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Fatally injured attempting to stop a speeding motorcycle while on patrol.
Fatally injured, while on patrol, as he attempted to stop a speeding motorcycle.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Crowston served with the Nottingham City Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Crowston.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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The Sacrifice · Felonious
Nottingham City Police has lost 5 officers; 3 of them killed feloniously.
Ernest is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1921, 516 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, more than in any other year.
Who
Ernest was 40. Of the 15,853 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38.
When
March holds 7.8% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Mondays: 13.8%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 60% of all 5 deaths at Nottingham City Police, the most common cause.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the most common cause.
His people
Nottingham City Police has 5 officers remembered here, Ernest among them.
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