th most common cause.
Undetermined deaths account for 0.6% of all 2,786 deaths in ENG, the 5th most common cause.
Undetermined deaths account for 0.5% of all 3,791 deaths in United Kingdom, the 5th most common cause.
Undetermined deaths account for 1% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 5th most common cause.
His people
Wiltshire Constabulary has 28 officers remembered here, Albert among them.
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Jasper Keepence Oct 17, 1861
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William Watts Nov 11, 1870
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Andrew Albert Reuben Hancock Oct 31, 1875
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Enos Molden Apr 12, 1892
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Frederick Bull Jul 30, 1892
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John Giles Mar 13, 1895
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Bernard Beggin Jul 2, 1897
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James Dee May 6, 1903
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William Frank Crouch Mar 31, 1913
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Frank Gray Mar 17, 1929
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Henry G Tanner Sep 5, 1931
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Alfred Jack Churchill Aug 10, 1934
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Albert Enos Mitchell May 7, 1940
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Frederick William Slater Nov 17, 1940
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Albert William Newman Mar 10, 1942
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Edmund Richard Norris MC Jan 19, 1955
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Maurice William Foord Jan 28, 1961
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Cedric A Hemming Apr 16, 1968
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Colin D R Hayward Oct 4, 1968
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Robert Edward Cray Sep 23, 1973
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Leonard Alan Harding Jul 13, 1977
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Philip Stephen Russell Aug 16, 1978
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Desmond Derrick Kellam Oct 3, 1979
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Mark Herbert Sep 3, 1987
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John Lewis Marsh Jun 5, 1989
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Michael Ivor Tucker Nov 5, 1991
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Christopher Mark Regelous Dec 23, 1991
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Philip Henry Singleton May 16, 1996
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