Sergeant

Robert Swan

Accident
End of Watch July 19, 1945
Age 63
Gender Male

Incident

Fatally injured when a motor car collided with his bicycle.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Swan served with the Durham County Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Swan.

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

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Location ENG
Platform Identity dcco.dur.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 19, 1945
Age 63
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

The Sacrifice · Accident

Robert 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 1945, 6 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 117th heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.

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Who

Robert was 63. 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.

Age at death
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When

July holds 7.2% 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

Durham County Constabulary has 29 officers remembered here, Robert among them.

Sergeant Robert Swan

Durham County Constabulary · End of Watch July 19, 1945

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