Albert William Newman

Wiltshire Constabulary — Devizes, ENG

Undetermined

End of Watch March 10, 1942

Age 36

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 27

Incident

Shot dead with his own police revolver with no evidence as to the cause.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Wiltshire Constabulary

Type State Police

Location Devizes, ENG

Platform Identity wco.wil.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 10, 1942

Age 36

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined

Cause Detail Not Known

Police War Reserve Constable Albert William Newman is one of 1 officers lost under undetermined circumstances across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In ENG, 18 of 2,827 officers were lost under undetermined circumstances — 0.6% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Wiltshire Constabulary, 1 of 28 officers on record were lost under undetermined circumstances — 3.6% of this agency's fallen.

Wiltshire Constabulary

of 28 officers

3.6% Undetermined

ENG — Statewide

of 2,827 officers

0.6% Undetermined

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Undetermined