Sergeant

James Snowden Henderson

Accident
End of Watch October 10, 1938
Age 45
Gender Male

Incident

Fatally injured in a road accident while cycling home from duty.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
neuraspine_01krbxtqtmrthpmebr5x4m5e2y
Stewardship
Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw
August 2, 2026
Last updated
August 2, 2026

Honored here by 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew James. Claim this record.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Henderson served with the Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Henderson.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity newcpd.net.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 10, 1938
Age 45
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

The Sacrifice · Accident

James 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.

  1. See the roll
  2. See the roll
Compare against
I

Time

In 1938, 11 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 53rd heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.

Every year on record · United Kingdom
II

Who

James was 45. 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
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
III

When

October holds 9.7% of these deaths in United Kingdom; November holds the most, 9.9%. Mondays: 13.4%.

By month
By day of the week
IV

How

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

Every cause
Weapons recorded
V

His people

Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Police has 12 officers remembered here, James among them.

Sergeant James Snowden Henderson

Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Police · End of Watch October 10, 1938

Where the Name Is Cut

↑