Police War Reserve Constable

Herbert James Chittenden

Accident
End of Watch January 1, 1942
Age 41
Gender Male

Incident

Killed when his police motorcycle struck the kerb and overturned at Wingham.

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

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

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Location ENG
Platform Identity kcco.ken.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 1, 1942
Age 41
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

The Sacrifice · Accident

Herbert is one of 1,673 officers lost to accidents in United Kingdom, 44.1% 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, 16 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 23rd heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.

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Who

Herbert was 41. Of the 1,612 lost to accidents in United Kingdom whose age is recorded, half were between 27 and 43; the middle age was 35.

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When

January holds 9.8% of these deaths in United Kingdom; November holds the most, 9.9%. Thursdays: 15.3%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 44.1% of all 3,791 deaths in United Kingdom, the most common cause.

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His people

Kent County Constabulary has 52 officers remembered here, Herbert among them.

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Police War Reserve Constable Herbert James Chittenden

Kent County Constabulary · End of Watch January 1, 1942

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