Alan Choules

Metropolitan Police — London, ENG

Accident

End of Watch April 25, 1971

Age 29

The Vigil Panel 194 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 728

Incident

Drowned off duty saving the life of a boy following a boat capsize.

Drowned, while off duty, as he saved the life of a boy following the capsizing of a boat.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Temporary Detective Constable Choules served with the Metropolitan Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Temporary Detective Constable Choules.

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

Agency

Department Metropolitan Police

Type Police Department

Location London, ENG

Platform Identity mpd.wsm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 25, 1971

Age 29

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Drowned

Temporary Detective Constable Alan Choules is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 47.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Metropolitan Police, 306 of 729 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42% of this agency's fallen.

Metropolitan Police

306

of 729 officers

42% Accident

ENG — Statewide

1,349

of 2,827 officers

47.7% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident